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Animals strike curious poses : essays / by Passarello, Elena,author.(CARDINAL)342079;
Includes bibliographical references (27 unnumbered pages).Yuka (39,000 BP) -- The wolf of Gubbio (1207) -- Ganda (1515) -- Sackerson (1601) -- Jeoffry (1760) -- Vogel Staar (1784) -- Harriet (1835) -- War pigs (1870-2012) -- Jumbo II (1901) -- Four horsemen (1904-2012) -- Mike (1945) -- Arabella (1973) -- Lancelot (1985) -- Koko (1988) -- Osama (1998) -- Celia (2003) -- Cecil (2015).Sixteen essays about individual animals, including wild (woolly mammoth, rhinoceros, starling, crocodile, gorilla, lion) and domesticated (housecat, racing pigeons, elephant, horses, goats), named and made famous by humans.
Subjects: Essays.; Trivia and miscellanea.; Famous animals.; Famous animals;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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Tales of famous animals / by Roop, Peter.(CARDINAL)350193; Roop, Connie.(CARDINAL)728781; Pullen, Zachary,illustrator.(CARDINAL)546014;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-107) and index.Tells the stories of some of the most famous animals in history, from Alexander the Great's celebrated warhorse Bucephalus to a search and rescue dog from New Jersey named Quest who spent ten long days searching for survivors after September 11, 2001.880LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Famous animals; Famous animals;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 14
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Famous animals of the states : true-to-life tales of the most unusual beasts of the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia / by Buchanan, Paul D.,1958-(CARDINAL)330272;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Famous animals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Famous animals in history and legend. / by Brun, Noëlle.(CARDINAL)748401; Marin, Lise.(CARDINAL)534623;
Thirty-one stories of famous animals in history, mythology, folklore, literature, and religion.
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Biographies.; Fiction.; Animals; Animals; Animals; Animals; Animals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Famous horses / by Linde, Barbara M.(CARDINAL)344631;
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.The "good horse" -- Magnolia -- Blind Tom -- Comance -- Man o' War -- Black Beauty -- Mister Ed -- Milton -- Cholla the painting horse.Learn about famous horses from literature, TV, movies, and history.004-008.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Famous animals; Horses;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Animals who have won our hearts / by George, Jean Craighead,1919-2012.(CARDINAL)149871; Merrill, Christine Herman,illustrator.(CARDINAL)206206; Merrill, Christine Herman.(CARDINAL)206206;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-56).A collection of stories about animals who became beloved and famous, including Balto the sled dog, who found his way through a blinding snowstorm, and Koko the gorilla, who learned sign language.
Subjects: Animals; Famous animals;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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The animals' who's who / by Tremain, Ruthven.(CARDINAL)526571;
Bibliography: pages 289-293.
Subjects: Dictionaries.; Biographies.; Animals; Famous animals; Animals; Animals in literature; Animals, Mythical; Animals;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The king who barked : real animals who ruled / by Jones, Charlotte Foltz.(CARDINAL)737067; Yayo.(CARDINAL)653303;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Africa: Dogs rule: Ethiopia's dog-king -- Europe: Horse sense: Incitatus -- You dirty dog: King Henry I's dog -- It's a dog's life: King Saur -- Asia: Puppy love: Emperor Ling Ti's Pekingese dogs -- The cat's meow: Myobu No Omoto -- Day of the jackal: A hero of India -- White elephant: The elephants of the Siamese court -- South America: Rhino overthrow: Cacareco -- Monkey business: Taio -- North America: Gone to the dogs: Bosco -- Pussyfooting around: Paisley and company -- Going hog wild: Pigasus -- Getting his goat: Clay Henry -- Mule rule: Boston Curtis.The government truly has gone to the dogs--and to the cats, mules, and elephants too--as shown in this fascinating and engaging history.900LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Famous animals; Famous animals; Famous animals; Human-animal relationships;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Groundhog night : Shubenacadie Sam's shadow / by Groenendyk, Doretta,author,illustrator.(CARDINAL)604728;
"The whole world is waiting to see if Shubenacadie Sam's shadow means six more weeks of winter or whether spring is on its way. The day before Groundhog Day though is Groundhog Night, and as Sam discovers, other animals have shadows, too. Come with us on this moonlit journey of discovery as Shubenacadie Wildlife Park's most famous resident meets moose, fox and an owl and many of the other animals and birds that share the park. Shubenacadie Sam is not alone. Shubenacadie Sam is one of the most famous groundhogs in North America. Every year on February 2 at sunrise, Sam leaves the specially built house and checks to see if he sees a shadow. The whole country waits for the result."--
Subjects: Picture books.; Fiction.; Famous animals; Woodchuck; Night;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Famous Fenton has a farm : sign language for farm animals / by Prochovnic, Dawn Babb.(CARDINAL)495178; Bauer, Stephanie,illustrator.(CARDINAL)467320;
Includes bibliographical references (page 32).School Library Journal, January 2010Colorful illustrations and rhyming text describe the animals found on a farm and help children learn how to identify animals in sign language.2.4K-3
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Controlled vocabularies.; Picture books.; Fiction.; American Sign Language; Vocabulary; Stories in rhyme; Domestic animals; Sign language.; Domestic animals;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 13
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