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- Pebble & Dove / by Jones, Amy,1976-author.;
"In the tradition of Karen Russell's Swamplandia!, a once-famous but now-abandoned aquarium-in-a-ship in Florida is the captivating backdrop for a novel of family secrets and dysfunction, and the ways in which it can sometimes take an animal to remind us how to be human. This is the story of a family falling apart, only to be brought back together again by an unlikely champion--a 1,000-pound aquatic mammal named Pebble. Lauren's life is a mess. She has a storage unit full of candles she can't sell, a growing mountain of debt, and a teenage daughter, Dove, who barely speaks to her. Then her husband sends her a text that changes everything. Eager to escape her problems, she drives herself and Dove south to her late mother's rundown trailer in Florida. While keeping her eccentric new neighbours at Swaying Palms at bay, Lauren begins to untangle the truth about her estranged mother. How did world-famous portrait photographer Imogen Starr end up at Swaying Palms?And what happened to her fortune and her photographs? Meanwhile, Dove has secrets of her own. A mysterious photograph leads her to discover the abandoned Flamingo Key Aquarium and Tackle, where she meets Pebble, the world's oldest manatee in captivity. It is Pebble, a former star attraction, and her devoted caretaker, Ray, who will hold the key to helping Lauren and Dove come to terms with Imogen's unexpected legacy. Darkly funny and sharply observed, Pebble & Dove is a moving novel about the complicated relationship between mothers and daughters, and learning how to choose between what's worth saving and what needs to be let go."--- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Aquariums; Captive wild animals; Dysfunctional families; Family secrets; Manatees; Mothers and daughters;
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- 5-minute stories: in the wild [yoto card] : Yoto card / by Vitale, Joe.;
Read by Brock Crockom & Skylar Gottlieb.For use with a Yoto Player, the Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.Explore the untamed world of animals in the wild and discover the extraordinary in every creature. Jump into the fascinating world of our furry, feathered, and finned friends with our collection of short stories in the wild! Follow Stella the sloth as she zips through the rainforest, join Jadzia the boa constrictor for a dip in a cool pond, practice pronking with Ayanda the springbok, reveal the real King of the Jungle with Lachlan the lion, and spin the sturdiest web of all with Burly the tarantula. Get ready to embark on a wild and wonderful audio safari as you explore these diverse and captivating tales of the animal world.Ages 4 to 7.System requirements: 1 Yoto Player smart speaker or Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.- Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Sound recordings.; Animals; Yoto audio card.; Preloaded audiobook.;
- © 2021., Yoto Inc.
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- Wild life : a novel / by Leduc, Amanda,author.;
In 19th-century Scotland, young Josiah is banished by his father for seeing the divine in the animals around him and sent to Siberia with a small Christian mission to purge such nonsense from his soul. Miserably scrubbing the chapel floor one night, Josiah is visited by what he thinks is God in animal form. When his saviours, a hyena and her mate, rescue him from a natural disaster that kills the other missionaries and then bring him safely home, he founds a religion based on his belief that God granted speech to the hyenas as part of a divine plan to heal and exalt the human race. The hyena pair, Barbara and Kendrith, aren't so sure that Josiah has it right. But with their beautiful strangeness, they utterly transform the people they encounter over succeeding generations. As Josiah's church gathers adherents, more and more animals start to speak to humans--from signing baby gorillas to seductive alligators. At first one or two rebellious pets make a break for freedom, but then comes a mass exodus of all animals held captive, forcing people to contend with a wildness in themselves they have spent millennia denying. The end of this remarkable fairytale is both joyful and devastating, completely dissolving the boundary between what's "human" and what's "animal."- Subjects: Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Animals; Human-animal relationships; Hyenas; Magic; Religions; Survival;
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- Lone Wolf : Walking the Line Between Civilization and Wildness. by Weymouth, Adam.;
In 2011, a wolf named Slavc left his pack's territory in Slovenia, embarking on a 2000 km trek to northern Italy. There, he found a mate and they produced the first pack in the region in 100 years. Captivated by Slavc's journey, Adam Weymouth set out to walk the same route. Along the way, he witnessed the fears and harsh realities of those living on the margins of rural society at a time of deep political and social flux. Perfect for fans of John Vaillant, Robert MacFarlane, and Adam Shoalt.Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: NATURE / Animals / Wolves; NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy;
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- The Pirate fairy [videorecording]. by Whitman, Mae; Hendricks, Christina; Hiddleston, Tom;
Director, Peggy Holmes.Mae Whitman, Christina Hendricks, Tom Hiddleston.Zarina, a smart and ambitious dust-keeper fairy who's captivated by Blue Pixie Dust and its endless possibilities. When Zarina's wild ideas get her into trouble, she flees Pixie Hollow and joins forces with the scheming pirates of Skull Rock, who make her captain of their ship. Tinker Bell and her friends must embark on an epic adventure to find Zarina, and together they go sword-to-sword with the band of pirates led by a cabin boy named James, who'll soon be known as Captain Hook, himself.OFRB rating: G.DVD.- Subjects: Children's.; Children's films.; Animated.; Family Films.;
- © 2014., Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment,
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- George : a magpie memoir / by Hughes, Frieda,author.;
"When Frieda Hughes moved to the depths of the Welsh countryside, she was expecting to take on a few projects: planting a garden, painting, writing her poetry column for The Times (London), and possibly even breathing new life into her ailing marriage. But instead, she found herself rescuing a baby magpie, the sole survivor of a nest destroyed in a storm--and embarking on an obsession that would change the course of her life. As the magpie, George, grows from a shrieking scrap of feathers and bones into an intelligent, unruly companion, Frieda finds herself captivated--and apprehensive of what will happen when the time comes to finally set him free. With irresistible humor and heart, Frieda invites us along on her unlikely journey toward joy and connection in the wake of sadness and loss; a journey that began with saving a tiny wild creature and ended with her being saved in return."--- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Diaries.; Personal narratives.; Hughes, Frieda; Hughes, Frieda.; Human-animal relationships; Magpies; Wildlife rescue;
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- Raising hare : the heart-warming true story of an unlikely friendship / by Dalton, Chloe,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A moving and fascinating meditation on freedom, trust, loss, and our relationship with the natural world, explored through the story of one woman's unlikely friendship with a wild hare. Imagine you could hold a baby hare and bottle-feed it. Imagine that it lived under your roof and lolloped around your bedroom at night, drumming on the duvet cover when it wanted your attention. Imagine that, over two years later, it still ran in from the fields when you called it and slept in your house for hours on end and gave birth to leverets in your study. For political advisor and speechwriter Chloe Dalton, who spent lockdown deep in the English countryside, far away from her usual busy London life, this became her unexpected reality. In February 2021, Dalton stumbles upon a newborn hare--a leveret--that had been chased by a dog. Fearing for its life, she brings it home, only to discover how impossible it is to rear a wild hare, most of whom perish in captivity from either shock or starvation. Through trial and error, she learns to feed and care for the leveret with every intention of returning it to the wilderness. Instead, it becomes her constant companion, wandering the fields and woods at night and returning to Dalton's house by day. Though Dalton feared that the hare would be preyed upon by foxes, stoats, feral cats, raptors, and even people, she never tried to restrict it to the house. Each time the hare leaves, Chloe knows she may never see it again. Yet she also understands that to confine it would be its own kind of death. Raising Hare chronicles their journey together, while also taking a deep dive into the lives and nature of hares, and the way they have been viewed historically in art, literature, and folklore. We witness first-hand the joy at this extraordinary relationship between human and animal, which serves as a reminder that the best things, and most beautiful experiences, arise when we least expect them"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Anecdotes.; Dalton, Chloe; European hare; European hare; European hare; Human-animal relationships;
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