Animal stories : heartwarming true tales from the animal kingdom /
Yolen, Jane,
Animal stories : heartwarming true tales from the animal kingdom / Jane Yolen with her children, Heidi E.Y. Stemple, Adam Stemple, & Jason Stemple ; illustrated by Jui Ishida. - 1 online resource (159 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) - National Geographic kids . - National Geographic kids. .
OSLIS\Gale Nat Geo eBooks(2/2/23).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-158) and index.
The sled dog who helped save the children of Nome -- The Iditarod Race commemorates the run -- Balanchine's elephants -- The humane treatment of performing animals -- Simon : ship's cat first class -- Other onboard cats -- Keiko, the Orca movie star -- Orca (Orcinus orca), killer whale? -- Daughter of Sunshine -- Altruism in animals -- Owen and Mzee : an unlikely pair -- Other unlikely pairs -- The Capitoline geese : after the battle -- Hoover, the talking seal -- Talking animals -- Greyfriars Bobby : man's best friend -- The elephant whisperer -- Elephant mourners -- Cheri Ami, the pigeon hero -- Homing pigeons : how do they find their way home? -- Washoe, the hand-signing chimp -- Another famous signing chimp -- Christian the lion -- Lions in captivity -- Saving the whales : gray whale -- Seabiscuit, the people's horse -- Why was Seabiscuit so popular? -- Smokey, the firefighting bear -- Was Smokey too good at fire prevention? -- Pale Male, big-city hawk -- Red-tailed haws outside the city -- The last of Lonesome George -- Darwin, evolution, and tortoises -- The Tamworth two -- What is a Tamworth pig?
Presents a collection of true animal stories from different historical periods, including the tales of Balto the Alaskan sled dog, Smoky the Bear, and Internet sensation Christian the lion.
9781426317255 1426317255 9781426317262 1426317263
Animals--Anecdotes.
Animals--Anecdotes.
Animals.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Zoology.
Electronic books- OSLIS.
Anecdotes.
Nonfiction.
Anecdotes.
Electronic books.
QL791 / .Y65 2014eb
591
Animal stories : heartwarming true tales from the animal kingdom / Jane Yolen with her children, Heidi E.Y. Stemple, Adam Stemple, & Jason Stemple ; illustrated by Jui Ishida. - 1 online resource (159 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) - National Geographic kids . - National Geographic kids. .
OSLIS\Gale Nat Geo eBooks(2/2/23).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-158) and index.
The sled dog who helped save the children of Nome -- The Iditarod Race commemorates the run -- Balanchine's elephants -- The humane treatment of performing animals -- Simon : ship's cat first class -- Other onboard cats -- Keiko, the Orca movie star -- Orca (Orcinus orca), killer whale? -- Daughter of Sunshine -- Altruism in animals -- Owen and Mzee : an unlikely pair -- Other unlikely pairs -- The Capitoline geese : after the battle -- Hoover, the talking seal -- Talking animals -- Greyfriars Bobby : man's best friend -- The elephant whisperer -- Elephant mourners -- Cheri Ami, the pigeon hero -- Homing pigeons : how do they find their way home? -- Washoe, the hand-signing chimp -- Another famous signing chimp -- Christian the lion -- Lions in captivity -- Saving the whales : gray whale -- Seabiscuit, the people's horse -- Why was Seabiscuit so popular? -- Smokey, the firefighting bear -- Was Smokey too good at fire prevention? -- Pale Male, big-city hawk -- Red-tailed haws outside the city -- The last of Lonesome George -- Darwin, evolution, and tortoises -- The Tamworth two -- What is a Tamworth pig?
Presents a collection of true animal stories from different historical periods, including the tales of Balto the Alaskan sled dog, Smoky the Bear, and Internet sensation Christian the lion.
9781426317255 1426317255 9781426317262 1426317263
Animals--Anecdotes.
Animals--Anecdotes.
Animals.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Zoology.
Electronic books- OSLIS.
Anecdotes.
Nonfiction.
Anecdotes.
Electronic books.
QL791 / .Y65 2014eb
591