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"In the summer of 2012, Steve Jenkins was contacted by an old friend about adopting a micro piglet. Though he knew his partner, Derek, wouldn't be enthusiastic, he agreed to take the adorable little pig anyway, thinking he could care for her himself. Little did he know, that decision would change his and Derek's lives forever. It turned out there was nothing "micro" about Esther, and Steve and Derek had actually signed on to raise a full-sized commercial...
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"Cats, dogs, people - funny and heartbreaking stories from a pet veterinarian With insight and humor, Dr. Philipp Schott shares tales from the unlikely path he took into his career of veterinary science and anecdotes from his successful small-animal clinic. Dr. Schott brings to his writing the benefit of many years of expertise. Wisdom he imparts on readers includes the best way to give your cat a pill, how to prevent your very handy dog from opening...
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Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Describes four animal heroes: Ginny, a dog who helps cats; Scarlett, a cat who rescued her kittens from fire; Lulu, a pig who found help for her ill owner; and Dorado, a guide dog who led his owner out of the collapsing World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
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2021.
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"Chloe Shaw is in a dog house of her own choosing. A married mother with kids, the death of Booker, her children's eldest family pet, has left her reeling and reckoning with her lifelong relationship with dogs. Unable to shake the feeling a year later, she asks her family for some time alone to be with nothing but her thoughts and remaining canines, Safari and Otter--only to find the dogs of her past pawing at her every memory and running, sticks...
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Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Describes six very talented animals: Twiggy, a squirrel who water-skis; Tracker, a dog who acts; Tilly, a dog who paints; Koko, a gorilla who uses sign language and paints; and Siri and Ruby, elephants who also paint.
15) Pet heroes
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Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, especially when they are animals! Inside this book you'll find 14 incredible stories of real-life pet heroes. From service dogs to potbellied pigs, these pets are extraordinary! -[back cover]
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Annie and Apple are a pair of chatty, restless dwarf hamsters from the animal shelter who are being fostered by eight-year-old Kaita Takano and her family. Kaita can't wait to find forever homes for the inquisitive fur balls, but first she has to find them!
18) Chicken soup for the pet lover's soul: stories about pets as teachers, healers, heroes, and friends
Pub. Date
[1998]
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Relates the unique bonds between animals and the people whose lives they've changed and the unconditional love, loyalty, courage and companionship that only animals possess.
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Nonpareil book volume 111
Pub. Date
2011, c2000
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Collects Gavin Maxwell's "Ring of Bright Water," which provides an account of the author's life on the northwest coast of Scotland and describes his constant companions Mijbil and Edal, the otters, and other animals who shared his life there; along with "The Rocks Remain," and "Raven Seek Thy Brother."