| Description |
159 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 x 27 cm |
| Series |
National Geographic kids.
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| Contents |
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 & 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 -- Cher 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 hawks outside the city -- The last of lonesome George ; Darwin, evolution, & tortoises -- The tamworth two ; What is a tamworth pig?. |
| Summary |
Presents a collection of true animal stories from different historical periods, including the tales of Balto the Alaskan sled dog, Smokey Bear, and Internet sensation Christian the lion. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-158) and index. |
| Audience |
1050L Lexile |
| Note |
1050L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader MG 7.0 3 193141 |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader MG 7.0 3 193141 |
| Subject |
Animals -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Stemple, Heidi E. Y., author.
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Stemple, Adam, author.
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Stemple, Jason, author.
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Ishida, Jui, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9781426317255 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9781426317262 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper) |
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