breeding

"Young readers will learn the basics of genetics in this title. Clear, easy-to-read text and infographics use a litter of puppies and their coat colors to help students comprehend DNA and inheritance"--Publisher.

Recounts the life story of French rose breeder Francis Meilland and his greatest accomplishment, the Peace rose--a beautiful flower that took six years to create.

Text and color photos present information on the raising and mating of butterflies; provide instructions for twelve projects, including making a butterfly house and learning to hand-feed them; and profile nearly forty types of butterflies, listing their breeding areas, host plants, and nectar plants, and describing their chrysalises and their physical traits as caterpillars and as butterflies.

"[The author] reveals [the] obsession with new types of dogs--engineering puppies that keep getting smalleror sillier looking--and the . . . health consequences of this on those we claim as our best friends. She also provides . . . revelations on how this has led to a world of 'disposable pets'--puppies and adult dogs abandoned when their medical expenses become too costly and added to the 6.5 million animals entering shelters each year, or put on the street--and informed insight into what's ahead: made-to-order puppies; hybrid animals; shorter life spans for dogs; and even the extinction of breeds like French bulldogs, pit bulls, King Charles spaniels, mastiffs, Skye terriers, bloodhounds, and more"--Provided by publisher.

Text and photographs highlight the evolutionary history of the dog family, their domestication, anatomy, behavior, and breeds.

Arctic terns travel 44,000 miles every year - the longest animal migration in the world! From pole to pole and back again, these flying machines zigzag across the world to follow the summer.

"Hellsmouth, a willful thoroughbred filly with the blood of Triple Crown winners flowing through her veins, has the legacy of the Forges riding on her. One of the oldest and proudest families in Kentucky, the Forge family is as mythicas the history of the South itself. Descended from one of the first settlers to brave the Gap, Henry Forge, through anact of naked ambition, is attempting to blaze a new path, breeding horses on the family's crop farm. His daughter, Henrietta, becomes his partner in the endeavor, although shehas desires of her own. Their conflict escalates when AllmonShaughnessy, a black man fresh from prison, comes to work inthe stables, and the ugliness of the farm's past and the exigencies of appetite become evident. Together, the three stubbornly try to create a new future through sheer will--one that isn't written in their very fabric--while they mold Hellsmouth into a champion."--Provided by publisher.

Tracing back to the allure of the Wild West’s open frontier, trail riding is a unique way to enjoy nature’s beauty. This useful guide for trail riders will even inspire those who have never come near a horse. Readers will understand the evolution of the animal and the history of riding before learning how to choose and get to know a horse before a trail ride. Practical tips for grooming, tacking, and dressing are outlined, as are basic guidelines and safety measures for learning to ride. The many joys and also the potential dangers of trail riding are discussed.

Opens with a true story about a man and his draft horses and follows with the history of draft horses, what breeds are used, the training involved, what the horses do on the job, and what happens to draft horses when they retire.

While nursing a broken heart, Josh Michaels is outraged when a neighbor abandons his very pregnant dog, Lucy, at Josh's Colorado home. But Josh can't resist Lucy's soulful brown eyes, and though he's never had a dog before, he's determined to do the best he can for Lucy.