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Books of Bayern volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
On her way to marry a prince she's never met, Princess Anidori is betrayed by her guards and her lady-in-waiting and must become a goose girl to survive until she can reveal her true identity and reclaim the crown that is rightfully hers.
Author
Language
English
Description
Learn what goes on inside your dog's mind and develop a positive, fulfilling relationship with your best friend. "Dog Whisperer" Cesar Millan is America's most sought-after dog-behavior expert, but he is not a trainer in the traditional sense--his expertise lies in his ability to comprehend dog psychology. Tracing his own journey from a clay-walled farm in Mexico to the celebrity palaces of Los Angeles, Cesar recounts how he learned what makes dogs...
Author
Series
Rose legacy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Orphaned Anthea Cross hopes to finally find a home with her long-lost uncle, but she soon learns not only that he secretly breeds forbidden horses, but that she can communicate with them.
Author
Publisher
Metro Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
191 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
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Cats are often thought to be solitary and hard to read, but if you know what to look for, they possess a "secret language" that relies on expressions, body postures, behaviors, and noises. This language contains many subtle yet important nuances and is very different from human verbal communication, but it is nevertheless a language that can be learned. The Secret Language of Cats shows how to interpret what our felines are telling us and explains...
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Series
Publisher
Dogwise Pub
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
ix, 78 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Norwegian dog trainer and behaviorist Turid Rugaas is a noted expert on canine body language, notably "calming signals" which are signals dogs use to avoid conflict, invite play, and communicate a wide range of information to other dogs and people. These are the dog's attempt to defuse situations that otherwise might result in fights or aggression.
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Series
Chaos walking volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
A dystopian thriller follows a boy and girl on the run from a town where all thoughts can be heard – and the passage to manhood embodies a horrible secret.
Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that
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English
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For the millions of people every year who consider bringing a puppy into their lives – as well as those who have already brought a dog home – Cesar Millan, the preeminent dog behavior expert, says, "Yes, you can raise the perfect dog!" It all starts with the proper foundation in the early years. Here, Cesar tells you everything you need to know to create the best environment for a well-balanced dog in order to avoid behavior issues in the future,...
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Series
King and Kayla volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Trying to communicate with his human owner (and detective partner) can be frustrating for King the golden retriever as he uncovers clues in a missing dog case.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The author shows how cultivating the powerful, mysterious, and fragile bond between humans and other animals can improve our mental, physical, and spiritual health, protect our planet, and serve as an antidote to the loneliness of our species"--
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Series
The thickety volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"Deep within the dangerous Thickety, Kara and her brother Taff must figure out who and what to trust in order to escape and stop the evil Sordyr"--
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
xii, 274 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Parlez-vous Doggish? At long last, dogs will know just how smart their owners can be. By unlocking the secrets of the hidden language of dogs, psychologist Stanley Coren allows us into the doggy dialogue, or “Doggish,” and makes effective communication a reality. Drawing on substantial research in animal behavior, evolutionary biology, and years of personal experience, Coren demonstrates that the average house dog can understand language at about...
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Language
English
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Description
Dog Whisperer Millan takes his principles of dog psychology a step further, showing you how to develop the calm-assertive energy of a successful pack leader and use it to improve your dog's life--and your own. Filled with practical tips and techniques as well as real-life success stories from his clients (including the owners of Marley from Marley & Me) and his popular television show, Cesar helps you understand and read your dog's energy as well...
13) Wild magic
Author
Series
Immortals volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The mage Numair, the knight Alanna, and Queen Thayet enlist thirteen-year-old Daine's help to battle the dreadful immortal creatures that have recently begun to attack the kingdom of Tortall.
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
The amazing story of a very smart Border collie who is redefining animal intelligence. Chaser has a way with words. She knows over a thousand of them — more than any other animal of any species except humans. In addition to common nouns like house, ball, and tree, she has memorized the names of more than one thousand toys and can retrieve any of them on command. Based on that learning, she and her owner and trainer, retired psychologist John Pilley,...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
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Description
When a good friend with a severe illness wrote, asking if he might have his "green burial" at Bernd Heinrich's hunting camp in Maine, it inspired the acclaimed biologist/author to investigate a subject that had long fascinated him. How exactly does the animal world deal with the flip side of the life cycle? And what are the lessons, ecological to spiritual, raised by a close look at how the animal world renews itself? Heinrich focuses his wholly original...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
26 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes how dogs communicate with people through their behavior and sounds and explains how to talk back to them using sounds, behavior, and body language.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
28 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes how cats communicate with people through their behavior and sounds and explains how to talk back to them using sounds, behavior, and body language.
18) Dragonhaven
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
When Jake Mendoza, who lives in the Smokehill National Park where his father runs the Makepeace Institute of Integrated Dragon Studies, goes on his first solo overnight in the park, he finds an infant dragon whose mother has been killed by a poacher.
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
ix, 382 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
While cat owners adore their purring, fuzzy friends, cats can have another, rather unpleasant, side. Some pee on carpets, shred upholstery, chomp houseplants, caterwaul at all hours, and scratch and bite. Skeptics will claim that it’s impossible to train a cat. Happily, Wendy Christensen knows they’re wrong. True, cats are intelligent, adaptable, patient, independent, stubborn, observant, and extremely quick learners. But they're also remarkably...
20) Emperor Mage
Author
Series
Immortals volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
When she is sent as part of the delegation from Tortall to negotiate a peace treaty with Carthak, fifteen-year-old Daine must use her powers to communicate with animals for more than healing the Carthak emperor's dying birds.
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