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1) The possibility dogs: what a handful of "unadoptables" taught me about service, hope, and healing
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
After a particularly grisly canine search-and-rescue mission led to a struggle with PTSD, Susannah Charleson credits her healing to her partnership with search dog Puzzle. Inspired by that experience and having met dogs formally trained to assist in such crises, Charleson learns to identify abandoned dogs with service potential, and to train them for work beside hurting partners, to whom these second-chance dogs bring intelligence, comfort, and hope....
2) Turtle
Author
Series
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Presents instructions on how to keep and care for a pet turtle, including choosing the right species, what they eat, and how to keep them healthy.
Author
Series
Me and my dragon volume 1
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A boy tells all the reasons a small, fire-breathing dragon would make an excellent pet, and the ways he would take proper care of it if he had one.
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"In 2009, Marc Bekoff was asked to write on animal emotions for Psychology Today. Some 500 popular, jargon-free essays later, the field of anthrozoology, the study of human-animal interactions, has grown exponentially, as have the data showing how smart and emotional nonhuman animals are. Here Bekoff updates selected essays that showcase animal cognitive abilities as well as empathy, grief, humor, and love. Humpback whales protect gray whales from...
10) Hamsters
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs present the features and care of hamsters.
12) My pet rat
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs follow a twelve-year-old girl as she learns to care for her pet rat.
13) Pet show!
Author
Series
Publisher
Collier Books
Pub. Date
[1974]
Language
English
Description
When he can't find his cat to enter in the neighborhood pet show, Archie must do some fast thinking to win a prize.
16) I want a pet
Author
Publisher
Tricycle Press
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A girl tries to select a pet that will not eat her, be a copycat, make too much noise, or leave dirty footprints around the house.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Combining first aid, medical reference, and tips and tricks of the trade, here is your go-to-guide for at-home animal care, focusing on dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, and more! Building on more than two decades of veterinary experience, Dr. Gary Weitzman covers topics including upset stomachs, house training, physical ailments and behavior tips. The president and CEO of the San Diego Humane Society and former co-host of the weekly NPR show The Animal...
Author
Series
Publisher
Barrons Educational Series, Inc
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Follows three children as their family adopts a hamster, offering information on the necessary equipment, handling, care, diet, safety concerns, and other matters necessary to making a good home for a hamster.
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