After a serious accident, Peter Brown goes into a prolonged state of semiconsciousness and dreams he is a cat

Product Description: There had been warnings—the never-ending rain, the slowly rising water—yet when the river finally tears the old wooden house from its foundation and carries it on a perilous journey toward the sea, Albie is unprepared and alone...read more

Product Description: In Jo-Jo the Melon Donkey, he does not like being a donkey, not one bit. Every day, he works hard selling melons on the streets of Venice. Then, one dark night, Jo-Jo discovers that it is up to him to save the city from the sea! Next, in Conker, Nick’s grandmother decides to help him become champion of the children's game, Conker, and sends him off to find some special conkers, or nuts, from Cotter’s Yard...read more

Product Description: Sam, Bonzi, Lola, Mbongo, Jelani, and Makena are no ordinary apes. These bonobos, like others of their species, are capable of reason and carrying on deep relationships - but unlike most bonobos, they also know American Sign Language...read more

Product Description: The wildly entertaining new novel from the bestselling author of Water for Elephants. Isabel Duncan, a scientist at the Great Ape Language Lab, doesn't understand people, but apes she gets—especially the bonobos Sam, Bonzi, Lola, Mbongo, Jelani, and Makena, who are capable of reason and communication through American Sign Language...read more

Product Description: [Read by Adam Verner] A wise, witty, sometimes heartbreaking love story about a pet doctor who discovers that the best relationships are often the most surprising. Dr. Robert Heller is one of New York City's leading veterinarians, and his ''Ask Dr...read more

Product Description: [Library Edition Audiobook CD in sturdy Vinyl case.] [Read by Adam Verner] A wise, witty, sometimes heartbreaking love story about a pet doctor who discovers that the best relationships are often the most surprising. Dr. Robert Heller is one of New York City's leading veterinarians, and his ''Ask Dr...read more

Product Description: Integrating associative processing concepts with massively parallel SIMD technology, this volume explores a model for accessing data by content rather than abstract address mapping.

Product Description: In this sequel to The Bad Dog's Diary, with three dogs causing mayhem in the household and Blake's owner's baby on the way, human–canine relations are at an all-time low. As if domestic strife is not enough, the neighborhood troop of trusty canine friends also find themselves with a new challenge in the shape of a damsel in distress—the blind dog Lolly is in need of rescue from her abusive owner...read more

HUSBANDJake Chastain—handsome, rich, sinfully seductive. Perfect husband material…and in his absence, Meg Lindley was hired to act as his wife. Jake was never supposed to know….LOVERBut suddenly he was there—kissing his "wife" with passion that seared straight to Meg's heart. Sweeping her away into hiding—and demanding answers she didn't have.STRANGERMeg was a double, a last-minute substitute for a woman who had vanished. Even as she fell in love with Jake, she suspected someone was trying to kill him. Meg had to tell Jake the truth—and convince him to trust a stranger….

Product Description: Beau is dirty. Theo is dirty. It must be BATHTIME!The only thing better than watching Theo the dog (part-Boxer, part-Shepherd, part-Labrador, part-Sharpei) curl up for a nap with his best friend Beau (a two-and-a-half year old toddler) is watching them having a blast together in the bath...read more

Product Description: On a trip to the island of Madagascar, Max and his parents find themselves caught up in a jewel theft with all the hallmarks of a Professor Slynk plan. Can Max use his skills to protect his family and thwart the professor without revealing his true identity? Readers will enjoy the bonus material, including chameleon facts, jokes, a quiz, and a recipe for Uncle Herbert's Cool Chameleon...read more

Product Description: On a school trip to the zoo, Max becomes a slippery customer when he transforms into a python. And when Professor Slynk gets him in his clutches it becomes a race against time for Max to wriggle out again! Readers will enjoy the bonus material, including snake facts, jokes, a quiz, and a recipe for Uncle Herbert's Sssnake Sssnack...read more

Product Description: When a parcel of safari-adventure souvenirs arrives from their parents, Max and his twin sister Molly get a free gift that they hadn't bargained for. And with Professor Slynk and his robotic bugs on the trail, Max will need all eight of his legs to get away! Readers will enjoy the bonus material, including spider facts, jokes, a quiz, and a recipe for Uncle Herbert's Spider-Web Dip...read more

New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and international bestselling phenomenon David Weber delivers the first entry in an original young adult science fiction adventure series, the Star Kingdom saga! Young teen Stephanie Harrington forms a telepathic bond with an intelligent alien treecat on a pioneer planet—and must fight for the freedom of her new friend and his species against highly-placed enemies determined to claim the world for humans only. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION.SIGNED LIMITED EDITIONStephanie Harrington absolutely hates being confined inside her family’s compound on the pioneer planet of Sphinx, a frontier wilderness world populated by dangerous native animals that could easily tear a human to bits and pieces. Yet Stephanie is a young woman determined to make discoveries—and the biggest discovery of all awaits her: an intelligent alien species.Treecats  are creatures that resemble a cross between a bobcat and a lemur (but with six legs and much more deadly claws). Not only are they fully sentient, they are also telepathic, and able to bond with certain gifted humans such as the genetically-enhanced Stephanie. But Stephanie’s find, and her first-of-its-kind bond with a treecat, brings on a new torrent of danger. An assortment of highly-placed enemies with galactic-sized wealth at stake is determined to make sure that the planet of Sphinx remains entirely in human hands—even if this means the extermination of another thinking species. Stephanie and Lionheart are about to undergo the greatest test two alien species can ever face together: how to survive first contact and win a future with liberty and justice for all!The first entry in the Star Kingdom teen series and the origin saga for the incredibly-popular, multiple New York Times and USA Today bestselling Honor Harrington adult science fiction adventures. Young Stephanie Harrington is none other than the founder of a pioneering family dynasty that is destined to lead the fight for humanity’s freedom in a dangerous galaxy.About A Beautiful Friendship: “It’s rare to find teen science fiction that strays beyond popular dystopian fare. The environmental messages, human-animal friendship, humor, action, and inventive technology will make this series starter an easy hit. . . .”—BooklistAbout David Weber and the Honor Harrington series:“. . .everything you could want in a heroine….excellent…plenty of action.”—Science Fiction Age “Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!”—Anne McCaffrey“Compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure.”—Locus“Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection. . .Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice. . .”—Publishers Weekly Comprehensive Teacher's Guide available.