The animal scientist describes how she and other victims of autism perceive the world, and relates the ways in which she has been able to adapt and have a successful career.
Modoc, the elephant, and Bram, his faithful companion and trainer, formed a bond that lasted their entire lives. Late in their relationship, Modoc was sold behind Bram's back and vanished for more than 20 years. This text records the heart-wrenching events that followed.
Includes more than 2,000 plants and animals. Spanning the land from Florida to Alaska, it embraces field, forest and prairie. Includes color-coded name tabs for all 16 sections, habitat guides, maps and 2000 color portraits (1 for every plant and animal).
Readers can explore the many amazing things animals can do with their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails in this beautifully illustrated interactive guessing book.
Here is an enticing collection of dinosaurs sure to excite any child. Packed with full-color photographs of life-like models plus detailed illustrations, the book offers simple text describing interesting features. Questions encourage children to compare various dinosaurs.
In arresting prose and illuminated with Shreve's breathtaking photography, "The Daily Coyote" is at once Shreve's month-by-month exploration of her coyote pup's first year and a meditation on the nature of wildness versus domestication, and of love in all its forms.
Bernd Heinrich, National Book Award nominee for RACING THE ANTELOPE, examines all the ways Nature provides for its species to respond to the rigors of winter. Starting at the molecular level and evolving up to migratory patterns, WINTER WORLD collects the survival stories of creatures from the animal world battling weather that would certainly ...
One of the world's most celebrated animal scientists merges a lifetime of study with her extraordinary perceptions as an autistic person in a groundbreaking book that revolutionizes the understanding of how animals think and feel.
Dr. Tatiana answers partly humorous, partly educational sex behavior questions (and advice to the lovelorn) from creatures of the animal world--excluding humans. Readers can find out, for example, how male seahorses have babies and whether or not there are homosexual animals.
How to help dogs conquer their fears with desensitization and classical counter-conditioning. Step by step instructions to help you dog get over his fear of unfamiliar people. If you want to use the program for something besides a dog who's afraid of strangers, just substitute the relevant species and problem and go from there. It can be used to ...
THE ANIMAL DIALOGUES tells of Craig Childs' own chilling experiences among the grizzlies of the Arctic, sharks off the coast of British Columbia and in the turquoise waters of Central America, jaguars in the bush of northern Mexico, mountain lions, elk, Bighorn Sheep, and others. More than chilling, however, these stories are lyrical, enchanting, ...
Tacitus' "Annals of Imperial Rome" recount the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus up to the death of Nero in AD 68. With clarity and vivid intensity he describes the reign of terror under the corrupt Tiberius, the great fire of Rome during the time of Nero, and the wars, poisonings, scandals, conspiracies ...
Continuing his examination into extinction that began with THE SONG OF THE DODO, nature writer and novelist Quammen turns his attention to those creatures that once sat atop the food chain--the feral carnivores, from lions to crocodiles. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.
When a celebrated animal trainer takes a four-month-old African lion cub into his home, they care for each other, learn from each other, and change each other's lives, indelibly. This is a one-of-a-kind love story. This moving story is about the animal that started Ralph Helfer's illustrious career as Hollywood's top animal trainer for more than ...
This all-new edition includes descriptions of the habits, habitats, tracks, signs, and ranges of all the mammals of North America, as well as of selected birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. More than 1,000 line drawings and 100 color photographs further enhance the text.
The captivating subject of Oliver Sacks' An Anthropologist on Mars gives her personal account of living with autism, and tells how her extraordinary gift of animal empathy has transformed her world. of photos & line drawings.
With more than ten million copies sold, the National Audubon Society Field Guide series leaves North American shores for the first time to explore the world's most splendid natural environment. This guide fully covers Africa's habitats, describing the climates, landscapes, and wildlife of 58 countries. 577 color photos. 25 country maps. 480 ...
This guide includes 53 full-color plates, 100 color photographs, and more than 60 line drawings. Topics include forest field marks, the varying kinds of forest communities and indicator plants and animals for each type, and the different seasons in the forest.
The Dorling Kindersley Handbook of Horses is packed with 250 vivid full-color photographs of more than 100 horse breeds. The authoritative and systematic photographic approach, with words never separated from pictures, marks a new generation of field guides.This book is designed for all those who love horses. The Dorling Kindersley Handbook of ...
Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, whose books take up the cause of animals as sentient beings, now explores the world of farm animals, making a case for their humane treatment and an end to exploitation.
From the bestselling author of "Winter World" comes this highly anticipated, accessible, and eloquent illumination of animal survival during the summer season. color photo insert; line drawings throughout.
"From fruit eating bats to smart chimpanzees, from moles in their holes to seals in the seas", Dr. Seuss' famous Cat in the Hat takes young readers on a fun-filled tour of the world of mammals. This title forms part of a series of books that takes a look at natural history through a fun combination of Seussian rhymes and zany illustrations. Aimed ...
Former Disney animator offers expert advice, with over 700 illustrations, on drawing dogs, cats, deer, foxes, rabbits, more. Line, brush technique, mood, action, more.
Best Friends, the Utah animal sanctuary, is home to over 2,000 furry and feathered friends. After tender care, 75 percent are ultimately adopted; the rest live out their lives on the sanctuary's 3,000 acres. This is the story of the people who built this wonderful place--a must-have book for animal lovers everywhere. of photos.
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