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A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

His second book on migration is a tale of many birds and many research studies all connected by the theme of migration and by his thoughtful narrative voice. The book is organized into ten chapters, framed by a Prologue and Epilogue focused on Weidensaul’s banding experience in Denali National Park.

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Book Chronicles History of Animal Rights

Critter News

At once an accessible history of animal protection thought and a revealing narrative of campaigns for animal rights, The Longest Struggle is must read material for everyone who wants to understand the most radical social justice movement of our time. Tags: animal rights.

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The Worst-Case Scenario Pocket Guide, Dogs!

4 The Love Of Animals

If you have a dog, you need this book! Those aren’t all though, it talks about barking, indoor marking, how to get out skunk smell, how to protect yourself from a vicious dog, and even how to rescue a drowning dog! Tags: books giveaways. Everything from how to give your dog CPR, to how to puppy proof your home.

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Review: Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil – The.

10,000 Birds

The first twenty-nine pages of the book, after the acknowledgements, table of contents, and other prefatory materials, are devoted to the Pantanal and Cerrado and the need to conserve these two endangered biomes. The one major drawback to this book is actually an intended feature and not a glitch.

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The Blue House Dog

4 The Love Of Animals

It took nine years for my picture book, THE BLUE HOUSE DOG, (Peachtree Publishers/August 1, 2010) to come out. The homeless dog, once called Bones, renamed Blue, who played a “hide and seek game” with Cody, to protect himself and stay alive, ends up at Cody’s side. “I Tags: books guest post. See the trailer: [link].

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On "That's Why We Don't Eat Animals"

Animal Person

" That's Why We Don't Eat Animals: A Book About Vegans, Vegetarians, and All Living Things ," written and illustrated by Ruby Roth, has gorgeous and haunting illustrations. Tags: Activism Books Ethics Gray Matters Language. And it gently tells the story of why we shouldn't eat factory farmed animals.

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On Killing Cows to Save Elephants

Animal Person

Here 's the book.) In other words, it's so tragic that elephants are in mortal danger that you should kill cows to help protect the imperiled elephants? Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. While reading a blurb about the much-anticipated Babycakes cookbook at Forbes.com (gluten-free, vegan baked goods galore.

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