human-animal relationships

Photographs help celebrate Ernest Hemingway's love for his eleven cats, along with personal letters describing his cats' exploits and his family life.

Recounts the true story of Charles and Mary Ann Goodnight's efforts to hand-raise two baby buffalo in order to save the species from extinction.

Explores how historical figures, including Julius Caesar, Medici, and Josephine Bonaparte, have used animals as a means of symbolizing their power, ingenuity, and strength.

Helen Thayer recounts her story of living a year among the wolves in the Yukon and the Arctic with her husband, Bill, and their part-wolf dog, Charlie, and tells of her experiences as they learned to understand the social structure and leadership roles of the wolves.

Twelve-year-old Cloud wakes up as a human girl instead of a bear and embarks on a thrilling journey through both mortal and immortal worlds in order to mend her past, face her fears, and save the realm in which she lives.

The author, a veterinarian, shares his belief that there is more to medicine than drugs and surgery, and that disease can be prevented and treated through nutrition, exercise, love, compassion, and the formation of meaningful bonds with other species. He looks at research that corroborates his theory and shares stories of his animal and human friends.

An illustrated guide to pets that features stories that describe the relationships that people share with their pets--including a cat who disappeared for ten months, whiskey drinking parrot who lives to be 126, Stellar the seizure-sensing dog, and others--and includes tips to determine whether someone is a dog or a cat person, how to choose and care for a pet, and more.

When Kenai, a Native American boy living in the Pacific Northwest in prehistoric times, is transformed into a bear, he learns about the lives of creatures other than man.

A second prophesy, this time involving dolphins, comes true for eleven-year-old Martine, an orphaned South African girl who has mystical powers over animals, when she embarks on a school trip to study marine life off the coast of Mozambique.

An Alaskan wolf and an African boy, meeting at a zoo in "The Other World," read in one another's eye the hardships each has faced, and their understanding helps to bring healing to them both.