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  • Rescuing Riley, Saving Myself: A Man and His Dog's Struggle to Find Salvation

    Rescuing Riley, Saving Myself: A Man and His Dog's Struggle to Find Salvation

    Author/Actors/Director/etc.:   Zachary Anderegg
    Format:   
    Publisher:   Skyhorse Publishing; 1 edition (2013, Nov 6th).
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    While hiking on a solo vacation in a remote, uninhabitable region of Arizona, Zachary Anderegg happened upon Riley, an emaciated puppy clinging to life, at the bottom of a 350-foot canyon. In a daring act of humanity that trumped the deliberate savagery behind Riley’s presence in such a place, Zak single-handedly orchestrated a delicate rescue. What didn’t come out in the initial burst of publicity this story received is that Zak and Riley’s destinies were intertwined long before they improbably found each other. For much of Zak’s childhood, he was at the bottom of a veritable canyon himself—a canyon whose imprisoning depth and darkness was created by bullies who just wouldn’t quit and parents who weren’t capable of love. more

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  • The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

    The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

    Author/Actors/Director/etc.:   Elizabeth Kolbert
    Format:   Hardcover
    Publisher:   Henry Holt and Co. (2014, Feb 11th).
    Pages:   336

    From Barnes & NobleAccording to the United Nations Environment Program, our planet is losing 1050 to 1400 plant, insect, and animal species each week. This is nearly 1,000 times the "natural" rate; indeed, the highest kill-rate experienced since the demise of the dinosaurs nearly 65 million years ago. This new book by New Yorker writer and Field Notes from a Catastrophe author Elizabeth Kolbert takes us into both past extinctions and future possible calamities. The Sixth Extinction is not, however, a science fiction fantasy; it is based on her consultation with dozens of scientists and other researchers. Essential reading for those concerned with our environment. The New York Times - Michiko Kakutani …Elizabeth Kolbert's arresting new book…is the very model of explanatory journalism, making highly complex theories and hypotheses accessible to even the most science-challenged of readers, while providing a wonderfully tactile sense of endangered (or already departed) species and their shrinking habitats…Ms. more

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  • Little Lost Dolphin

    Little Lost Dolphin

    Author/Actors/Director/etc.:   Random House
    Format:   
    Publisher:   Random House Books for Young Readers (2014, Jan 7th).
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    Girls ages 4 to 6 love dolphins, so they will love reading how Barbie® rescues a cute baby dolphin in this Step into Reading leveled reader! more

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  • Amphibian Babies

    Amphibian Babies

    Author/Actors/Director/etc.:   Catherine Veitch
    Format:   
    Publisher:   Heinemann (2013, Aug 1st).
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    This book looks at amphibian babies, and examines how amphibian babies are born, how they are cared for, how they develop, and differences and similarities between baby amphibians and their parents. The book also includes a picture glossary of key and difficult terms, and a page showing the life cycle of an amphibian. more

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  • Dream Animals: A Bedtime Journey

    Dream Animals: A Bedtime Journey

    Author/Actors/Director/etc.:   Emily Winfield Martin
    Format:   
    Publisher:   Random House Books for Young Readers (2013, Oct 22nd).
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    Ideal for bed time reading, this book will appeal to parents and children who love Grandfather Twilight and On the Night That You Were Born. Author, illustrator, and creator of The Black Apple Etsy shop, Emily Martin convinces children to close their eyes and discover who their dream animal might be—and what dream it might take them to. With a perfect nighttime rhyme and gorgeous illustrations, this book is irresistible.From the Hardcover edition. more

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