A guide on how to understand a cat's body language and behavior with illustrations of 55 different feline poses with detailed explanations of their meanings.
A simplified, illustrated retelling of adventures from Hugh Lofting's "The Story of Doctor Dolittle, " in which Doctor Dolittle and his crew of animals must fend off pirates who want to commandeer their ship.
Have you ever wondered why parrots copy human speech? Do they really know what they re saying? When Parrots Speak introduces young readers to these amazing birds and the secret to how and why they imitate words to sound like humans. Fun facts and colorful photographs further enhance the book to help tell the story of these vocal learners. Also included are a Words to Know section to help students learn new vocabulary and a Further Reading section with books and websites to encourage them to explore the subject more deeply.
"After gathering together the Last Wild, the last animals still alive, Kester Jaynes is faced with a new task--facing the Dark Wild, the animals who live underground and want to destroy humankind"--Provided by publisher.
The author tells of his thirty-year friendship with Washoe, a chimpanzee he began working with in 1967 as part of a program to teach American Sign Language to primates, and discusses his efforts to save laboratory chimpanzees that are being subjected to biomedical experimentation.
Jack, a third-grade student who can talk to animals, interviews the animals around town to find clues after his best friend Leo claims that Jack's dog, Scout, ate his homework.
