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A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond between Two Friends and a Lion

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Raising Hare

Chloe Dalton Β· 336 pages

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Born Free: The Full Story

Joy Adamson Β· 432 pages

This compilation, first published 1966, includes Born Free (first published 1960), Living Free, and Forever Free.

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Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog

John Grogan Β· 368 pages

The heartwarming and unforgettablestory of a family in the making and thewondrously neurotic dog who taughtthem what really matters in lifeJohn and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same.Marley quickly grew int

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My Life in Dog Years

Gary Paulsen Β· 137 pages

The author describes some of the dogs that have had special places in his life, including his first dog, Snowball, in the Phillippines; Dirk, who protected him from bullies; and Cookie, who saved his life.

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Enslaved by Ducks

Bob Tarte Β· 320 pages

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Homer's Odyssey

Gwen Cooper Β· 287 pages

A pet rescue volunteer and literacy outreach coordinator describes her relationship with a three-pound blind cat whose daredevil character and affectionate personality saw the author through six moves, a burglary, and the healing of her broken heart.

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Grayson

Lynne Cox Β· 153 pages

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All Things Bright and Beautiful

James Herriot Β· 384 pages

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Betty and Friends: My Life at the Zoo

Betty White Β· 286 pages

America's sweetheart, impassioned lifelong animal welfare advocate, and bestselling author White offers intimate and funny stories about her animal friends at the zoo, enhanced by gorgeous four-color photographs. "Betty & Friends" is the passion project she has been working on for more than a decade--a love letter to zoos and to the animals in them.

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Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish

Mark R. Levin Β· 216 pages

A radio talk-show host describes his family's relationship with a remarkable rescue dog named Sprite, a beautiful, loving, and gentle animal whose deteriorating health taught the entire family a lesson in friendship, love, joy, and grief.

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Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

Vicki Myron Β· 277 pages

The story of Dewey the celebrated library cat is now available for the youngest of readers in this new, fully-illustrated picture book adventure. When Librarian Vicki Myron finds a young kitten abandoned in the Spencer Library return box, she nurses him back to health, deciding then and there that he will be their library cat, and naming him, appropriately, Dewey Readmore Books. Dewey loves his ne

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Modoc

Ralph Helfer Β· 336 pages

The greatest elephant story ever told, re-created by Modoc's owner during the last twenty years of her seventy-eight-year life, the story spans eight decades and three continents.

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The Cat Who Came for Christmas

Cleveland Amory Β· 240 pages

The story of a bedraggled white feline who came for Christmas and took over the heart of Cleveland Amory.

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We Bought a Zoo

Benjamin Mee Β· 261 pages

A former British newspaper columnist describes how he uprooted his family to the English countryside and purchased a dilapidated zoo, home to more than two hundred exotic animals, which he planned to refurbish and reopen as a family business, a scheme complicated by a lack of money, skeptical staff, family tension, and his wife's devastating illness.

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The Elephant Whisperer

Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence Β· 368 pages

When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of 'rogue' elephants on his reserve at Thula Thula, his commonsense told him to refuse. But he was the herd's last chance of survival - notorious escape artists, they would all be killed if Lawrence wouldn't take them. He agreed, but before arrangements for the move could be completed the animals broke out again and the

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The One and Only Ivan

Katherine Applegate Β· 336 pages

Having spent 27 years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. But when he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see their home, and his art, through new eyes.

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Rascal

Sterling North Β· 189 pages

The author's carefree life in a small midwestern town at the close of World War I, and his adventures with his pet raccoon, Rascal.

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