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Snakes : Smithsonian answer book / by Zug, George R.,1938-(CARDINAL)292843; Ernst, Carl H.(CARDINAL)191682; Bartlett, R. D.(Richard D.),1938-(CARDINAL)318990; Bartlett, Patricia,1949-(CARDINAL)324094; Ernst, Carl H.Snakes in question.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-168) and indexes.

Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Snakes;

Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6

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Does it fart? : the definitive field guide to animal flatulence / by Caruso, Nick,author.(CARDINAL)679740; Rabaiotti, Dani,author.(CARDINAL)785016; Kocak, Ethan,illustrator.(CARDINAL)797465;

Herring -- Goat -- Sonoran coral snake -- Baboon -- Millipede -- Beaded lacewing -- Horse -- Kangaroo -- Bolson pupfish -- African wild dog -- Bat -- Portuguese man o' war -- Parrot -- Unicorn -- Sea anemone -- Spider -- Rhinoceros -- Elephant -- Bearded dragon -- Cheetah -- Zebra -- Dinosaur -- Lion -- Goldfish -- Termite -- Whale -- African buffalo -- Brown rat -- Honey badger -- Giraffe -- Striped skunk -- Red fox -- Ferret -- Seal and sea lion -- Guinea pig -- Grizzly bear -- Sea cucumber -- Bird -- Llama -- Sloth -- Salamander -- Chimpanzee -- Silver-spotted skipper -- Eastern hognose snake -- Sand tiger shark -- Frog -- American cockroach -- Orangutan -- Rabbit -- Dog -- Painted turtle -- Colobus monkey -- West Indian manatee -- Spotted hyena -- Bobcat -- Python -- Cat -- Tortoise -- Camel -- Iguana -- Gecko -- Octopus -- Mongoose -- Gorilla -- Woodlouse -- Fossa -- Soft-shelled clam -- Snow leopard -- Cow -- Dolphin -- Lemur -- Diving beetle -- Hippopotamus -- Koala -- Tapir -- Megalodon -- Wombat -- Warthog -- Hamster -- Human."Dogs do it. Millipedes do it. Dinosaurs did it. You do it. I do it. Octopuses don't (and nor do octopi). Spiders might do it: more research is needed. Birds don't do it, but they could if they wanted to. Herrings do it to communicate with each other. In 2017 zoologist Dani Rabaiotti's teenage brother asked her a most teenaged question: Do snakes fart? Stumped, Rabaiotti turned to Twitter. The internet did not disappoint. Her innocent question spawned the hashtag #doesitfart and it spread like a noxious gas. Dozens of noted experts began weighing in on which animals do and don't fart, and if they do, how much, how often, what it's made of, what it smells like, and why. Clearly, the public demands more information on animal farts. Does it Fart? fills that void: a fully authoritative, fully illustrated guide to animal flatulence, covering the habits of 80 animals in more detail than you ever knew you needed. What do hyena farts smell especially bad? What is a fossa, and does it fart? Why do clams vomit but not fart? And what is a fart, really? Pairing hilarious illustrations with surprisingly detailed scientific explanations, Does it Fart? will allow you to shift the blame onto all kinds of unlikely animals for years to come"--

Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Animal behavior; Flatulence.;

Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3

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The jungle books / by Kipling, Rudyard,1865-1936,author.(CARDINAL)145804; Kipling, Rudyard,1865-1936.In the Rukh.; Nagai, Kaori,editor.(CARDINAL)691588; Kipling, Rudyard,1865-1936.Jungle book.(CARDINAL)508222; Kipling, Rudyard,1865-1936.Second jungle book.(CARDINAL)418493;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-381).The jungle book -- The second jungle book -- In the Rukh.The story of the man-cub Mowgli, who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, guided by his mentors Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and the ancient python Kaa, and who confronts his archenemy Shere Khan the tiger, is one of the greatest literary myths ever created. Mowgli's adventures are juxtaposed with other animal stories set in the British Empire, ranging from the heroic battle of "Rikki-tikki-tavi" and the Himalayan pastoral "Purun Bhagat" to the drama of survival in "The White Seal". With The Jungle Books, Rudyard Kipling drew on ancient beast fables, Buddhist philosophy and memories of his Anglo-Indian upbringing to create a rich, symbolic portrait of man and nature, and an eternal classic of childhood that has had a lasting impact on our imaginations.1080L

Subjects: Fiction.; Short stories.; Mowgli (Fictitious character); Adventure stories, English.; Jungle animals;

Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4

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Nocturne : creatures of the night / by Scott, Traer.(CARDINAL)551231;

African crested porcupine -- Barn owl -- Barred owl -- Beaver -- Burmese python -- Canada lynx -- Capybara -- Cecropia moth -- Chinchilla -- Common agouti -- Corn snake -- Cougar -- Domestic cat -- Eastern screech owl -- Fennec fox -- Giant anteater -- Gray tree frog -- Great horned owl -- Hedgehog -- Indian flying fox -- Kangaroo rat -- Luna moth -- Madagascar hissing cockroach -- North american porcupine -- Opossum -- Pygmy slow loris -- Raccoon -- Red panda -- Red spotted newt -- River otter -- Roccoco toad -- Serval -- Small-eared galago -- Snow leopard -- Spiny mouse -- Spotted hyena -- Spotted salamander -- Sugar glider -- Tarantula -- Two-toed sloth -- Vampire bat.In Nocturne: Creatures of the Night, animal photographer Traer Scott takes the viewer on a journey through nighttime in the animal kingdom, revealing some of nature's most elusive creatures. Bats, big cats, flying squirrels, tarantula, owls, kangaroo mice, giant moths, sloth, several species of snakes, and a Madagascar hissing cockroach are only a few of the animals illuminated in these portraits. Seventy-five full-color photographs of forty different species are accompanied by descriptions of each animal's habits and habitats, and an introduction provides personal insight into Scott's photographic method.

Subjects: Fiction.; Nocturnal animals;

Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 9

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A world full of animal stories / by McAllister, Angela,author.(CARDINAL)771417; Aitch(Illustrator),illustrator.(CARDINAL)676443;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-127).AFRICA: The ten little ostriches (Kenya) -- Why the cheetah;s cheeks are stained with tears (Zulu) -- Why hippo lives in the water (East Africa) -- Ananse and the Python (Ghana) -- The ants and the treasure (Nigeria) -- The leopard and the ram (West Africa) -- Why the warthog is ugly (East Africa). -- ASIA: The elephant and the blind men (India) -- The white butterfly (Japan) -- The country of the mice (Tibet) -- The farmer and the mule (India) -- The lion and the clever jackals (India) -- Urashima and the turtle (Japan) -- The nodding tiger (China) -- The legend of the panda (Tibet) -- How the jellyfish lost his bones (Japan). -- NORTH AMERICA: Buffalo and eagle wing (Blackfoot) -- Prairie wolf (Karuk) -- The mermaid of the Magdalenes (Canada) -- Why the swallow's tail is forked (Native American Indian) -- Rabbit and the moon man (Canada) -- Why the bear has a stumpy tail (Iroquois) -- The blind boy and the loon (Inuit) -- The first woodpecker (Native American Indian) -- The badger and the bear (Lakota) -- How the king of the birds was chosen (Mayan) -- The bear prince (Mexico) -- Coyote and the turtle (Mexico). -- SOUTH AMERICA: The little frog of the stream (Peru) -- The song of the armadillo (Bolivia) -- The two viscachas (Argentina) -- The party in the sky (Brazil) -- How the beetles got their gorgeous coats (Brazil). -- EUROPE: The nightingale (Denmark) -- The three billy goats gruff (Norway) -- The owl of cowlyd coomb (Wales) -- King of the cats (Scotland) -- Dapplegrim (Norway) -- The eagle and the wren (Scotland) -- Saint Domnoc and the bees (Ireland) -- The three little pigs (England) -- Mighty Mikko (Finland) -- The speckled hen (France) -- The white parrot (Spain) -- The ugly duckling (Denmark). -- AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA: How the kangaroo got her pouch (Australia) -- Nanaue, the shark boy (Hawaii) -- Paikea and Ruatapu (New Zealand) -- Emu and the brush turkey (Australia) -- How the flying fish lived in a tree (Papua New Guinea) -- Appendix.Retells fifty animal-themed tales from around the world. This collection of fifty lively retellings by Angela McAllister of favorite animal-themed fables, myths, legends, and stories about creatures big and small from different cultures.

Subjects: Folklore.; Folk tales.; Animals; Tales;

Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 6

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Enchanted Everglades: Friend for Life / by Kowatch, G. A.,author.; Shinn, Tim,illustrator.;

"Twelve-year-old OCEAN RIVER is a goofy kid. He's never met a problem he couldn't solve with a joke or a silly dance. When his best friend, ELLEN HANSEN, loses her father, life suddenly gets a lot more serious, and Ocean's immature antics at the funeral threaten to ruin their friendship forever. Just a few miles away, in the swampy jungle of the Everglades, another young boy named GUMBO struggles with his born destiny. This boy just happens to be an alligator, the heir to the great gator kingdom. Not only is Gumbo reluctant to be a leader, but his father, the king, has ordered him to kill several pythons by the next day. The problem is Gumbo's a pacifist. And a vegan. And, oh, deathly afraid of snakes. Gumbo and his best friends, BIX, a naïve, cheerful soft-shelled turtle, and their guru, ASHA, a wise old wood stork who's teaching Gumbo yoga, reluctantly set off on their mission. Meanwhile, the humans are on a mission of their own: a family vacation to the Everglades, Ellen's belated birthday gift, holds the hope of saving Ocean and Ellen's friendship. When a tour boat crash leaves the kids lost and alone in the gator-infested swamp, they receive animal superpowers from a legendary Seminole Indian ghost. Now they can talk to animals, including Gumbo, and it seems like getting lost together was just what they needed. Except, of course, for the giant mutant python who has serious plans for dinner . . . and revenge. In this funny and heartwarming fantasy set in the fragile ecosystems of the Everglades, Ocean and Ellen and their new animal friends learn how to let go of the past and trust each other in the present, where forgiveness and empathy-even for killer pythons-might just save the day." --Lost in the Everglades, two former besties enlist a timid yogi alligator and his friends to help them find their way home and rekindle their friendship while being unwittingly stalked by a mischievous river otter and a mutant python bent on revenge.

Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Fiction.; Survival; Friendship; Friendship; Alligators; Friendships.;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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The Man Behind the Nose : Assassins, astronauts, cannibals and other stupendous tales / by Harmon, Larry.(CARDINAL)546592;

A Howdy from Your Old Pal -- The Early Antics -- Dad, my best friend, and the old ticket taker in the moving picture that came to life, part I -- Lionel Hampton, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, and Mr. Wilcoxon in a boy and his drumsticks -- Ralph Rush, Katy the Spotter, and the Cleveland Heights High marching band in the little dry cleaner who could -- Al Jolson and the U.S. Cavalry in the moving picture that came to life, part II -- John Philip Sousa and my babysitter in a walk with the march king -- Eddie Cantor and the shadow man in the runaway drum -- Commander Comet, Gort the Robot, and Chuck Yeager in space is the place -- Some record company bigwigs in getting off the merry-go-round -- Bozo and Ziggy in how a yak saved a clown -- Bozo and the weatherman in cloning a clown -- The Bozo Adventures -- Photorama: a Bozo World -- Bozo and the cannibals in an amazing adventure at the edge of the world -- Bozo and the U.S. Air Force in the vomit comet ride -- Bozo and the New York City Fire Department in a four-story fall -- Bozo and the U.S. Navy in Davy Jones' Locker -- Bozo and the pugnacious python in the big squeeze -- The Big Leagues -- Bozo and the Cleveland Indians in a clown on the mound -- Bozo and John F. Kennedy in the incredible campaign for the red, white, and blue -- Photorama: the Many Faces of Larry Harmon -- The Los Angeles paramedics and the amorous agent in a miraculous recovery.You might not know as much as you think about the world's most famous clown. Sure, you know the giant shoes, the bulbous nose, the big ruby smile, and the twin shocks of red yak-hair. And you know the many clowns inspired by him, from Ronald McDonald to Krusty the Clown. Well, the wild, inspirational stories in this book are all true. Larry Harmon, a World War II private harboring dreams of becoming a doctor, met the most famous entertainer of the time, Al Jolson. After seeing the young man on stage, Jolson told him he should consider a career change. A decade later, Harmon, trying to make it as an actor in Hollywood, auditioned to portray a character named Bozo the Capitol Clown. The character spoke so much to Larry that he simply became it, and turned Bozo into a cultural icon. But that was only the beginning.--From publisher description.

Subjects: Autobiographies.; Harmon, Larry.; Clowns; Bozo the Clown (Fictitious character);

Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1

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This is not a weasel : a close look at nature's most confusing terms / by Mortenson, Philip B.(CARDINAL)674029;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-259).

Subjects: Biology;

Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3

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George Harrison : the reluctant Beatle / by Norman, Philip,1943-author.(CARDINAL)122210;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-452) and index.Prologue: an unextinguishable last laugh -- Part one. "Take care of him because he's going to be special" -- "He was so much in the background he was like the invisible man" -- Playing just chords was better than not playing at all" -- "From then on, nine-to-five never came back into my thinking" -- "We were like orphans" -- "My first shag was... with Paul and John and Pete Best all watching" -- "The first rock 'n' dole group" -- "It was the best buzz of all time" -- Part two. "I was always rather beastly to George" -- "I had to learn to think like a spy, leaving no trace" -- "The only Beatle glare ever caught on camera" -- "Well, that's it. I'm not a Beatle anymore" -- "The meditation buzz" -- "Please don't think I've gone off my rocket" -- "Don't upset the Hell's Angels" -- "He wanted so much to be a spiritual being" -- "That was minxy of George. He could be very minxy" -- "Beatle George's new pad--turrets and all" -- Part three. "Garbo speaks--Harrison is free" -- "I suppose he is still a person of considerable means" -- "I have to tell you, man, I'm in love with your wife" -- "By the grace of Krishna, you are one of the great men" -- "If people want their money back, they can have it" -- "Introducing George Harrison" -- "Maybe he thought God would just sort of let him off" -- "He was looking at potential debts of around €32 million" -- "Do you want to go on a yacht to the South Pacific and run away for ever?" -- "I'm being murdered in my own house" -- Epilogue: Plaudit from a prince."Despite being hailed as one of the best guitarists of his era, George Harrison, particularly in his early decades, battled feelings of inferiority. He was often the butt of jokes from his bandmates owing to his lower-class background and, typically, wasallowed to contribute only one or two songs per Beatles album out of the dozens he wrote. Now, acclaimed Beatles biographer Philip Norman examines Harrison through the lens of his numerous self-contradictions. Compared to songwriting luminaries John Lennon and Paul McCartney he was considered a minor talent, yet he composed such masterpieces as "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Here Comes the Sun," and his solo debut album "All Things Must Pass" achieved enormous success, appearing on many lists of the 100 best rock albums ever. Modern music critics place him in the pantheon of sixties guitar gods alongside Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, and Jimmy Page. Harrison railed against the material world yet wrote the first pop song complaining about income tax. He spent years lovingly restoring his Friar Park estate as a spiritual journey, but quickly mortgaged the property to help rescue a film project that would be widely banned as sacrilegious, Monty Python's Life of Brian. Harrison could be fiercely jealous, but not only did he stay friends with Eric Clapton when Clapton fell in love with Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd, the two men grew even closer after Clapton walked away with her. Unprecedented in scope and filled with numerous color photos, this rich biography captures George Harrison at his most multi-faceted: devoted friend, loyal son, master guitar player, brilliant songwriter, cocaine addict, serial philanderer, global philanthropist, student of Indian mysticism, self-deprecating comedian, and, ultimately, iconic artist and man beloved by millions."--

Subjects: Biographies.; Harrison, George, 1943-2001.; Beatles.; Guitarists; Rock musicians;

Available copies: 25 / Total copies: 28

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George Harrison [large print] : the reluctant Beatle / by Norman, Philip,1943-author.(CARDINAL)122210;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 693-706)Prologue: an unextinguishable last laugh -- Part one. "Take care of him because he's going to be special" -- "He was so much in the background he was like the invisible man" -- Playing just chords was better than not playing at all" -- "From then on, nine-to-five never came back into my thinking" -- "We were like orphans" -- "My first shag was... with Paul and John and Pete Best all watching" -- "The first rock 'n' dole group" -- "It was the best buzz of all time" -- Part two. "I was always rather beastly to George" -- "I had to learn to think like a spy, leaving no trace" -- "The only Beatle glare ever caught on camera" -- "Well, that's it. I'm not a Beatle anymore" -- "The meditation buzz" -- "Please don't think I've gone off my rocket" -- "Don't upset the Hell's Angels" -- "He wanted so much to be a spiritual being" -- "That was minxy of George. He could be very minxy" -- "Beatle George's new pad--turrets and all" -- Part three. "Garbo speaks--Harrison is free" -- "I suppose he is still a person of considerable means" -- "I have to tell you, man, I'm in love with your wife" -- "By the grace of Krishna, you are one of the great men" -- "If people want their money back, they can have it" -- "Introducing George Harrison" -- "Maybe he thought God would just sort of let him off" -- "He was looking at potential debts of around €32 million" -- "Do you want to go on a yacht to the South Pacific and run away for ever?" -- "I'm being murdered in my own house" -- Epilogue: Plaudit from a prince."Despite being hailed as one of the best guitarists of his era, George Harrison, particularly in his early decades, battled feelings of inferiority. He was often the butt of jokes from his bandmates owing to his lower-class background and, typically, was allowed to contribute only one or two songs per Beatles album out of the dozens he wrote. Now, acclaimed Beatles biographer Philip Norman examines Harrison through the lens of his numerous self-contradictions. Compared to songwriting luminaries John Lennon and Paul McCartney he was considered a minor talent, yet he composed such masterpieces as "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Here Comes the Sun," and his solo debut album "All Things Must Pass" achieved enormous success, appearing on many lists of the 100 best rock albums ever. Modern music critics place him in the pantheon of sixties guitar gods alongside Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, and Jimmy Page. Harrison railed against the material world yet wrote the first pop song complaining about income tax. He spent years lovingly restoring his Friar Park estate as a spiritual journey, but quickly mortgaged the property to help rescue a film project that would be widely banned as sacrilegious, Monty Python's Life of Brian. Harrison could be fiercely jealous, but not only did he stay friends with Eric Clapton when Clapton fell in love with Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd, the two men grew even closer after Clapton walked away with her. Unprecedented in scope and filled with numerous color photos, this rich biography captures George Harrison at his most multi-faceted: devoted friend, loyal son, master guitar player, brilliant songwriter, cocaine addict, serial philanderer, global philanthropist, student of Indian mysticism, self-deprecating comedian, and, ultimately, iconic artist and man beloved by millions."--

Subjects: Biographies.; Large print books.; Harrison, George, 1943-2001.; Beatles.; Rock musicians; Guitarists;

Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 11

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