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Describes the work of the wildlife rehabilitation center in Stony Point, New York, how it came to be established and how it handles the many wild animals that are brought to it for treatment. Includes a list of similar rehabilitation centers throughout the country arranged by region.A well-known animal-rights advocate and a wildlife photographer focus on the people, animals, and activities at a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center in New York State
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9780525671640 | Dutton Childrens Books, June 1, 1985, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Describes the work of the wildlife rehabilitation center in Stony Point, New York, how it came to be established and how it handles the many wild animals that are brought to it for treatment.
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9780525667919 | Dutton Childrens Books, September 1, 1990, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Discusses ways in which animals are trained to help the handicapped and to provide companionship for mentally retarded, ill, and elderly persons.
Focuses on seven individuals who are working to defend and extend the rights of animals including pets, wild animals, zoo animals, laboratory animals, and others.
School and Library:
9780027255805 | Atheneum, March 1, 1980, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: An unflinching examination of the ways in which people exploit animals suggests practical ways in which concerned citizens can help put an end to much of the animals' extreme and needless suffering
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9780525667834 | Dutton Childrens Books, February 1, 1984, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A look inside a typical SPCA shelter discusses the history and operations of humane societies, the problems faced by shelters, and the vast numbers of lost, abused, and unwanted animals found in shelters
Describes the animals of the world's basic habitats (grasslands, deserts, woodlands, rain forests, cold regions) and how 'better' zoos in this country are trying to exhibit the animals in environments like their natural ones
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9780525673477 | Lodestar Books, August 1, 1991, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Describes the animals of the world's basic habitats (grasslands, deserts, woodlands, rain forests, cold regions) and how 'better' zoos in this country are trying to exhibit the animals in environments like their natural ones
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9780871565945 | Sierra Club Books, June 1, 1997, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Presents twelve animals that are rare, threatened, or endangered, including the jabiru, caracal, and babirusa
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9780525673842 | Lodestar Books, May 1, 1992, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Describes six representative aquatic habitats and the animals that live in them and discusses how modern aquariums recreate those environments
School and Library:
9780525279501 | Dutton Childrens Books, September 1, 1981, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Describes the training of young dogs, selected from pounds and humane shelters, to help deaf owners by alerting them to sounds they cannot hear and providing companionship.
Product Description: This is an update of the classic work, The Urban Dog, fully revised to take into account new concerns and research that have come to light since the book was first published by Bantam in the mid-1980s. The book provides expert tips on selecting a dog appropriate for your lifestyle, as well as caring for its maximum health and well being...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
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9781590560006 | Lantern Books, March 1, 2002, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: This is an update of the classic work, The Urban Dog, fully revised to take into account new concerns and research that have come to light since the book was first published by Bantam in the mid-1980s.
Portrays the world of search-and-rescue dogs--whose jobs range from finding missing people, to blocking the flow of drugs, to sniffing out arson--and describes their skills
Hardcover:
9780525672746 | Lodestar Books, July 1, 1989, cover price $15.95 | also contains Cult of the Great Eleven | About this edition: Discusses dogs that are trained to use their scenting ability to locate drugs, explosives, missing persons, agricultural products, or other substances.
Hardcover:
9780525667544 | Dutton Childrens Books, May 1, 1982, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Follows the life of a Labrador retriever trained as a guide dog, from him birth to his placement with Peter, his blind owner, illuminating the selection and breeding of dogs, the matching of dogs to owners, and the rigorous procedures of guide-dog training
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9780399505966 | J P Tarcher, November 1, 1981, cover price $9.95 | also contains The Black Family and Society | About this edition: A guide to the care of cats includes advice on diet, hygiene, grooming, safety, illnesses, neutering, behavior problems, and other aspects of owning a cat
A guide to the care of cats includes advice on diet, hygiene, grooming, safety, illnesses, neutering, behavior problems, and other aspects of owning a cat
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9780385153683 | Doubleday, December 1, 1980, cover price $10.95 | also contains The Last Taxi Ride: A Ranjit Singh Novel | About this edition: A guide to the care of cats includes advice on diet, hygiene, grooming, safety, illnesses, neutering, behavior problems, and other aspects of owning a cat
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9780399523502 | Rev upd su edition (J P Tarcher, December 1, 1997), cover price $12.00 | About this edition: A guide to the care of cats includes advice on diet, hygiene, grooming, safety, illnesses, neutering, behavior problems, and other aspects of owning a cat
Product Description: Legends of the Plastic Chairs is a journey into the heart's core. The book begins with an epiphany Curtis experiences on a Hawaiian beach. She masterfully tells the story of her life - without judgment or self-pity - and creates the perfect metaphor for overcoming any kind of dysfunction...read more
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9781598584639 | Dog Ear Pub Llc, October 30, 2007, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Legends of the Plastic Chairs is a journey into the heart's core.
Product Description: Dani, a twelve-year-old girl, is angry and heartbroken at being sent to relatives she hardly knows in Canada while her parents go through a bitter divorce. Dani clashes with her cousin, Mitch, the same age, who frightens her with stories about the monster of Lake Okanagan...read more
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9781413722932 | Publishamerica Inc, July 31, 2004, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Dani, a twelve-year-old girl, is angry and heartbroken at being sent to relatives she hardly knows in Canada while her parents go through a bitter divorce.
Paperback:
9780553342703 | Bantam Dell Pub Group, August 1, 1986, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Explains how to select a suitable dog, describes canine behavior, and gives advice on training, feeding, grooming, and health care
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9780553265057 | Reprint edition (Bantam Books, February 1, 1990), cover price $4.95 | also contains The Guide to Period Styles for Interiors: From the 17th Century to the Present
Hardcover:
9780895865854 | Hp Books, June 1, 1988, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Explains the reasons fewer well-educated women are choosing to marry, discusses public attitudes toward women and marriage, and shares the comments of single career women
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