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Runs with the stars / by Whitecrow, Darcy.; O'Connor, Heather,1960-; Lishchenko, Lenny.;
The inspiring story of a multigenerational family working together to bring a herd of Ojibwe Horses back home, years after they all but disappeared. A grandfather and grandchild share the work of breeding and caring for the horses, remembering the story of a daring rescue from the grandfather's childhood, and building a loving bond of family and animals. Inspired by real events.LSC
Subjects: Ojibwa Indians; Horses; Families; Ojibwe;
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Penguin's hidden talent / by Latimer, Alex.;
Penguin helps organize the annual talent show because he cannot identify his own gift, but when the show is over and the performers throw a party to show how much they appreciate Penguin's work, his aptitude becomes clear.LSC
Subjects: Penguins; Animals; Ability; Talent shows;
© 2012., Peachtree Publishers,
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The champions [videorecording] / by Beal, Jeff,1963-composer.; Dennett, Darcy,film producer,film director.; Rothenberg, Lindsay,film producer.; FireFlyFilmWorks,presenter.;
All odds were stacked against the pit-bulls rescued from quarterback Michael Vick's dogfighting ring. Forced to fight for their lives, they were considered so dangerous many wanted them euthanized. But no one could have predicted how the dogs would change the lives of those who risked everything to save them. Featuring the life-saving work of Best Friends Animal Society.E.DVD-R; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation, matted, 16:9 enhanced; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.; Animal sanctuaries; Animal welfare; Cruelty to animals.; Dog rescue; Human-animal relationships; Pit bull terriers.;
For private home use only.
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Scaredy's nutty adventures. by Watt, Mélanie,1975-;
Scaredy Squirrel can't wait for Halloween, with its cute decorations, cheerful music... and NOTHING spooky.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Funny animal comics.; Squirrels; Halloween; Cartoons and comics.;
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Big little journeys [videorecording] / by Williams, Paul(Film producer),television director,television producer.; McKee, Elsa,television director.; Young, Amy(Film editor),television director.; Fabbri-Kennedy, Valeria,television director.; BBC Studios,distributor.;
Narrated by Aaron Pierre.Follow the real-life adventures of six tiny animals as they journey into the unknown - across rainforests, mountains and wetlands. The cast of animals includes a family of endangered golden-headed lion tamarins in Brazil, gymnastic bushbabies in South Africa and the rare Taiwanese Formosan pangolin - the world's most trafficked animal. Against the odds, the animals overcome huge obstacles, giant predators and natural disasters in their quest for food, family and survival. Working with scientists and conservationists around the world, the series captures the dramatic adventures faced by these tiny but mighty creatures.E.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Nonfiction television programs.; Television mini-series.; Wildlife television programs.; Nature television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Animals; Animal behavior.; Body size.; Bush babies; Golden lion tamarin; Pangolins; Endangered species.; Arvicola; Chameleons; Turtles;
For private home use only.
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Great apes : protecting our animal cousins / by Gudgeon, Christopher,1959-;
Includes bibliographical references and index."This nonfiction book in the Orca Wild series introduces middle grade readers to great apes, including chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and bonobos. Featuring photos throughout, it explores great ape habitats, biology, threats to survival and how conservationists, scientists and young people are working to protect them"--
Subjects: Apes; Apes;
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A day on the farm / by Nicholson, Sue.;
Watch out for some wild weather! Make reading your superpower with DK's beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about a day on the farm from rooster crow to bedtime - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. A Day on the Farm is a beautifully designed reader all about a day in the life of a farm, with eggs hatching, milking time for the cows, sheep shearing and lots of hungry baby animals! The engaging text has been carefully leveled using Lexile so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about the animals on the farm, the work the farmer does and all the cute animal babies.
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Farms;
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Animal eyes : how creatures see and how their eyes have adapted to their world / by Vulpé, Françoise.;
"Animal Eyes introduces young readers to the wonderful, wide-ranging and sometimes downright weird eyes that make up the animal kingdom. The book starts with a crash course in how eyes and vision work -- covering everything from the biology of eyes to the physics of light to the features that protect eyes and keep them clean. Following this is a survey of 40 of the world's most interesting animal eyes, replete with gorgeous full-bleed and inset photos and detailed captions."--
Subjects: Eye; Animals; Animals; Vision;
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English vocabulary builder.
Teach yourself more than 3,000 of the most common and essential English words and phrases using illustrations, a free audio app, and hundreds of practice exercises. Expand your English vocabulary with a unique combination of illustrated vocabulary reference and practical workbook that makes all of the most useful words and phrases easy to remember. Each of the 3,000+ entries uses illustrations and an audio app to give you a 3D view of the language. Write your own translations and work through hundreds of practice exercises to cement English words--related to people, food and drink, work, travel, environment, animals, activities, arts, health, and more--in your mind and improve your English-language skills. You can use the book by itself or as part of the comprehensive English for Everyone course, and regardless of proficiency level. You can access the accompanying audio with the app (Apple or Android), or by registering at dkefe.com; from there you can select module numbers to hear each of the 3,000+ words and phrases spoken by native English speakers.
Subjects: Study guides.; Dictionaries.; Picture dictionaries.; English language; Vocabulary; Vocabulary.;
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The sharing circle / by Larsen-Jonasson, Theresa,author.; Von Innerebner, Jessika,illustrator.;
When two red foxes have an argument which breaks apart their community, a gentle buffalo decides to take a braid of sweetgrass to a local elder and asks her to help with a sharing circle for all the animals.Ages 5-7.
Subjects: Fiction.; Juvenile works.; Healing circles; Animals; Friendship; Native peoples; Animals.; Friendship.; Healing circles.;
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