Vanja Kragulj

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New York

Water Wonders

Colors appear like magic when you wet the white parts of the eye-catching artwork with either a brush or your finger in these engaging story activity books. The color fades when the water dries, so you can "paint" as often as you like! There are so many colorful creatures in the ocean! Will anyone want to play with Little Fish?

In the Ocean

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Wilson Rawls

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls is a classic coming-of-age novel about perseverance, friendship, and the bond between a boy and his dogs.

Summary:

The story follows Billy Colman, a young boy growing up in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression. Billy dreams of owning his own hunting dogs but his family cannot afford them. Determined, he works tirelessly for two years to save enough money to buy two Redbone Coonhounds, which he names Old Dan and Little Ann.

Billy trains his dogs to be exceptional raccoon hunters, and together, they become well-known for their skill and teamwork. He enters them in a hunting competition, where they prove their worth by winning the championship. However, tragedy strikes when a mountain lion attacks Billy and his dogs. Old Dan fights bravely but is fatally wounded. Grieving, Little Ann soon dies of a broken heart.

Heartbroken, Billy buries his beloved dogs, but later, he discovers a rare red fern growing between their graves. According to legend, red ferns are planted by angels and symbolize sacred love and devotion, giving Billy comfort and a sense of closure.

Themes:
	•	Perseverance and Hard Work: Billy’s dedication to earning his dogs teaches the value of persistence.
	•	Loyalty and Friendship: The deep bond between Billy and his dogs highlights themes of trust and companionship.
	•	Loss and Maturity: Billy learns to cope with grief and move forward, marking his transition into adulthood.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

California

Young Billy having purchased two dogs for fifty dollars is determined to create the valley's best hunting team

Where the Red Fern Grows

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On Animals

#paperback #animals #dogs #war #workingdogs

Maryland

The Courage, Love, and Loyalty of Military Working Dogs

An incredible story of the largely unseen but vital role that dogs play in our armed forces, Lisa Rogak's The Dogs of War is a must-read for animal lovers everywhere.

Military working dogs gained widespread attention after Cairo participated in the SEAL Team 6 mission that led to Osama bin Laden's death. Before that, few civilians realized that dogs served in combat, let alone that they could parachute from thirty thousand feet up.

The Dogs of War reveals the amazing range of jobs that our four-legged soldiers now perform, examines the dogs' training and equipment, and sets the record straight on those rumors of titanium teeth. You'll find heartwarming stories of the deep bond that dogs and their handlers share with each other, and learn how soldiers and civilians can help the cause by fostering puppies or adopting retirees.

The Dogs of War

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Laura Numeroff

Connecticut

If you give a pig a party lots of things can happen.

If You Give a Pig a Party

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Garth Stein

Minnesota

A Novel

Nearing the end of his life, Enzo, a dog with a philosopher's soul, tries to bring together the family, pulled apart by a three year custody battle between daughter Zoe's maternal grandparents and her father Denny, a race car driver.

The Art of Racing in the Rain

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Joseph S. Levine

Jeffrey L. Rotman

OVERSIZED COFFEE TABLE BOOK measuring 10” x 10”, 222 pages, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Glossy pages with many color photographs, no folded pages. The only writing is a gift inscription to previous owner (see photos). Edge wear, rubbing to DJ with indentation on front near spine. Ships in a box, protected with bubble wrap. (SW4)

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

New Jersey

Examines the inter-relationships among marine animals and plants.

Undersea Life

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Rosanne Parry

Clean pages, very mark at the top of some pages

“Don’t miss this dazzling tour de force.”—Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal winning author of The One and Only Ivan This gripping novel about survival and family is based on the real story of one wolf’s incredible journey to find a safe place to call home. Illustrated throughout, this irresistible tale by award-winning author Rosanne Parry is for fans of Sara Pennypacker’s Pax and Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan. Swift, a young wolf cub, lives with his pack in the mountains learning to hunt, competing with his brothers and sisters for hierarchy, and watching over a new litter of cubs. Then a rival pack attacks, and Swift and his family scatter. Alone and scared, Swift must flee and find a new home. His journey takes him a remarkable one thousand miles across the Pacific Northwest. The trip is full of peril, and Swift encounters forest fires, hunters, highways, and hunger before he finds his new home. Inspired by the extraordinary true story of a wolf named OR-7 (or Journey), this irresistible tale of survival invites readers to experience and imagine what it would be like to be one of the most misunderstood animals on earth. This gripping and appealing novel about family, courage, loyalty, and the natural world is for fans of Fred Gipson’s Old Yeller and Katherine Applegate’s Endling. Includes black-and-white illustrations throughout and a map as well as information about the real wolf who inspired the novel.

A Wolf Called Wander

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John Grogan

Missing dust jacket - purchased used, some signs of wear on spine and end of pages, but overall still usable/readable

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Michigan

Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. Now with photos and new material.

Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans.

John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with 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 grew into a barreling, ninety-seven-pound streamroller of a Labrador retriever. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, and stole women's undergarments. Obedience school did no good -- Marley was expelled.

But just as Marley joyfully refused any limits on his behavior, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. Marley remained a model of devotion, even when his family was at its wit's end. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms.

Marley & Me is John Grogan's funny, unforgettable tribute to this wonderful, wildly neurotic Lab and the meaning he brought to their lives.

Marley and Me

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Michael Crichton

West Virginia

Welcome to our genetic world. Fast, furious, and out of control. This is not the world of the future— it's the world right now.

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1947 edition. Great condition for the age, missing dust jacket and the cover has a lot of marks and stains, but pages are in great shape. 

Colorado

Vintage Hardcover Book

Sheep Science 

Shannon Hale

Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan, supported by their spirit animals, follow a lead in the cold North only to arrive in a deceptively beautiful village where everything is not as it seems.

Fire and Ice

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Pennsylvania

Invites young readers to feel the textures of animals, including puppies, elephants, starfish, and snails. On board pages.

Baby Touch and Feel: Animals

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Tui T. Sutherland

Alaska

Conor, Abeke, Meilin and Rollan's perilous quest for talismans in a blue-water tropical paradise becomes more dangerous when they realize that one of their number is a traitor who has been revealing their locations to their enemies. By the best-selling author of the Menagerie trilogy. Simultaneous eBook.

Against the Tide

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Jacqueline Sheehan

Washington

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 friendship between a wounded woman and an injured, lovable beast. Can the magic of Peak’s Island and its quirky residents heal Rocky’s pain? As the unraveling mystery of Lloyd's accident and missing owner leads Rocky to an archery instructor who draws her in even as she finds every reason to mistrust him, she discovers the life-altering revelation that grief can be transformed...and joy does exist in unexpected places.

Lost and Found

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Charlotte McConaghy

Virginia

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"Blazing...Visceral" (Los Angeles Times) · "Exceptional" (Newsweek) · "Bold...Heartfelt" (New York Times Book Review) · "Thought-provoking and thrilling" (GMA) · "Suspenseful and poignant" (Scientific American) · "Gripping" (The Sydney Morning Herald)

From the author of the beloved national bestseller Migrations, a pulse-pounding new novel set in the wild Scottish Highlands.

Inti Flynn arrives in Scotland with her twin sister, Aggie, to lead a team of biologists tasked with reintroducing fourteen gray wolves into the remote Highlands. She hopes to heal not only the dying landscape, but Aggie, too, unmade by the terrible secrets that drove the sisters out of Alaska.

Inti is not the woman she once was, either, changed by the harm she's witnessed--inflicted by humans on both the wild and each other. Yet as the wolves surprise everyone by thriving, Inti begins to let her guard down, even opening herself up to the possibility of love. But when a farmer is found dead, Inti knows where the town will lay blame. Unable to accept her wolves could be responsible, Inti makes a reckless decision to protect them. But if the wolves didn't make the kill, then who did? And what will Inti do when the man she is falling for seems to be the prime suspect?

Propulsive and spell-binding, Charlotte McConaghy's Once There Were Wolves is the unforgettable story of a woman desperate to save the creatures she loves--if she isn't consumed by a wild that was once her refuge.

Once There Were Wolves

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Utah

Wilbur the pig is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.

Charlotte's Web

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This book was published in 1984. A little older but a great classic. 

Tracker

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

"A spellbinding, heart-stopping adventure." --Booklist (starred review) "A dreamily written, slyly educational, rousing maritime adventure." --New York Times Book Review In the stand-alone companion to the New York Times-bestselling A Wolf Called Wander, a young orca whale must lead her brother on a tumultuous journey to be reunited with their pod. This gorgeously illustrated animal adventure novel explores family bonds, survival, global warming, and a changing seascape. Includes information about orcas and their habitats. For Vega and her family, salmon is life. And Vega is learning to be a salmon finder, preparing for the day when she will be her family's matriarch. But then she and her brother Deneb are separated from their pod when a devastating earthquake and tsunami render the seascape unrecognizable. Vega must use every skill she has to lead her brother back to their family. The young orcas face a shark attack, hunger, the deep ocean, and polluted waters on their journey. Will Vega become the leader she's destined to be? A Whale of the Wild weaves a heart-stopping tale of survival with impeccable research on a delicate ecosystem and threats to marine life. New York Times-bestselling author Rosanne Parry's fluid writing and Lindsay Moore's stunning artwork bring the Salish Sea and its inhabitants to vivid life. An excellent read-aloud and read-alone, this companion to A Wolf Called Wander will captivate fans of The One and Only Ivan and Pax. Includes black-and-white illustrations throughout, a map, and extensive backmatter about orcas and their habitats.

A Whale of the Wild

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Aaron Reynolds

The lion is king of the jungle!
The great white shark is sovereign of the seas!
The timber wolf is emperor of the forests!

But . . . it's lonely at the top of the food chain. It's difficult to fit in when plant eaters can be so cruel--just because you ate a relative of theirs that one time! What's a carnivore to do? Aaron Reynolds's roaringly funny text is perfectly paired with Dan Santat's mouthwatering illustrations, creating a toothsome book that's sure to stand out from the herd.

Carnivores

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Nick Bruel

Well loved book for children! Cover is bent and has slight water damage. Inside pages are clean and readable. All books come with a small packet of stickers :) 

Texas

Bad kitty is not pleased when a baby joins her family. Includes fun facts and tips for training a cat to perform tricks.

Bad Kitty Meets the Baby

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Michelle Hazen

Two strangers start out saving animals and end up rescuing each other in this heartwarming romance from the author of Unbreak Me. Mari Tucker is a wildlife biologist who scoops bunnies and endangered tortoises out of harm's way on construction sites. Still haunted by her past, she takes the most remote jobs in the Mojave Desert to avoid people and hide from her ex. It's a simple, quiet life filled with sweet animals and solar-powered baking until she ends up assigned to Jack Wyatt's crew. Construction foreman Jack Wyatt's loud, foul-mouthed temper keeps even the most rugged of men on his crew in line. No mistake is overlooked, because out in the desert it could mean life or death. In his opinion, the job site is no place for sensitive biologists, especially one as shy as Mari. But instead of wilting from the heat and hard work, Mari wins over Jack and his crew one homemade brownie at a time. Jack and Mari find a comfortable rhythm, building a friendship that's rare for both of them. After Jack's rocky childhood, they have more in common than they'd imagined. But even the Mojave sun can't chase away the shadows when the past is determined to track them down...

Breathe the Sky

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Brandon Mull

A hardcover copy written in English. The book has some very minor signs of wear on its edges (see pics). Overall, the book is in excellent, functional, and readable condition. It comes from a smoke free home. 

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Book 1: Wild Born

As a dark force engulfs the land, the fate of Erdas has fallen on the shoulders of four young strangers who each have forged a rare bond with their spirit beasts--a bond that gives great powers to all of them.

Spirit Animals 

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Printed in 1963. 

Former school book. 

Pictures show all of the school markings. 

It is wonderful story which can be used as an early to young reader for homeschool or storytime.


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Vanja Kragulj

In the Ocean

Wilson Rawls

Where the Red Fern Grows

Susan Orlean

On Animals

Lisa Rogak

The Dogs of War

Laura Numeroff

If You Give a Pig a Party

Garth Stein

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Joseph S. Levine; Jeffrey L. Rotman

Undersea Life

Rosanne Parry

A Wolf Called Wander

John Grogan

Marley and Me

Michael Crichton

Next

William Garfield Kammlade

Sheep Science

Shannon Hale

Fire and Ice

DK

Baby Touch and Feel: Animals

Tui T. Sutherland

Against the Tide

Jacqueline Sheehan

Lost and Found

Charlotte McConaghy

Once There Were Wolves

E. B. White; Jane Williams (Illustrator)

Charlotte's Web

Gary Paulsen

Tracker

Rosanne Parry

A Whale of the Wild

Aaron Reynolds Illustrated by Dan Santat

Carnivores

Nick Bruel

Bad Kitty Meets the Baby

Michelle Hazen

Breathe the Sky

Brandon Mull

Spirit Animals

Margaret S. Johnson

Lance of Oak Valley - Printed 1963