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"Do you want to know what dogs are thinking? What they're feeling? Now you finally can. The answers will surprise and delight young readers as scientist and dog-owner Alexandra Horowitz explains how dogs perceive their daily worlds, each other, and that other quirky animal, the human."--
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The bestselling dog training book is now completely updated, but still refreshingly uncomplicated. A practical guide to positive training techniques for your puppy or older dog, it covers basic commands, includes information about walking on a leash, housetraining, and other "good dog" behaviors, and covers ways to correct objectionable behaviors. It even addresses issues common to rescue and shelter dogs, including shyness and insecurity. A new chapter...
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The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world.This book welcomes us into a previously unfathomable dimension--the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. We encounter beetles that are drawn to fires (and fireworks), songbirds that can see the Earth's magnetic...
7) Weird birds
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Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"Shows 59 colorful birds displaying their strange bodily adaptations"--page 4 of cover.
8) Crankenstein
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Series
Crankenstein volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2013
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Description
A boy who looks ordinary transforms into grumbling Crankenstein when faced with a rainy day, a melting popsicle, or bedtime but everything changes when he meets a fellow Crankenstein.
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"Young nature enthusiasts will find answers to these questions and learn all sorts of fascinating facts about mammals in this full-color, interactive book. Mammal Mania explores what makes mammals unique, as well as their anatomy, behavior, and conservation needs. Readers will learn to build a squirrel feeder, write a putrid poem, make an animal tracking station, and much more. Thirty hands-on activities promote observation and analysis, writing...
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2013].
Physical Desc
28 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.
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A lyrical portrait of seal characteristics and life explains how seals appear to be slow and sleepy creatures on land but are powerful, graceful and dynamic animals under the water who cleverly outmaneuver predators and skillfully catch fishy dinners.
15) Bad dog
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Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Description
"Sometimes, Tom is a bad dog. But he can be good, too! His family loves him no matter what"--Provided by publisher.
16) Grow up, David!
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David (David Shannon) volume 5
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David follows his older brother around, annoying him and doing everything he can to make sure his brother notices him--but when David gets hurt playing, his brother is there to make sure he is okay.
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Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
208 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
The popular dog behaviorist outlines ninety-eight essential lessons to help create a happy, long-lasting relationship between dog and owner, including such issues as choosing the right dog and creating balance and boundaries.
19) I am helpful
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When a little girl gets a new baby sister, she has a lot to adjust to, but by helping her parents she learns that being a big sister comes with big rewards.
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