human-animal relationships

Twelve-year-old Gabe is in emotional turmoil after feeling the effects of his parents' money woes and seeing his best friends begin to hang out with other kids on their soccer team. When he finally gets the chance to hang out with his friends again, he hopes to impress them by shooting off fireworks that he steals from a local store. When the fireworks ignite, they cause a fire in the woods near his house and damage several acres of land. Gabe is blamed for the fire and must help clean up the mess he caused through a court order. While working in the ravaged fields, Gabe encounters a coyote named Rill, who also is going through his own difficulties with his family, but now is injured from the fire and can't return to them. As he works in the area, Gabe realizes the consequences of his actions, dedicating himself to helping Rill recover, and in the process discovering a new friend.

"In this graphic novel for early middle readers, a fearsome sea serpent comes back to haunt an island in the Pacific Northwest after a 100-year reprieve"--.

After the author adopts Edie, a sweet golden retriever puppy, she is faced with an unusually anxious and fearful dog, and embarks on an unforgettable journey to fix Edie, learning lessons about selflessness and unconditional love as she realizes that maybe Edie is secretly the one doing the saving.

When the devil girl Patty finds she is too weak to summon an animal familiar, she chooses a human instead--Norman Volcanello--an eccentric guy with a dangerous fascination with exotic life forms, then as Patty and Norman set out to find her missing father, an offbeat adventure begins.

Collects three previously published collections of "Garfield" comics, including "Garfield feeds his face," "Garfield eats and runs," and "Garfield: Nutty as a fruitcake," which follow the antics of the Garfield the cat, his hapless owner Jon, and Odie the dog.

Collects three previously published collections of "Garfield" comics, including "Garfield Slurps and Burps," "Garfield Belly Laughs," and "Garfield: Easy as Pie," which follow the antics of the Garfield the cat, his hapless owner Jon, and Odie the dog.

A collection of Sunday "Garfield" comic strips from throughout the thirty-five year run of the strip, handpicked and annotated by creator Jim Davis, along with an assortmentof original sketches and never-before-seen rejected strips.

"Buster's in big trouble. He's been dragged to Dog Court for breaking one of the most sacred of all dog rules: Never, ever talk to a human, or let a human know how smart you really are. But he swears he had a good reason! The boy he's been taking care of, Tonio, needed his help in a big way. You see, Tonio is afraid all the time-- afraid of saying or doing the wrong thing, afraid of making a fool of himself or (even worse) hurting someone else's feelings. His doctor thinks having a therapy dog will help his anxiety--and Buster wants to help. He really wants to help. Even if it means breaking the rules"--Provided by publisher.

It has been a year since newly orphaned Peter and his pet fox Pax, now a protective father, have seen each other, but their paths cross again when Pax's kit falls desperately ill forcing him to turn to the one human he knows he can trust.

Inspiring true stories of how horses teach humans and heal their hearts. Horses are sensitive creatures with hearts ten times larger than humans and much more to share with us than meets the eye. Life Lessons From The Heart Of Horses offers poignant short stories about the trials and tribulations of befriending horses. Equine expert Kathy Pike brings you on a healing journey that includes lessons a wild horse taught her, how horses teach humans in her equine facilitated learning programs, and personal insights about living off the land and engaging with the dynamics of a herd each day.