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Human-animal relationships

Timothy, Or, Notes of an Abject Reptile

Verlyn Klinkenborg

Verlyn Klinkenborg traces the natural history of tortoises through the story of Timothy, a tortoise who lived in the garden of eighteenth-century English curate Gilbert White for thirteen years while

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The Good Good Pig

Sy Montgomery

The author describes her unique friendship with a pig named Christopher Hogwood, a sickly piglet who helped her develop a new relationship with neighbors in her small-town community.

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Animal Blessings

June Cotner

A collection of poems and prayers about pets.

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The Whale Rider

Witi Tame Ihimaera

As her beloved grandfather, chief of the Maori tribe of Whangara, New Zealand, struggles to lead in difficult times and to find a male successor, young Kahu is developing a mysterious relationship wit

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Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul

A collection of short inspirational stories about pets in their roles as teachers, healers, heros, companions, and friends.

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Songs of the Gorilla Nation

Dawn Prince-Hughes

The author discusses her experiences living with autism, a condition she was not diagnosed with until she was thirty-six, and shares the story of how she was able to make sense of her life and feeling

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Life of Pi

Yann Martel

Pi Patel, having spent an idyllic childhood in Pondicherry, India, as the son of a zookeeper, sets off with his family at the age of sixteen to start anew in Canada, but his life takes a marvelous tur

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Animals As Teachers & Healers

Susan Chernak McElroy

The author discusses how she was able to triumph over cancer with the help of the animals in her life, and shares the stories of other people whose lives have been touched by the loving energies of an

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