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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Animal Minds Animal Minds Donald R. Griffin "In Animal Minds, Donald R. Griffin takes us on a guided tour of the recent explosion of scientific research on animal mentality. Are animals consciously aware of anything, or are they merely living … OL1320056W
Widu Widu Hermann Löns Stories of animals and hunting. OL1456019W
Where is Henry? Where is Henry? Charise Neugebauer The other animals hurt Henry the hippopotamus by telling him that he is too fat to play hide-and-seek with them, but they change their minds when he shows them how good he is at hiding. OL14863579W
Ethics and animals Ethics and animals Lori Gruen "In this fresh and comprehensive introduction to animal ethics, Lori Gruen weaves together poignant and provocative case studies with discussions of ethical theory, urging readers to engage criticall… OL15521914W
Talking drums Talking drums Véronique Tadjo A collection of traditional and twentieth-century poems from sub-Saharan Africa, written in or translated into English, that expresses the spirit and history of this region. OL16044705W
The animal connection The animal connection Pat Shipman Why do humans all over the world take in and nurture other animals? This behavior might seem maladaptive--after all, every mouthful given to another species is one that you cannot eat--but in this he… OL16149146W
Beyond the Brain Beyond the Brain Louise Barrett "When a chimpanzee stockpiles rocks as weapons or when a frog sends out mating calls, we might easily assume these animals know their own motivations--that they use the same psychological mechanisms … OL16182744W
Natural grace Natural grace Dietrich, William "The essays in Natural Grace are adapted from William Dietrich's popular articles in the Seattle Times' Pacific Northwest magazine."--BOOK JACKET. OL17779450W
Strangest animals Strangest animals Thea Feldman Animals that glow, that make nests from spit, that change shape and color, that ooze thick, gooey slime: How strange! Meet some creatures that have unique and unusual talents. From the glass frog wit… OL17937010W
Global harms ecological crime and speciesism Global harms ecological crime and speciesism Ragnhild Aslaug Sollund The fields of environmental crime and speciesism are of increasing interest to social scientists. This increase reflects the great concern many people-academics as well as non-academics-now feel for … OL18790747W
Galapagos Galapagos Dorit Esser,Tui De Roy 240 p. : 30 cm OL19852093W
Ich tröste dich Ich tröste dich Regina Schwarz 14 ungezählte Seiten 20 cm OL20238882W
Today is Monday Today is Monday Eric Carle Each day of the week brings a new food, until on Sunday all the world's children can come and eat it up. OL53011W
Look Out, Bird! Look Out, Bird! Marilyn Janovitz A snail starts a chain reaction involving many animals when it slips off a branch and hits a bird. OL65893W
Listening to whales Listening to whales Alexandra Morton "For the past twenty-five years, Alexandra Morton has been at the forefront of whale and dolphin research, dedicating her life to the study of orcas (also known as killer whales). Now in Listening to… OL669205W