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Publisher
Millennium
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Takes viewers on a journey deep inside the controversial American subculture of raising the most dangerous animals in the world as common household pets. The film courageously exposes the shocking reality behind the multibillion-dollar exotic pet industry with stunning photography, inspiring storytelling, and unprecedented access into a world rarely seen, right in our own backyard.
2) Up
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Carl Fredericksen is a 78- year-old curmudgeon. He used to enjoy his modest life as a balloon seller when his adventure-loving wife Ellie was still alive. When she died, Carl was left with his memories and the awareness that they never made their dream journey to Paradise Falls in South America. When well-meaning officials consign Carl to Shady Oaks Retirement Home, he rigs thousands of helium balloons to his house and floats away. He discovers that...
3) Mini pig
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Mini pigs have distinct personalities. While they are extremely curious and intelligent, they can sometimes be stubborn and pig-headed. Learn all about these unique little pets that will snort, grunt, and squeal their way into your heart. Who knows, maybe this is the right pet for you!" -- cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"[An] almost unbearably suspenseful story of adventure and survival....as the story advances, a powerfully pervasive sense of melancholy takes hold of the reader, much as the tiger did young Jaffy, and one wonders if it will ever let go. Though Mr. Jamrach is based on a real historical figure, and Jaffy's voyage on that of the ill-fated whaler Essex, the story is entirely Birch's, and her principal characters are her own wonderful invention. . ....
7) Spineless
Author
Series
Publisher
Union Square Kids
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When his asthma lands him at a health resort in the wilds of Gilded Age South Florida, twelve-year-old Algie Emsworth is over the moon. The scientific treasure trove of unexplored swamps may launch his dream career as a naturalist. But even Algie is startled when he happens upon a brand-new species and her brood in the karst springs surrounding the resort. Algie quickly realizes he must keep his discovery a secret: a famous collector of exotic animals...
8) Jaguar fever
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Investigating the black market trade of exotic animals keeps Wade Patterson more than busy. When he and Maya both get entangled is a steamy jungle mission, it becomes impossible to tell who is being hunted or who the hunters are. Wade is desperate to survive this deadly game of cat and mouse. But it's May's piercing eyes that keep him awake at night."--Back cover.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Discover Cryptids crew arrives in Arkansas to investigate the Ozark Howler, possibly an escaped exotic big cat, they find themselves in direct competition with a rival television crew for the program Bump in the Night--but when they are examining signs of the monster Gabe falls into the river and is swept away.
10) Primal
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When Frank Walsh, a hunter, and collector of rare and exotic animals, bags a priceless white jaguar for a zoo, he figures it'll be smooth sailing to a big payday. But the ship bearing Frank's precious cargo has two predators caged in its hold: the cat and a political assassin being extradited to the U.S. After the assassin breaks free and then frees the jaguar, Frank feverishly stalks the ship's cramped corridors in hot pursuit of his prey, right...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Zarafa is a beautiful and gentle giraffe, so wonderful, in fact, that the ruler of Egypt offers her as a gift to the king of France. But how to get her there? Why, she sails up the Nile by felucca, crosses the sea by brigantine, and, yes, walks the last five hundred miles to Paris. People love it. And they love her, meeting and greeting her along the way, cheering her on. Afterward, the grateful French king places Zarafa in his own royal garden, where...
12) Miniature donkey
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Explains why a miniature donkey is a good pet, including it only reaches up to thirthy-eight inches tall and many other facts.
Author
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers, an imprint of Cherry Lake Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A stunning visual exploration of the weirdest, most incredible animals on Earth. Readers will learn that what makes many creatures so strange, to humans at least, is often exactly what helps it to survive. A fact-filled book about the planet's weirdest, most wonderful creatures from award-winning illustrator Ben Rothery"--
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Star of Animal Planet's Evan Goes Wild and People magazine's "Pet Vet" Dr. Evan Antin takes readers beyond his viral Instagram posts right into the wild world with him. World Wild Vet is an up close and personal look at planet earth, in all its wild glory. But beyond the laugh-out-loud stories and dangerous encounters with some of our planet's most exotic creatures, it is a clarion call to protect our delicate environment."--
Millions follow Antin...
18) Pygmy goat
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Explains why pygmy goats are unusual pets, but they are smart, social, and fun to own.
19) Bearded dragon
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Presents information about bearded dragons, including their size, playful personality, and good temperament which make bearded dragons one of the most popular reptiles to keep as pets.
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