Life at the Zoo

Reducere. When chance forces Owen the Seal from his comfortable world at the zoo, he is confronted with his greatest fear - the ocean. He must survive at the...

Reducere. Two nations and a mother panda work together to nurture a "precious treasure" in the remarkable true story of a celebrity panda cub and his life at...

No kid knows more about zoo life than Whit. That's because he sleeps, eats, and even attends home-school at the Meadowbrook Zoo. It's one of the pe...

No kid knows more about life at Meadowbrook Zoo than 11-year-old Whit. That's because his mother is the zoo director and his father is the head ele...

Reducere. At the time of his death at Zoo Atlanta in 2000, Willie B. was arguably the most famous gorilla in the world. Locally, he was an icon with more tha...

Reducere. From a very young age growing up in southern California, Steve Taylor, knew he wanted to do something with his life to save wildlife and wild place...

Contributor(s): Author: Jenny GrayForeword by: Joel SartoreZoo Ethics examines the workings of modern zoos and considers the core ethical challenge...

Reducere. Except for catching flies and changing colors occasionally, this chameleon doesn't find life very exciting. When a surprise visit to the zoo makes ...

Reducere. Following in the successful paw and hoof prints of The Daily Zoo: Volume One comes another exotic menagerie of creative fauna from Hollywood artist...

For the first time in a single-volume edition, this guide combines the works of two of Britain's leading 20th-century illustrators of animals, Raym...

Reducere. DescriptionPresley McCoffrey just wants to make the mark.The only child of two doctors, she's never lived up to their dreams for her life. Choosing...

Reducere. Offers furry and feathered friends along with continuing reflections on author's life as an artist and cancer survivor.

Includes poems that use multiple viewpoints - from Darwin himself, to his beloved wife Emma, and even, at one point, the orangutang at London Zoo -...

About Behind the Scenes at the ZooStep inside the weird and wonderful world of zoos, where all four corners of our planet come together.Venture beh...

Reducere. Side A 1. Bookends Theme 2. Save the Life of My Child 3. America 4. Overs 5. Voices of Old People 6. Old Friends 7. Bookends ThemeSide B 1. Fakin' ...

Reducere. Filipino-American Christina "Ting" Klein has just travelled from New York to Manila, both to escape her imminent divorce, and to begin research for...

A magical adventure for fans of Katherine Applegate and Jennifer Holm about a girl with a mysterious connection to the elephant who saved her life....

Reducere. A magical adventure about a girl with a mysterious connection with the elephant who saved her life, for fans of Katherine Applegate and Jennifer Ho...

Reducere. The chameleon's life was not very exciting until the day it discovered it could change not only its color but its shape and size, too. When it saw ...

Reducere. Broody wildlife veterinarian Griffin Foster is done. Done trying to save the world. Done getting attached. He's been fired twice for standing his g...

Reducere. Left in the wild, Billie the elephant would have spent her life surrounded by her family, free to wander the jungles of Asia. Instead, she was capt...

When a Siberian tiger cub is born at the Denver Zoo and his refusal to eat greatly affects his survival, the staff must find a way to make him get ...

Reducere. Exploring the history humans share with gorillas, Voices from the Ape House offers a behind-the-scenes look at the complicated social lives of west...

Hezekiah is a very hairy camel. He lives a quiet life in his enclosure at the zoo and seems to be the only animal without a friend. So Hezekiah dec...

Reducere. A helpful Scottish innkeeper reveals his secret to turning a bowl of porridge into an epic start to the day. It's also the secret to making life a ...

Reducere. A zookeeper fights to save the animal she loves, even as her own life crumbles around her... Meg Yancy knows she may be overly attached to Jata, th...

A zookeeper fights to save the animal she loves, even as her own life crumbles around her...Meg Yancy knows she may be overly attached to Jata, the...

Presents a contemporary natural history of okapi, a relative of the giraffe. This book recounts its discovery by European explorers, and describes ...

Reducere. Azaleah can't wait for her class field trip to the National Zoo in Washington D.C., especially when her teacher announces the chance to earn extra ...

Reducere. 2015 Schneider Family Book Award Winner Alan loves animals, but the great cat house at the Bronx Zoo makes him sad. Why are they all alone in empty...

Reducere. Ghost stories from the Birthplace of Rock 'n Roll have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!The haunted history of Memphis comes to life-...

Reducere. F Minus dares to ponder thoughtful perplexities like, "Why are we here?" "What is life all about?" and "Can I take only one shower per week if it's...

Reducere. DescriptionGeology is the science of the Earth's physical structure and its life recorded in rocks. Little learners can discover more at home by re...

Reducere. 'I didn't have perspective on life until my head got stuck in an elephant's anal tract.'A romantic night at the zoo ends with a new mystery for mil...

Created by leading educators, these colorful, large-size dictionaries introduce beginning language learners to more than 1, 550 commonly taught bas...

Created by leading educators, these colorful, large-size dictionaries introduce beginning language learners to more than 1, 550 commonly taught bas...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Glenn RobinsForeword by: Bud DayWhile serving as a crew chief aboard a U.S. Air Force Rescue helicopter, Airman First Class...

Reducere. Poet, novelist, literary critic, and teacher, Randall Jarrell was a writer with many facets, but most of all, he was a poet with a unique voice, on...

Alligator Slim is tired of singing sad songs and playing the blues down in the swamp. From now on, he's going to play jazz He packs up his saxophon...

Reducere. Rose knows that nothing stays the same forever. Still, it's hard to watch her sisters and brother growing up and moving so far ahead of her. Caddy ...

Reducere. The captivating story of the famed Savoy Hotel's founders, told through three generations--and one hundred years--of glamour and high society. For ...

Reducere. How does an intelligent wild bear manage life in captivity? This is the first novel about the real bear cub who survived a forest fire high in the ...

When Tusko the Elephant woke in his pen at the Lincoln Park Zoo on the morning of August 3, 1962, little did he know that he was about to become th...

Reducere. Chronicling the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the early 1900s through striking vintage photographs, Growing Up in Baltimore pays tribut...

Reducere. 2016 NAACP Image Award WinnerWinner of the 2016 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in NonfictionAn award-winning journalist reveals a little-known and sha...

Reducere. * "He's a bear of rare appeal, and it's hard to resist the urge to snuggle down next to him." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review"A fresh selection fo...

Reducere. Hope had always been different. The child that should never have been. A fragile creature who's empathy made her universally loved by those who kne...

Reducere. Polar bears and penguins may like cold weather but they live at opposite ends of the Earth. What do these animals have in common and how are they d...

Originally published in 1999, A New China has become a standard textbook for intermediate Chinese language learning. This completely revised editio...

They didn't know just how dangerous science could be until the attacks happened. Bravery is the key to a life and death battle as students at Aberd...

Reducere. The Silent Traveller Returns Distinguished author, artist, calligrapher, and poet Chiang Yee wrote and illustrated a dozen "Silent Traveller" books...

Reducere. Families come in all shapes and sizes. Some families have a dad. Some have two! But all loving families enjoy having fun together. Children can add...

DescriptionIn the fall of 2012, quirky and cat-loving Cleveland librarian Jill Grunenwald got an alarming email from her younger sister: her sister...

Reducere. Marjorie Williams knew Washington from top to bottom. Beloved for her sharp analysis, elegant prose and exceptional ability to intuit character, Wi...

Reducere. Fired from his job at the Tulsa Zoo, 26-year-old Zane Clearwater wakes from a blackout to learn his mother was killed in a fire in their trailer-pa...

Reducere. Bear Boy is a true-life coming-of-age story of two bears who inspire one boy to stand up for animals, question authority and discover the power of ...

Reducere. Bear Boy is a true-life coming-of-age story of two bears who inspire one boy to stand up for animals, question authority and discover the power of ...

Reducere. Julia and her dad have a day of fun. Her dad is like everyone's dad except he uses a wheelchair. Join them as they play together at the playground,...

Reducere. You've probably heard of lions and tigers. Perhaps you've seen them at the zoo. But have you heard of the clouded leopard? This shy member of the c...

Reducere. Poet, novelist, critic, and teacher, Randall Jarrell was a diverse literary talent with a distinctive voice, by turns imaginative, realistic, sensi...

Reducere. The One and Only Ivan is a Newbery Medal winner and a #1 New York Times bestsellerThis large-format collector's edition includes full-color interio...

Reducere. "A caged lion pacing back and forth on a worn path and dolphins swimming in unending circles are captive animals exhibiting 'stereotypies, ' or rep...

National Geographic Kids Chapter books pick up where the best-selling National Geographic Readers series leaves off, offering young animal lovers w...

The Tower of London holds almost a thousand years' worth of secrets The Tower of London draws more than 2 million visitors a year Almost 1, 000 yea...

A charming tale of life in the Bell family from the much-loved author of Ballet Shoes, with original illustrations by Shirley HughesMeet the big, h...

Reducere. You can't buy your way out of the end of the world in this edge-of-your-seat adventure from an internationally bestselling author. Perfect for fans...

Reducere. I Can Read Now is the perfect starting point for young children to learn about the building blocks of language and sentence structure. Through soun...

Reducere. Winner of the 2002 Man Booker Prize for Fiction Pi Patel is an unusual boy. The son of a zookeeper, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal beha...

Reducere. A masterful story collection-heartbreaking and hilarious-from one of America's greatest writersNothing is simple for the men and women in Donald An...

An extraordinary new small town romance series from an extraordinary author...Abby Curtis lands on her Aunt Reva's doorstep at Bayside Barn with no...