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Presents the adventures of an unusual dog, part Saint Bernard and part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.

"The true story of Ivan, known as the Shopping Mall Gorilla, who lived alone in a small cage for almost 30 years before being relocated to the gorilla habitat at ZooAtlanta."--

Presents a biography of Temple Grandin, revealing how she became a preeminent figure in the livestock industry and a spokesperson for people with autism. Discusses how Grandin's belief in fair treatment for animals resulted in her creation of cruelty-free facilities for livestock and features full-color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations throughout.

Idealistic Fox 8's ability to communicate in "Yuman" cannot save his pack when their den and food supply are destroyed to build a mall, so he writes a letter asking for an explanation of human's cruelty.

A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.

Robert Bresson's masterpiece follows a much-abused donkey, Balthazar, whose life strangely parallels that of his owner, Marie. A beast of burden suffering the sins of man, Balthazar nevertheless nobly accepts his fate.

This rhyming, picture book biography highlights the life, struggles, and accomplishments of animal scientist and professor Dr. Temple Grandin. One of the first people to publicly share insight to her autism spectrum disorder, Grandin used the difference within the way she saw the world to help her accomplish her dreams. Though this condition made her different and posed certain challenges for her throughout life, she overcame those challenges in big...

An unforgettable tale of love, loss, and moving on—with the help of one not-so-little dog...

After the death of her husband, Rocky flees to Peak's Island, a tiny speck off the coast of Maine, a million miles away from everything she's lost. Taking a job as an Animal Warden, Rocky meets Lloyd, a large Labrador retriever, who enters her world with a primitive arrow sticking out of his shoulder. And so begins a remarkable

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