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How it was with Dooms : a true story from Africa / by Hopcraft, Xan,author,illustrator.(CARDINAL)395810; Hopcraft, Carol Cawthra,photographer.(CARDINAL)395811;
Ten-year-old Xan tells about the life of Dooms, the cheetah which became his pet and lived with his family in Kenya, Africa.850LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Hopcraft, Xan; Cheetah; Cheetahs as pets; Cheetah; Pets;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Duma [videorecording] / by Ballard, Carroll.; Hopcraft, Carol Cawthra.How it was with Dooms.; Hopcraft, Xan.How it was with Dooms.; Makhatho, Mary.; Michaletos, Alexander.; Scott, Campbell.(CARDINAL)348468;
Alexander Michaletos, Campbell Scott, Mary Makhatho, Nthabiseng Kenoshi, Hope Davis.A twelve-year-old boy in South Africa wants to return the cheetah he raised from a cub to the wild instead of allowing it to be placed in captivity.MPAA rating: PG.DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Animal films.; Feature films.; Film adaptations.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Hopcraft, Carol Cawthra; Hopcraft, Carol Cawthra; Hopcraft, Xan; Hopcraft, Xan; Cheetah; Cheetahs as pets; Human-animal relationships;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Big cats, little cats / by McKay, Sindy.(CARDINAL)645896;
Learn about tigers, lions, cheetahs, and leopards and how they relate to the cats we have as pets
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Cats; Felidae;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Fearless and free : a memoir / by Baker, Josephine,1906-1975,author.(CARDINAL)125677; Zafar, Anam,translator.; Lewis, Sophie,translator.(CARDINAL)402096; Oluo, Ijeoma,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)356686; Sauvage, Marcel,writer of introduction.; Bouillon-Baker, Jean-Claude,writer of afterword.(CARDINAL)401343;
Includes bibliographical references (pages [281]-282).Foreword by Ijeoma Oluo -- Introduction by Marcel Sauvage -- From the banks of the Mississippi to the banks of the Seine -- Paris news and views -- First tour of the old and new worlds -- A cinematic turn -- An enormous appetite and soft skin -- How I became a singer -- From the stage to the gramophone -- Four years of adventure -- Secrets from the boudoir -- A final word on the celebrities of the time -- afterword by Jean-Claude Bouillon-Baker."After stealing the spotlight as a teenaged Broadway performer during the height of the Harlem Renaissance, Josephine then took Paris by storm, dazzling audiences across the Roaring Twenties. In her famous banana skirt, she enraptured royalty and countless fans-Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso among them. She strolled the streets of Paris with her pet cheetah wearing a diamond collar. With her signature flapper bob and enthralling dance moves, she was one of the most recognizable women in the world. When World War II broke out, Josephine became a decorated spy for the French Résistance. Her celebrity worked as her cover, as she hid spies in her entourage and secret messages in her costumes as she traveled. She later joined the Civil Rights movement in the US, boycotting segregated concert venues, and speaking at the March on Washington alongside Martin Luther King Jr. First published in France in 1949, her memoir will now finally be published in English. At last we can hear Josephine in her own voice: charming, passionate, and brave. Her words are thrilling and intimate, like she's talking with her friends over after-show drinks in her dressing room. Through her own telling, we come to know a woman who danced to the top of the world and left her unforgettable mark on it."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975.; African American women dancers; African American women singers; Actresses, Black; African American entertainers; Women spies; African American women civil rights workers;
Available copies: 31 / Total copies: 38
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The deadliest : big cat / by Spicer Rice, Eleanorauthor(CARDINAL)352157; Temescu, Maxillustrator(CARDINAL)873648;
Meet the deadliest big cats on Earth. Whose bite is the most lethal? Is it the stylish tiger? The sneaky leopard? The speedy cheetah? Or someone else? The host of this stiff competition, Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, teaches the rules for big cat interactions (Do not get one as a pet! Do not encroach on their territory!), gives a digestible breakdown of these apex predators, and introduces the contestants. This tale of claws and jaws invites readers into the world of big cats: where they live, what they eat--and what could happen if you ever encountered one. It also encourages readers to appreciate them, showing how they survive, why they're important to the places they live--and why we should protect them. With humor, accessible science, and a colorful graphic format by best-selling artist Max Temescu, The Deadliest: Big Cat shows that there's a lot to learn about these deadly creatures.
Subjects: Instructional and educational works.; Illustrated works.; Felidae; Dangerous animals; Big cats.; Cat family (Mammals).; Dangerous animals.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 13
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The elephants of Thula Thula / by Malby-Anthony, Françoise,author.(CARDINAL)814666; Sidley, Kate,author.(CARDINAL)867476;
"Françoise Malby-Anthony's The Elephants of Thula Thula is a powerful, gripping story about an extraordinary herd of elephants and the woman dedicated to keeping them safe. 'Somehow, the elephants got into my soul, and it became my life's work to see them safe and happy. There was no giving up on that vision, no matter how hard the road was at times.' Françoise Malby-Anthony is the owner of a game reserve in South Africa with a remarkable family of elephants whose adventures have touched hearts around the world. The herd's feisty matriarch Frankie knows who's in charge at Thula Thula, and it's not Francoise. But when Frankie becomes ill, and the authorities threaten to remove or cull some of the herd if the reserve doesn't expand, Françoise is in a race against time to save her beloved elephants . . . The joys and challenges of a life dedicated to conservation are vividly described in The Elephants of Thula Thula. The search is on to get a girlfriend for orphaned rhino Thabo - and then, as his behaviour becomes increasingly boisterous, a big brother to teach him manners. Françoise realizes a dream with the arrival of Savannah the cheetah - an endangered species not seen in the area since the 1940s - and finds herself rescuing meerkats kept as pets. But will Thula Thula survive the pandemic, an invasion from poachers and the threat from a mining company wanting access to its land? As Françoise faces her toughest years yet, she realizes once again that with their wisdom, resilience and communal bonds, the elephants have much to teach us"--
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Malby-Anthony, Françoise.; African elephant; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife conservationists;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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125 cute animals : meet the cutest critters on the planet, including animals you never knew existed, and some so ugly, they're cute / by Jazynka, Kitson,author.(CARDINAL)401714; Micklos, John,Jr.,author.; Olesin, Kate,author.(CARDINAL)618527; Rini, Jen,author.; Summers, B.F.,author.; Tomlin, C. M.,author.; Youngson, Sarah,author.;
Introduction -- Platypus -- Ruby-Throated Hummingbird -- Alpaca -- Chipmunk -- Baby Ostrich Loves Toy -- 7 Darling Dogs -- Brown Bear -- Plains Zebra -- Lesser Bush Baby -- Wallaby Hangs Out in Backpack -- So Ugly, They're Cute -- Black Jaguar -- Red-Eyed Tree Frog -- Wild Boar -- Bobcat -- Duckling -- Gray Squirrel -- Kinkajou -- Lemur Uses Umbrella -- Polar Bear -- Koala -- Mountain Gorilla -- 7 Purr-fect Cats -- Leopard -- White Tern -- Coyote -- Pig -- Bear Cub Cuddles -- Giraffe -- Black-Footed Ferret -- American Alligator -- Snow Leopard -- Killer Whale -- Gentoo Penguin -- 7 Pretty Horses -- Echidna -- Loggerhead Sea Turtle -- Atlantic Puffin -- White-Tailed Deer -- Owl Runs Races -- Cutest Baby Animals -- Mountain Goat -- Pygmy Sea Horse -- Pea Puffer Fish -- Meerkat -- Baby Octopus -- Chinchilla -- Sea Lion -- Lamb -- Giant Panda -- 6 Beautiful Bunnies -- Harvest Mouse -- Gray Wolf -- Manatee -- Japanese Macaque -- Tapir -- Orangutan -- Amazon Giant Glass Frog -- Beaver -- Resplendent Quetzal -- Rhinoceros -- 5 Pocket Pets -- Two-Toed Sloth -- Snowy Owl -- Wolverine -- Lion Cuddles With Meerkat -- Bumblebee Bat -- Pygmy Hippo -- Capybara -- Cute Critter Discovered -- 7 Hidden Gems -- Cow -- Baby Emperor Penguin -- Golden Lion Tamarin -- Clownfish -- Otter Adores Kitten Pals -- 6 Cold-Blooded Cuties -- American Pika -- Arctic Fox -- Slender Loris -- Chimpanzee -- Common Loon -- Japanese Emperor Caterpillar -- Donkey -- Baby Cheetah Gets Pet Dog -- Bat-Eared Fox -- Red Panda -- Kangaroo -- Walrus -- Porcupine -- Serval -- Marmoset -- Raccoon Adopts Cat -- Sugar Glider -- Egyptian Tortoise -- Ermine -- Farewell -- Index -- Credits.Presents images, anecdotes, and information about 125 exceptionally adorable animals, from pets like puppies and kittens, to such wild creatures as gorillas and ostriches.Ages 8-12.IG1070L
Subjects: Animals;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 7
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Forbidden creatures : inside the world of animal smuggling and exotic pets / by Laufer, Peter,1950-(CARDINAL)362682;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-239) and index.From butterflies to big cats, great apes, and long snakes -- Unexpected mayhem : Travis attacks Charla Nash -- Monkey smuggler : survivalist Fran Ogren conspires with her daughter -- Federal case : the prosecutor and Gypsy Lawson's pet -- Attempted amnesty : Connecticut's animal control czar Susan Frechette tries to corral unwanted pets -- Stop cat sales : Tippi Hedren's second career -- Who belongs to whom? : philosophers Mark Rowlands and Peter Singer weigh in -- Crimes for pets : roller pigeons attract the Fish and Wildlife Service -- Chimps as children : Roberta and her apes -- Trapped together : Connie Casey and chimpanzee factory -- Travis's mother : gunned down -- Shambala : are wild things forever wild? -- Servals, spider monkeys, and zedonks : an exotic auction in Missouri -- Zeus by the side of the road : the myth of the white tiger -- Rampant trafficking : you can get anything you want -- A conscientious merchant : selling New World snakes in the Old World -- Florida's python plague : a snake seller's perspective -- Mark McCarthy's tigers : the best of a bad scenario -- No kissing the cats : the PETA girl and the cheetah lady -- An absurd infestation : the Everglades amok with pythons -- Macro problem, micro reality : snake hunters stalk the wild Florida pythons -- "I know it when I see it" : the old hippie and the professor try to define a pet -- Getting marked in Pahrump : Picasso the tiger sprays your correspondent from head to toe -- Good people : strange hobby -- We're all at least a little wild.Explores the economic and environmental impact of the exotic animal trade, from poachers and traders to breeders and pet owners.
Subjects: Exotic animals; Wild animal trade.; Wildlife smuggling.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Zoologies : on animals and the human spirit / by Deming, Alison Hawthorne,1946-author.(CARDINAL)379776;
Introduction -- Murray Springs Mammoth -- Spotted Hyena --The Sacred Pig -- Crow -- Dog Tags -- Patativa (Sporophila leucoptera) -- Ant Art -- Field Notes on Hands -- Elephant Watching -- The Cheetah Run -- The Finback -- The Feasting -- A Dog with His Pets -- City of Storks -- The Pony, the Pig, and the Horse -- Dragon -- Black Vulture -- Liberating the Lobster -- Trumpeter Swan -- T. Rex -- Bobcat -- My Cat Jeffrey -- Feral Children -- Vervet -- Chimera -- Letter from Mars -- Wolf Spider -- Owl Watching in the Experimental Forest -- Hood River Oyster -- The Rabbit on Mars -- Field Notes on Culture, Biology, and Emergence -- Epilogue: The Gannet -- Notes -- For Further Reading -- Acknowledgments -- Publications."Humans were surrounded by other animals from the beginning of time: they were food, clothes, adversaries, companions, jokes, and gods. And yet, our companions in evolution are leaving the world - both as physical beings and spiritual symbols - and not returning. In this collection of linked essays, Alison Hawthorne Deming asks, and seeks to answer: what does the disappearance of animals mean for human imagination and existence? Moving from mammoth hunts to dying house cats, she explores profound questions about what it means to be animal. What is inherent in animals that leads us to destroy, and what that leads us toward peace? As human animals, how does art both define us as a species and how does it emerge primarily from our relationship with other species? The reader emerges with a transformed sense of how the living world around us has defined and continues to define us in a powerful way"--Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Animals.; Human-animal relationships.; Nature.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Constellation pack [video-enabled device] by Findaway World, LLC.(CARDINAL)345268;
All About Pets -- Astraware Word Search, Animals -- Cursive Writing Wizard -- Word Farm -- Cheetahs -- All About Kangaroos -- Amphibians -- Wild and Weird Animals -- Elephants -- Reptiles -- Know It Alls! Apes! -- Know It Alls! Lizards! -- Know It Alls! Wildcats! -- Know It Alls! Wolves!Have you ever wondered about kangaroos? Kangaroos are known for their high and fast jumping. Learn all about this iconic animal from Australia. Speakaboos' parent app, HOMER, is a proven early learning program that builds personalized learning plans for children ages 2-8 - complete with this story and others like this!For more than 65 years, Highlights for Children has been helping kids become their best selves through Fun with a Purpose™ magazines, games, books, and digital products. In this App, you will find games, mazes, and pet-themed puzzles featuring your favorite animals.Slippery toads, slithering salamanders, and freaky frogs. Learn about these amazing amphibians in this new story.Find all of the words in the jumbled grid! Classic WordSearch game, including helpful hints - tap and hold a letter to highlight that letter everywhere in the grid!Did you know that a cheetah can run as fast as a car drives on the freeway? Learn more fun facts about cheetahs.Preschoolers and children can learn to trace letters, numbers, and shapes using animated stickers and sound effects to keep them motivated while learning!Learn all about elephants in this beautifully illustrated ebook.As part of the unique, science Know-It-Alls! Series that features stunning graphics and engaging text, this video puts the spotlight on Apes! Did you know that orangutans spend most of their lives in trees? They are the slowest-moving apes. Big males sometimes have to travel on the ground because the tree branches can't support them. Children will learn about the gorilla, chimpanzee, orangutan, bonobo, and gibbon. Awesome life-like illustrations and informative stat boxes filled with interesting facts make this 24-page book fun and exciting for young science enthusiasts age 4 and up!As part of the unique, science Know-It-Alls! Series that features stunning graphics and engaging text, this video puts the spotlight on Lizards! Did you know lizards have two big eyes and can see very well? In fact, some lizards can even look in two directions at the same time. Learn about the largest lizard of all-the Komodo Dragon. This lizard is big enough to eat wild pigs, goats, and even deer! Awesome life-like illustrations and informative stat boxes filled with interesting facts make this eBook fun and exciting for young science enthusiasts age 4 and up!As part of the unique, science Know-It-Alls! Series that features stunning graphics and engaging text, this video puts the spotlight on Wild Cats! Did you know that lions are the only cats that live in family groups called prides? Children will learn about the lion, tiger, jaguar, cheetah, leopard, clouded leopard, and snow leopard. Awesome life-like illustrations and informative stat boxes filled with interesting facts make this eBook fun and exciting for young science enthusiasts age 4 and up!As part of the unique, science Know-It-Alls! Series that features stunning graphics and engaging text, this video puts the spotlight on Wolves! Did you know a wolf can pick up the scent of an animal from a mile (1.6km) away? Awesome life-like illustrations and informative stat boxes filled with interesting facts make this eBook fun and exciting for young science enthusiasts age 4 and up!Do crocodiles make you smile? Do you think turtles are terrific? Read all about these and other reptiles today!This non-fiction title will teach curious kids about the weirdest animals on the planet.Shuffle the letters to make words! Jumping instantly into the fun, you will find that Word Farm is an educational and entertaining game of words which will get all brains moving."Independent packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones: Will explore ideas for discussion ; Engages in conversation ; Reads with understanding and purpose ; Reads and comprehends literature proficiently ; Constructs text in an organized manner ; Uses transitional and link words."--Ages 8+Issued on Playaway Launchpad, a pre-loaded learning tablet.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Educational games.; Literacy; Reading (Preschool);
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 8
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