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The beasts of Barakhai The beasts of Barakhai Mickey Zucker Reichart Graduate student Benton Collins tries to catch an escaped lab rat and enters the land of Barakhai, peopled with shapeshifters who transform into animals daily--whether they want to or not. When Bento… OL13522801W
Keepers of the WindClaw Chronicles Keepers of the WindClaw Chronicles Seth Muller After discovering that she can communicate with the birds, a Navajo girl embarks on a mission to learn new ways of thinking from her feathered friends and pass on the knowledge to her people. OL13764932W
Goddess of the market Goddess of the market Jennifer Burns Worshipped by her fans, denounced by her enemies, and forever shadowed by controversy and scandal, the novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand was a powerful thinker whose views on government and markets s… OL13771777W
Unspoken Unspoken Angela Elwell Hunt Unspoken is about a woman named Glee Granger who has adopted a gorilla, Sema, who she is teaching sign language. For eight years the zoo doesn’t really care that Glee has Sema, but after a while the… OL14852482W
With love from Koko With love from Koko Faith McNulty The author records her visit with Koko, a young gorilla in California who uses sign language and who experiences many of the same feelings a child feels. OL14985537W
Pegasus Pegasus Robin McKinley Because of a thousand-year-old alliance between humans and pegasi, Princess Sylviianel is ceremonially bound to Ebon, her own pegasus, on her twelfth birthday. The two species coexist peacefully, des… OL15069677W
Smart dog Smart dog Vivian Vande Velde Fifth grader Amy finds her life growing complicated when she meets and tries to hide an intelligent, talking dog who has escaped from a university lab. OL15397182W
Teach your dog to read Teach your dog to read Bonnie Bergin,Bonnie Edd Bergin One of the world's leading dog trainers shows how to increase your dog's IQ while deepening the bond you share.Dr. Bonnie Bergin originated the service dog concept and movement, and she has been trai… OL15845451W
Follow my lead Follow my lead Carol Quinn "Follow My Lead is the story of how two rambunctious dogs and a tough Russian dog trainer named Irina taught Carol Quinn everything she needed to know about life, love, and happiness. It all begins w… OL15941356W
Prime evil Prime evil Chris Lynch "Zane and his animal comrades have foiled Dr. Gristle's terrible plots twice--the doctor still can't talk to animals, and he can't get at the heart of what makes them wild. Zane, however, can talk to… OL16118356W
Speak up, Tommy! Speak up, Tommy! Jacqueline Dembar Greene Tommy, who recently moved to America from Israel, is teased because he does not know English well and so does not speak loudly, but when a police officer visits Tommy's class with a police dog that o… OL16175886W
Shamal's secret Shamal's secret Felicity Brown Amber is kind to a horse named Shamal who communicates with her with mind pictures, magically protects her from starvation and attack by the lupine and the Desiree, and sets straight falsehoods about… OL16237739W
Communicating with Animals Communicating with Animals Margrit Coates Margrit Coates's new book is essential reading for anyone who loves animals. One of the world's leading animal communicators and healers, Margrit has many years' experience working closely with speci… OL16503014W
Falcon in the glass Falcon in the glass Susan Fletcher "Eleven-year-old Renzo must teach himself to blow glass with the help of a girl who has a mysterious connection to her falcon"-- OL16704562W
The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore Benjamin Hale Publisher's Summary: Bruno Littlemore is quite unlike any chimpanzee in the world. Precocious, self-conscious and preternaturally gifted, young Bruno, born and raised in a habitat at the local zoo, f… OL17357529W
Home From the Sea (Elemental Masters #7) Home From the Sea (Elemental Masters #7) Mercedes Lackey Mari Prothero turns sixteen, and learns the family fishing luck depends on each generation marrying a sea-dweller, but she demands her choice of suitors and a teacher from the sea ruler. In London, t… OL17364241W
Simon Thorn and the wolf's den Simon Thorn and the wolf's den Aimée Carter Simon Thorn, twelve, is able to talk with animals, but when his mother is kidnapped by a herd of New York City rats he learns he, his mother, and his uncle are all Animalgams--able to change into an … OL17887930W
Antonia, the horse whisperer Antonia, the horse whisperer Elisabeth Zo˜ller "Antonia loves horses but when a skiddish gelding arrives at the stables--who only responds to Antonia--will she be able to keep him safe until his French owner comes to check on him?"-- OL17888265W
The Rosetta Bone The Rosetta Bone Cheryl Smith Far too often, we humans expect our dogs to understand what we say to them. Though we may spend a lot of time talking to them, we're really not communicating. And without proper communication, it's i… OL1802602W
Animal talk Animal talk Karen Gravelle Examines the different methods and purposes of communication among such animals as rattlesnakes, honeybees, and domestic animals, and describes experiments in teaching apes and dolphins to communicat… OL1807212W
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