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1) Cats & dogs
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
A secret war between cats and dogs escalates when a human scientist develops a serum to eliminate all human allergies to dogs.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This is the first in a series of four books that explore unexpected animal bonds. In this book you'll meet four unlikely pairings, including Billy and Lilly. Billy the boxer adopted Lilly the goat when she was abandoned by her mother. Billy and Lilly are rarely apart since Billy has taken on the role of Lilly's protector, caretaker, and constant companion. This and the other stories in this book will enchant readers and empower them to devour the...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Remember the last book you told someone they had to read? Lily and the Octopus is the next one. This is a story about that special someone: the one you trust, the one you can't live without. For Ted Flask, that someone special is his aging companion Lily, who happens to be a dog. Lily and the Octopus reminds us how it feels to love fiercely, how difficult it can be to let go, and how the fight for those we love is the greatest fight of all"--From...
4) Dolphin tale
Publisher
Alcon Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the amazing true story of a brave dolphin and the compassionate strangers who banded together to save her life. Swimming free, a young dolphin is caught in a crab trap, severely damaging her tail. She is rescued and transported to the Clearwater Marine Hospital, where she is named Winter. But her fight for survival has just begun. Without a tail, Winter's prognosis is dire.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Grumpy Mr. Pusskins hates doing ordinary cat things such as playing with his owner Emily but a night out on the streets in search of adventure makes him reconsider the advantages of a loving home.
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
This richly illustrated book reveals a comforting narrative told from the point of view of a loving angel dog, who wants you to know, "I'm still here... But I'm also there where all the animals run free, with no pain, waiting for you, watching for you, loving you, and guiding you."
Losing one's dog is one of the most difficult experiences we go through and it's hard to find solace. However, the profound, four-legged narrator of I'm Still Here has...
7) The friend
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog. When a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind. Her own battle against grief is intensified by the mute suffering of the dog, a huge Great Dane traumatized by the inexplicable disappearance of its master, and by the threat of eviction: dogs are prohibited in...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Beloved by her readers, special to the poet's own heart, Mary Oliver's dog poems offer a special window into her world. Dog Songs collects some of the most cherished poems together with new works, offering a portrait of Oliver's relationship to the companions that have accompanied her daily walks, warmed her home, and inspired her work. To be illustrated with images of the dogs themselves, the subjects will come to colorful life here. These are poems...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 31
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
A tale reminiscent of "Hamlet" that also celebrates the alliance between humans and dogs follows speech-disabled Wisconsin youth Edgar, who bonds with three yearling canines and struggles to prove that his sinister uncle is responsible for his father's death.
12) Wolf children.
Publisher
FUNimation Productions
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Hana was a student before she was a mother. ... Then she met a man, who turned out to be a wolf, and together they built a family. Hana loved her mate fiercely, but fate took him from her, leaving her alone with two unusual kids she didn't know how to raise. ... This is a mother's journey. Teach your children to chase their dreams--and smile through the tears as they disappear into the world in search of who they will become"--Container.
13) Underdog
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
After an accident in the lab of the maniacal Dr. Barsinister, an ordinary beagle named Shoeshine finds he has some unimaginable powers, along with the ability to speak. Underdog vows to protect the citizens of Capitol City, and one beautiful spaniel named Polly Purebred.
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006], 2005
Language
English
Description
Ben Crane is a Kentucky horse trainer who watches in horror as a championship filly breaks a leg during a practice run. Ordinarily the horse would have to be put down, but today Ben's daughter, Cale, is at the track. Ben impulsively buys the horse, which causes him to lose his job. The rehabilitation process of the horse is almost too much for a farm that's already struggling to survive in a modern economy, but the horse turns out to be a much-needed...
16) A dog's purpose
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
It shares the soulful and surprising story of one devoted dog who finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he teaches to laugh and love.
17) Marley & me
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
John and Jenny Grogan are a young couple contemplating the decision to start a family. Then came Marley, an adorable Labrador pup who flunks obedience school and quickly turns his new home into a disaster area. But with a heart as big as his appetite for trouble, Marley sees the Grogans through the ups and downs of live and love, and they ultimately realize that "the world's worse dog" truly brings out the best in them. A memoir of Philadelphia Inquirer...
Author
Publisher
Walker Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the rivalry between the human and insect worlds that draws on myriad disciplines to explain the varying roles that bugs have played in building and toppling empires as well as the bug stories behind infamous disasters.
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