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What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Author: Ackerman, Jennifer

Publisher: Penguin Press

Date Published: 06-2023

ISBN: 0593298888 | EAN: 9780593298886

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Illustrated | Pages: 352

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Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

BasicBinding: Paperback

Author: Yong, Ed

Publisher: Random House Trade

Date Published: 08-2023

ISBN: 0593133250 | EAN: 9780593133255

BasicBinding: Paperback

Features: Price on Product, Illustrated, Bibliography, Index | Pages: 480

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Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Publisher: Mariner Books

Date Published: 09-2023

Illustrator: Patterson, Matt

ISBN: 0358458188 | EAN: 9780358458180

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product | Pages: 304

Annotation: When "naturalist Sy Montgomery and wildlife artist Matt Patterson arrive at Turtle Rescue League, they are greeted by hundreds of turtles recovering from injury and illness. Endangered by cars and highways, pollution and poachers, these turtles--with wounds so severe that even veterinarians would have dismissed them as fatal--are given a second chance at life. The League's founders, Natasha and Alexxia, live by one motto: never give up on a turtle. But why turtles? What is it about them that inspires such devotion? ... Sy turns to these little understood yet endlessly surprising creatures to probe the eternal question: how can we make peace with our time?"--

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Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness

BasicBinding: Paperback

Author: Montgomery, Sy

Publisher: Washington Square Press

Date Published: 04-2016

ISBN: 1451697724 | EAN: 9781451697728

BasicBinding: Paperback

Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Ikids | Pages: 272

Annotation: Originally published: New York: Atria Books, 2015.

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Pete the Cat Backpack Pull

BasicBinding: Fabric

Author: Dean, James

Publisher: MerryMakers

Date Published: 06-2012

ISBN: 1579822924 | EAN: 9781579822927

BasicBinding: Fabric

Features: Price on Product

Annotation: Kids of all ages love Pete the Cat Accessories. Clip on the Pete the Cat Backpack Pull for fun on the go.

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Alfie and Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Author: Safina, Carl

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Date Published: 10-2023

ISBN: 132406546X | EAN: 9781324065463

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Features: Price on Product, Bibliography, Index | Pages: 384

Annotation: A Scientific American Best Staff Read of 2023

A moving account of raising, then freeing, an orphaned screech owl, whose lasting friendship with the author illuminates humanity's relationship with the world.

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Backyard Bird Chronicles

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group

Date Published: 04-2024

ISBN: 0593536134 | EAN: 9780593536131

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Features: Illustrated, Bibliography | Pages: 320

Annotation: "In 2016, author Amy Tan grew overwhelmed by the state of the world: Hatred and misinformation became a daily presence on social media, and the country felt more divisive than ever. In search of peace, Tan turned toward the natural world just beyond her window and, specifically, the birds flocking to the feeders in her yard. But what began as an attempt to find solace turned into something far greater--an opportunity to savor quiet moments during a volatile time, connect to nature in a meaningful way, and imagine the intricate lives of the birds she admired. Tracking the natural beauty that surrounds us, The Backyard Bird Chronicles maps the passage of time--from before the pandemic to the days of quarantine--through daily entries, thoughtful questions, and beautiful original sketches. With boundless charm and wit, Amy Tan charts her foray into birding and the natural wonders of the world"--

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Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Author: Yong, Ed

Publisher: Random House

Date Published: 06-2022

ISBN: 0593133234 | EAN: 9780593133231

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Illustrated | Pages: 464

Annotation: "The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world. This book welcomes us into a previously unfathomable dimension: the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. We encounter beetles that are drawn to fires (and fireworks), songbirds that can see the Earth's magnetic fields, and brainless jellyfish that nonetheless have complex eyes. We discover that a crocodile's scaly face is as sensitive as a lover's fingertips, that the eyes of a giant squid evolved to see sparkling whales, and that even fingernail-sized spiders can make out the craters of the moon"--

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Otter Country: An Unexpected Adventure in the Natural World

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Author: Darlington, Miriam

Publisher: Tin House Books

Date Published: 02-2024

ISBN: 1959030345 | EAN: 9781959030348

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Features: Price on Product, Bibliography | Pages: 304

Annotation: "Beguiling. The gentle and persistent search by Darlington sparkles." --The Guardian

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Ten Birds That Changed the World

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Author: Moss, Stephen

Publisher: Basic Books

Date Published: 09-2023

ISBN: 1541604466 | EAN: 9781541604469

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Features: Price on Product, Illustrated, Bibliography, Index | Pages: 416

Annotation: "For the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them for food; venerated them in our mythologies, religion, and rituals; exploited them for their natural resources; and been inspired by them for our music, art, and poetry. In [this book], naturalist and author Stephen Moss tells the ... story of this long and eventful relationship through ten key species from all seven of the world's continents. From Odin's faithful raven companions to Darwin's finches, and from the wild turkey of the Americas to the emperor penguin as potent symbol of the climate crisis, this is [an] ... engaging work of natural history"--Publisher's description.

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Rise of Wolf 8: Witnessing the Triumph of Yellowstone's Underdog

BasicBinding: Paperback

Publisher: Greystone Books

Date Published: 09-2020

ISBN: 1771647809 | EAN: 9781771647809

BasicBinding: Paperback

Features: Price on Product, Illustrated, Maps, Bibliography, Index | Pages: 289

Annotation: Yellowstone National Park was once home to an abundance of wild wolves--but park rangers killed the last of their kind in the 1920s. Decades later, the rangers brought them back, with the first wolves arriving from Canada in 1995. This is the incredible true story of one of those wolves. Wolf 8 struggles at first--he is smaller than the other pups, and often bullied--but soon he bonds with an alpha female whose mate was shot. An unusually young alpha male, barely a teenager in human years, Wolf 8 rises to the occasion, hunting skillfully, and even defending his family from the wolf who killed his father. But soon he faces a new opponent: his adopted son, who mates with a violent alpha female. Can Wolf 8 protect his valley without harming his protâegâe? Authored by a renowned wolf researcher and gifted storyteller, The Rise of Wolf 8 marks the beginning of an original and bold new trilogy, which will transform our view of wolves forever.

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Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with Our Wild Neighbors

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Author: Howsare, Erika

Publisher: Catapult

Date Published: 01-2024

ISBN: 1646221346 | EAN: 9781646221349

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Features: Price on Product | Pages: 368

Annotation: "Deer have been an important part of the world that humans occupy for millennia. They're one of the only large animals that can thrive in our presence. In the 21st century, our relationship is full of contradictions: We hunt and protect them, we cull them from suburbs while making them an icon of wilderness, we see them both as victims and as pests. But there is no doubt that we have a connection to deer: in mythology and story, in ecosystems biological and digital, in cities and in forests. Delving into the historical roots of these tangled attitudes and how they play out in the present, Erika Howsare observes scientists capture and collar fawns, hunters show off their trophies, a museum interpreter teaching American history while tanning a deer hide, an animal-control officer collecting the carcasses of deer killed by sharpshooters, and a woman bottle-raising orphaned fawns in her backyard. As she reports these stories, Howsare's eye is always on the bigger picture: Why do we look at deer in the ways we do, and what do these animals reveal about human involvement in the natural world?"--

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What the Bears Know: How I Found Truth and Magic in America's Most Misunderstood Creatures--A Memoir by Animal Planet's the Bear Whisperer

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Author: Erskine, Chris

Publisher: Pegasus Books

Date Published: 10-2023

ISBN: 163936501X | EAN: 9781639365012

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Features: Illustrated, Price on Product | Pages: 272

Annotation: In the late 1990s, the town of Mammoth Lakes, California hired Steve Searles as a hunter to cull half its troublesome bear population. But as he began to prepare for the grim task, the bears soon won him over, and Searles realized there had to be a better way. He soon developed non-lethal tactics to control their behavior and overpopulation that heralded a landmark moment in the care and handling of the American black bear. But change was not without its challenges. To some, his success was dismissed due to his lack of formal academic training. Yet Searles never wavered in his commitment, and eventually became not just local folk hero but a nationally recognized expert. This high school dropout saved not just the bears, but, in many ways, his community. As Searles shares his remarkable knowledge and we become immersed in the ursine world, you'll never look at bears or nature the same way again. Warm and poignant, and perfect for anyone who has been fascinated by the natural world, What the Bears Know shows that wisdom and fulfillment can come from unexpected places.

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Four Thousand Paws: Caring for the Dogs of the Iditarod: A Veterinarian's Story

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Author: Morgan, Lee

Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation

Date Published: 02-2024

ISBN: 1324091398 | EAN: 9781324091394

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Features: Illustrated, Price on Product | Pages: 304

Annotation: An intimate account--the first from a trail veterinarian--of the canines who brave the challenges of the Iditarod.

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Mind of a Bee

BasicBinding: Paperback

Author: Chittka, Lars

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Date Published: 10-2023

ISBN: 0691253897 | EAN: 9780691253893

BasicBinding: Paperback

Features: Price on Product | Pages: 344

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Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America

BasicBinding: Paperback

Author: Philip, Leila

Publisher: Twelve

Date Published: 01-2024

ISBN: 1538755203 | EAN: 9781538755204

BasicBinding: Paperback

Features: Price on Product, Illustrated, Maps, Bibliography, Index | Pages: 352

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Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Author: Dickie, Gloria

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Date Published: 07-2023

ISBN: 1324005084 | EAN: 9781324005087

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Features: Price on Product, Illustrated, Bibliography | Pages: 272

Annotation: An Economist Best Book of 2023 - An NPR 2023 "Books We Love" Pick - A Science News Favorite Science Books of 2023 - A Scientific American Best Staff Read of 2023

A global exploration of the eight remaining species of bears--and the dangers they face.

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What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing--What Birds Are Doing, and Why

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Author: Sibley, David Allen

Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group

Date Published: 04-2020

ISBN: 0307957896 | EAN: 9780307957894

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Features: Illustrated, Price on Product, Bibliography | Pages: 240

Annotation: "'Can birds smell?' 'Is this the same cardinal that was at my feeder last year?' 'Do robins "hear" worms?' In [this book], David Sibley answers the most frequently asked questions about the birds we see most often. This special, large-format volume is geared as much to nonbirders as it is to the out-and-out obsessed, covering more than two hundred species and including more than 330 new illustrations by the author"--Publisher marketing.

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Wonderful World of James Herriot: A Charming Collection of Classic Stories

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Date Published: 10-2023

ISBN: 1250288916 | EAN: 9781250288912

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Features: Price on Product, Dust Cover | Pages: 400

Annotation: "James Herriot's timeless, heartwarming, and perceptive stories about animals and people have charmed millions of readers around the world, and millions more have watched the popular PBS series All Creatures Great and Small, which is based on his four books. The Wonderful World of James Herriot excerpts the best of his stories to shape the larger tale of his life, his family, and his world, illustrated with evocative drawings and family photographs, including a special introduction written by his two children Rosie Page and Jim Wight. With astute observations and boundless humor, Herriot captures the spirit of the Yorkshire Dales and of rural communities on the cusp of change, before tractors and machines had taken over and modern medicines and antibiotics transformed veterinary work. Herriot's unforgettable portraits of farm animals and the people he served as a country veterinarian are moving, dramatic, warm, touching, and profound. This beautiful book is the perfect gift for Herriot readers of all ages"--

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Wildlife Anatomy: The Curious Lives & Features of Wild Animals Around the World

BasicBinding: Paperback

Author: Rothman, Julia

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Date Published: 04-2023

ISBN: 1635863880 | EAN: 9781635863888

BasicBinding: Paperback

Features: Price on Product, Illustrated, Maps | Pages: 208

Annotation: Best-selling author/illustrator Julia Rothman expands her popular Anatomy books series with Wildlife Anatomy, a delightfully illustrated guide to all the beasts of the wild, from lions, tigers, and bears to musk oxen, monkeys, elephants, giraffes, foxes, badgers, bats, crocodiles, owls, flying squirrels and much, much more.

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