Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

New York

Worlds collide in a spectacular way when Newbery and National Book Award finalist Kathi Appelt and Pulitzer Prize nominee and #1 New York Times bestseller Alison McGhee team up to create a fantastical, heartbreaking, and gorgeous tale about two sisters, a fox cub, and what happens when one of the sisters disappears forever. Sylvie and Jules, Jules and Sylvie. Better than just sisters, more than best friends, they’d be identical twins if only they’d been born in the same year. And if only Sylvie wasn’t such a fast—faster than fast—runner. But Sylvie is too fast, and when she runs to the river they’re not supposed to go anywhere near to throw a wish rock just before the school bus comes on a snowy morning, she runs so fast that no one sees what happens…and no one ever sees her again. Jules is devastated, but she refuses to believe what all the others believe, that—like their mother—her sister is gone forever. At the very same time, in the shadow world, a shadow fox is born—half of the spirit world, half of the animal world. She too is fast—faster than fast—and she senses danger. She’s too young to know exactly what she senses, but she knows something is very wrong. And when Jules believes one last wish rock for Sylvie needs to be thrown into the river, the human and shadow worlds collide. Writing in alternate voices—one Jules’s, the other the fox’s—Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee tell the searingly beautiful tale of one small family’s moment of heartbreak, a moment that unfolds into one that is epic, mythic, shimmering, and most of all, hopeful.

Maybe a Fox

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#nonfiction #autobiography #hardcover #classic #horses #animals #blackbeauty #1897copy

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Maryland

The Autobiography of a Horse

Black Beauty

First edition 1st Printing with author’s autograph on title page - Book 2 of The Gecko & Sticky series
Written by Wendellin Van Draanen and Illustrated by Stephen Gilpin
Could you choose between a superpower and a friend?
The evil treasure hunter Damien Black needs some quick cash—so he robs the local bank. But Damien Black didn’t figure Dave Sanchez into his plan. Dave’s been itching to try out the Invisibility Ingot in his magical wrist band, and here’s the perfect opportunity to make like a superhero! So Dave and Sticky set off after the robber, determined to retrieve the bank’s money. The Black mansion is a house of hysterical horrors, but somehow he and Sticky manage to navigate the maze and escape with the cash. Asombroso! Dave thinks he’s home free, but Damien Black isn’t one to give up easily—more than the cash, he wants Dave’s wrist band, and he’s got a dastardly devious plan that even an invisible boy won’t be able…l to slip out of.

California

SIGNED - The Gecko and Sticky: The Greatest Power - Hardcover - Book 2 - V. Good

Join Max on his adventures down the mysterly river! After waking up in a strange place with no ￼recollection of what happened, he has to find his way to a safe place. Joined with him is a talking cat, a huggable bear, and a sophisticated badger, all with the same goal. 

Hand painted hard cover! The book will be shipped with the original sleeve. 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Down The Mysterly River

#paperback #Animals #Petlovers #Dogs #Cats #Platypus #Cartoons

South Carolina

Animal Cartoons

A welcome addition to the Sidney Harris cartoon collection

49 Dogs, 36 Cats, and a Platypus

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Dav Pilkey

Mammoth Hardcover (8 to 10 lbs)

Michigan

When a new sitter arrives and a movie star goes missing, Dog Man and Cat Kid investigate, but Petey, the world's most evil cat, complicates their case.

Dog Man (Set of 5)

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The House Guests,  a classic memoir of animal companionship from John D. MacDonald, the beloved author of Cape Fear and the Travis McGee series, is now available as an eBook.
 
A master of the noir novel turns his sharp insights and considerable narrative talents to the human-animal bond in this charming work of nonfiction. In The House Guests, John D. MacDonald tells the story of his family’s unforgettable tomcats Roger and Geoffrey, two mischievous boys whose zany habits and remarkable senses of humor endeared them to everyone they met, and an extraordinary goose called Knees. Both a rare peek inside MacDonald’s private life and a fascinating compendium of information about the animal kingdom, The House Guests is by turns touching, hilarious, and absorbing, sure to mesmerize MacDonald fans 

Illinois

The guest house 

#paperback #Nature #Animals #TrueSTORY #EndangeredAnimals

Vintage 1966 by Viking Compass Books

Two in The Bush

#hardcover #science #evolution #developmentalgenetics #genetics #evolutionarygenetics #humans #animals 

Maine

The New Science of Evo Devo and the Making of the Animal Kingdom

Evo Devo is evolutionary developmental biology, the third revolution in evolutionary biology. The first was marked by the publication of The Origin of Species. The second occurred in the early twentieth century, when Darwin's theories were merged with the study of genetics. Now the insights of Evo Devo are astonishing the biology world by showing how the endless forms of animals--butterflies and zebras, trilobites and dinosaurs, apes and humans, are made and evolved.



Perhaps the most surprising finding of Evo Devo is the discovery that a small number of primitive genes led to the formation of fundamental organs and appendages in all animal forms. The gene that causes humans to form arms and legs is the same gene that causes birds and insects to form wings, and fish to form fins; similarly, one ancient gene has led to the creation of eyes across the animal kingdom. Changes in the way this ancient tool kit of genes is used have created all the diversity that surrounds us.



Sean Carroll is the ideal author to lead the curious on this intellectual adventure--he is the acknowledged leader of the field, and his seminal discoveries have been featured in Time and The New York Times.

Endless Forms Most Beautiful

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Jan Pol

David Fisher

Vermont

My Life As a Country Vet

The star of The Incredible Dr. Pol shares his amusing, and often poignant, tales from his four decades as a vet in rural Michigan. Dr. Jan Pol is not your typical veterinarian. Born and raised the Netherlands on a dairy farm, he is the star of Nat Geo Wild’s hit show The Incredible Dr. Pol and has been treating animals in rural Michigan since the 1970s. Dr. Pol’s more than 20,000 patients have ranged from white mice to 2600-pound horses and everything in between. From the time he was twelve years old and helped deliver a litter of piglets on his family’s farm to the incredible moments captured on his hit TV show, Dr. Pol has amassed a wealth of stories of what it’s like caring for this menagerie of animals. He shares his own story of growing up surrounded by animals, training to be a vet in the Netherlands, and moving to Michigan to open his first practice in a pre fab house. He has established himself as an empathetic yet no-nonsense vet who isn’t afraid to make the difficult decisions in order to do what’s best for his patients—and their hard-working owners. A sick pet can bring heartache, but a sick cow or horse could threaten the very livelihood of a farmer whose modest profits are dependent on healthy livestock. Reminiscent of the classic books of James Herriot, Never Turn Your Back on an Angus Cow is a charming, fascinating, and funny memoir that will delight animal lovers everywhere.

Never Turn Your Back on an Angus Cow

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Social Studies

Ruff-ruff! Quack! Neigh! Come learn about puppies, ducklings, horses, and more with your Baby Einstein friends! Explore 10 animals through photos, illustrations, and rhymes, then press 10 buttons to hear the animal names and the sounds they make. Matching words with pictures and sounds builds vocabulary and literacy skills.

Baby Einstein: Amazing Animals! Sound Book

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Philip Gonzalez

Leonore Fleischer

Cleveland Amory

The True Story of Ginny

The incredible and heartwarming story of a dog whose remarkable sixth sense leads her to rescue and nurture handicapped stray cats. Ginny has rescued dozens of cats, and her angelic mission has given her physically handicapped owner a new sense of purpose and a new lease on life. Photos.

The Dog Who Rescues Cats

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Nick Trout

A Day of Humor, Healing, and Hope in My Life As an Animal Surgeon

A veterinary surgeon offers his perspective on a typical day in his life, presenting anecdotes about pets and their owners and the unique blend of cutting-edge technology, old-fashioned instinct, and caring that comprise veterinary medicine today. Reprint.

Tell Me Where It Hurts

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this book is brand new! just some wear from sitting on my shelf!! #nonfiction #animals #paperback #horse

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

North Carolina

Designing and Managing Your Equine Facilities

Horsekeeping on a Small Acreage

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#hardcover #garden #animals #coffeetable
#dreamy

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Nebraska

Country Wisdom for the Working Landscape

Here is the successor to COUNTRY WISDOM, the first in David Larkin's series of handsomely illustrated and informative books about country ways and country life. COUNTRY ACRES takes the reader from the country house to its outbuildings - barns, sheds, cribs - and on to its gardens, fields, trees, and ponds. In his charming fashion, Larkin offers information and guidance for country-lovers of all levels of sophistication, explaining how fields get their size and shape; how best to use the tools of country work, from grub hoe to chainsaw; why you should (or shouldn't) grow potatoes; how to farm your trees and grow fish as a food source; and how best to pick and store your crops. All these and hundreds of other topics are covered in this artfully designed volume, with more than two hundred full-color photographs and drawings. Much more than a how-to book, COUNTRY ACRES is about the art of understanding the country.

Country Acres

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Eric Hoffman

Murray E. Fowler

1995 edition. Ex library copy. Cover is very battered as shown, but the actual pages are in very good shape. Hard to find and excellent reference material. 

Colorado

Management, Medicine, Biology, and Fiber

The Alpaca Book

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Ellen Miles

Kitty Corner

Someone has left Otis, an adorable tabby, all alone at the local community center. When Michael and Mia hear about the abandoned kitty, they volunteer to help. Otis is wary of strangers and scared of loud noises. His sad yowls keep the family up all night! Michael knows not just any owner will love this tentative tabby. Can he find Otis a forever home?

Otis

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Doreen Cronin

Diary of a Spider and Fairytale News are Like New with ex libris stickers
How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty has marks on the back cover and is inscribed

This is the diary ... of a spider. But don't be worried – he's more scared of you and your gigantic shoe! Actually, he's a lot like you. He goes to gym class and has Grandparents' Day at school. But he also spins sticky webs, scales walls, and takes wind–catching lessons. Lucky for him, his best friend is a fly! Doreen Cronin and Harry Bliss, the team behind the #1 bestselling Diary Of A Worm, spin a hilarious tale about the upside–down web world of an eight–legged charmer and his unlikely friend, Fly.

3 Picture Book Hardcovers for Children 

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 Very good condition. Some light wear on book box. Books in excellent condition. #hardcover #set #collectible #WWF #worldwildlifefund #vintage #christmas #holidays #animals #nature #celebrate #christmasinamerica


Oregon

An Anthology of Nature Lore and Holiday Customs

Wildlife Christmas Treasury & Wildlife Holiday Album

Grey Wolf

Robert Ghostwolf

Good condition. I bought this book from the library as a discontinuation. 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Wisconsin

How to Connect with the Natural Spirits of the Earth

Everyone knows his zodiac sign. Many people even know their animal symbols in the Chinese Horoscope. But how many of us know our natural animal Birth Totem, or which elemental clan we belong to? Written by an accredited Lakota (Sioux) medicine man, Earth Signs shows you how to discover your own connection with the natural world in all its manifestations-animal, vegetable, and mineral. Find out if you are an Owl or a Woodpecker, an industrious Beaver or a high-flying Falcon, which winds blows your way, and which plants grow along your life path. It's simple and fun; all you need to know is your birth date. Earth Signs is not a predictive system that depends on the movements of distant planets; it is firmly planted in nature to reveal how the Earth's spirits can help you navigate your own personal, peaceful earth walk.

Earth Signs

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#paperback #fiction #animals #dogs #drama #adult #doglovers #contemporary 

A Novel for Humans

A Dog’s Purpose—which spent a year on the New York Times Best Seller list—is heading to the big screen! Based on the beloved bestselling novel by W. Bruce Cameron, A Dog’s Purpose, from director Lasse Hallström (The Cider House Rules, Dear John, The 100-Foot Journey), shares the soulful and surprising story of one devoted dog (voiced by Josh Gad) who finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he teaches to laugh and love. The family film told from the dog’s perspective also stars Britt Robertson, KJ Apa, John Ortiz, Peggy Lipton, Juliet Rylance, Luke Kirby, Pooch Hall and Dennis Quaid. A Dog’s Purpose is produced by Gavin Polone (Zombieland, TV’s Gilmore Girls). The film from Amblin Entertainment and Walden Media will be distributed by Universal Pictures. Heartwarming, insightful, and often laugh-out-loud funny, A Dog's Purpose is not only the emotional and hilarious story of a dog's many lives, but also a dog's-eye commentary on human relationships and the unbreakable bonds between man and man's best friend. This moving and beautifully crafted story teaches us that love never dies, that our true friends are always with us, and that every creature on earth is born with a purpose. Bailey's story continues in A Dog's Journey, the charming New York Times and USA Today bestselling direct sequel to A Dog's Purpose.

A Dog's Purpose

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#paperback #Animals #Petlovers #Dogs #Cats 

And Other True Stories of Holistic Animal Healing

Yogi, a scrappy Jack Russell terrier, has a pain in the neck and hasn't walked for weeks. Nikita is a fifteen-year-old seal point Himalayan cat who has lost all interest in eating. And then there's Angel, a curious cockatoo whose bacterial infections defy every antibiotic known to science. Meet just a few of the remarkable, real-life characters in The Last Chance Dog, a collection of heartwarming, entertaining, and instructive tales as told by Donna Kelleher, one of the country's most esteemed holistic veterinarians. Here she recounts a series of complex and compelling cases, taking us through the intuitive art of diagnosing animals and curing them with safe, natural remedies -- such as acupuncture, herbal treatments, and chiropractic adjustments -- when conventional veterinary medicine has failed. In The Last Chance Dog, Kelleher offers advice on everything from vaccinations and pet-food shopping to affordable, easy-to-administer treatments for allergies, digestive problems, urinary tract infections, pain, hot spots, itchy skin, fear, and anxiety. Inspirational and nothing short of miraculous, the stories of ailing and recovering animals -- and the people who love them -- are as unforgettable as they are true.

The Last Chance Dog

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Elizabeth Letts

Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation

Traces the story of a champion equine jumper and the Dutch farmer who rescued him from the slaughterhouse, recounting how the farmer discovered Snowman's jumping talents and trained him to compete against the world's thoroughbreds.

The Eighty-Dollar Champion

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There is highlighting until the middle of the book. There is no writing in it. Book is barely bended.

Massachusetts

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 places. What he didn't know then, was how much fun it would be. During his career he met many interesting people and interacted with many fascinating animals. This book tells those stories.




Steve was born in 1947 and grew up in Inglewood, California, just outside of Los Angeles. He didn't have an early mentor when it came to animals, but he had a passion. He would collect various lizards and amphibians and keep them in cages behind the garage. After reading several books by British zoologist, Gerald Durrell, he knew he wanted to work in a zoo. A couple of years after graduating with a degree in Biology from the University of California, Irvine in 1969 he took an exam at Hollywood High School along with 1200 others to get a job as an animal keeper at the Los Angeles Zoo. Having the seventh highest score on the exam, he was soon hired. While at the Los Angeles Zoo, he took his first of many "zoo trips." On this trip he traveled on Greyhound buses and saw nineteen zoos in thirty days.




He worked hard and continued studying biology at Long Beach State University while looking for opportunities to advance his career. While giving a paper at a regional conference entitled, Mother-Infant Behavior of the Scimitar-horned Oryx, he met the Executive Director of the San Francisco Zoological Society who offered him a job as manager of the children's zoo. It was like having his own zoo. In fact, he actually lived in the children's zoo so he would be available if an exotic animal had to be hand-raised. His favorite were two young orangutans.




From there he moved on to become the Director of the Sacramento Zoo. His dream had now come true - he was a Zoo Director at 34-years old. It was a small zoo, but with an impressive animal collection. During his tenure he created a plan to expand the Zoo from its 12-acres. Unfortunately, there was considerable opposition by a neighborhood group. When recruited to become director of the 180-acre Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, he accepted it. In this book he shares his insights into leading a zoo and the successes and some mistakes he made during his long career.




The most interesting stories involved the people he met, some famous like Betty White, and many not so famous. The animal stories, including orangutan and gorilla escapes that fortunately ended with no harm to the apes or staff, show the uniqueness of running a zoo.




Having seen over 350 zoos and aquariums worldwide, Steve takes a bold step in this book by sharing his opinion of the best zoos and aquariums in the world, although freely admitting that others have differing opinions.




Travel has been Steve's other passion and most of his travel involved viewing wildlife or attending various zoo and/or conservation meetings. He has led over thirty African safaris, plus led groups on other ecotourism destinations. In 2002, he walked with friends 120 miles through Tsavo National Park in Kenya. Other than the twelve countries he has visited in Africa, he has viewed wildlife in New Zealand, Australia, Borneo, the Pantanal in Brazil, Argentina, Peru, the Galapagos Island, Costa Rica, India, every country in Central America and a few others.




Retired in December 2012, Steve continued to lead safaris, attending conservation meeting, consulting, acting as a chair of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums accreditation inspection teams and being a Board member of the Akron Zoo.




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Kathi Appelt; Alison McGhee

Maybe a Fox

Anna Sewell

Black Beauty

Wendelin Van Draanen

SIGNED - The Gecko and Sticky: The Greatest Power - Hardcover - Book 2 - V. Good

Bill Willingham

Down The Mysterly River

Sidney Harris

49 Dogs, 36 Cats, and a Platypus

Dav Pilkey

Dog Man (Set of 5)

John D MC Donald

The guest house

Gerold Durrell

Two in The Bush

Sean B. Carroll

Endless Forms Most Beautiful

Jan Pol; David Fisher

Never Turn Your Back on an Angus Cow

PI Kids

Baby Einstein: Amazing Animals! Sound Book

Philip Gonzalez; Leonore Fleischer; Cleveland Amory

The Dog Who Rescues Cats

Nick Trout

Tell Me Where It Hurts

Cherry Hill

Horsekeeping on a Small Acreage

David Larkin

Country Acres

Eric Hoffman; Murray E. Fowler

The Alpaca Book

Ellen Miles

Otis

Doreen Cronin

3 Picture Book Hardcovers for Children

National Wildlife Federation

Wildlife Christmas Treasury & Wildlife Holiday Album

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Earth Signs

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A Dog's Purpose

Donna Kelleher

The Last Chance Dog

Elizabeth Letts

The Eighty-Dollar Champion

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