Catalog Search Results
1) Wildoak
Author
Description
Twelve-year-old Maggie's stutter causes her much heartache and only her menagerie of pets, with whom she can speak fluidly, provide her comfort. But when she finds Rumpus, an abandoned snow leopard, in a forest in Cornwall, their chance encounter will change their lives forever.
Author
Description
After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine...
4) Dolphin tale
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 DVD (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
5) The friend
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
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
Pub. Date
2016.
Formats
Description
Teddy is unhappily single in L.A. In between sessions with his therapist and dates with men he meets online, Teddy has debates with his dachsund, Lily, who occupies his heart. Unfortunately, he is also able to communicate with the "octupus" attached to Lily's head, which is soon revealed to be a metaphor for Lily's lethal cranial tumor. As Lily's condition worsens, Teddy faces off with the "octopus", engaging it in a battle of wills that takes...
9) The skunk
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
"A man is followed by a skunk all day until the tables turn."--
10) White Fang
Author
Description
Follows the adventures of a dog who is part wolf as he eventually makes his peace with man in the wilderness of northern Canada.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
159 p. : col. ill., map ; 21 cm.
Description
"Caroline Paul was recovering from a bad accident and thought things couldn't get worse. But then her beloved cat Tibia disappeared. She and her partner, illustrator Wendy MacNaughton, mourned his loss. Yet weeks later, Tibia waltzed back into their lives. His owners were overjoyed. But they were also... jealous? Betrayed? Where had their sweet anxious cat disappeared to? Had he become a swashbuckling cat adventurer? Did he love someone else more?...
Author
Series
Dog's purpose volume 2
Formats
Description
Believing that he has achieved his purpose throughout several eventful lives, Buddy the dog is drawn to a vibrant but troubled teen who he struggles to help until they are separated.
15) A dog's journey
Author
Series
Dog's purpose volume 2
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
336 p.
Description
Believing that he has achieved his purpose throughout several eventful lives, Buddy the dog is drawn to a vibrant but troubled teen who he struggles to help until they are separated.
Author
Description
An unforgettable memoir about the friendship between a solitary woman and a wild fox. When Catherine Raven finished her PhD in biology, she built herself a tiny cottage on an isolated plot of land in Montana. She was as emotionally isolated as she was physically, but she viewed the house as a way station, a temporary rest stop where she could gather her nerves and fill out applications for what she hoped would be a real job that would help her fit...
17) Cuddles
Author
Series
The puppy place. Main series volume 52
Formats
Description
After meeting Cuddles, a teddy bear puppy, Lizzie decides to find a way to get the lonely pup what she needs.
Publisher
Monterey Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008], c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After the death of her mother, Alyssa moves to the Bahamas with her father, where she learns she can talk to the dolphins. When her father's research facility is in danger of closing, it is up to Alyssa and her gift to save it.
Author
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...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Let us know! Suggest a Title