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Every dog deserves a forever home, and after being given up several times, Wrigley has finally found his. The smart, good-natured dog now spends his days at SunRidge Assisted Living, comforting and doting on 45 seniors. Wrigley has free run of the place - going where he senses he’s needed - but his preferred spot is beside his favorite resident, Marjorie Thompson. All is well until a curmudgeon named Walter Kepsen moves in across the hall from Marjorie. Walter can’t stand Wrigley, or anything else, for that matter. But something dramatic is about to happen that will shake SunRidge.

Sie war ein Blümlein hübsch und fein, hell aufgeblüht im Sonnenschein. Er war ein junger Schmetterling, der selig an der Blume hing. Oft kam ein Bienlein mit Gebrumm und nascht und säuselt da herum. Oft kroch ein Käfer kribbelkrab am hübschen Blümlein auf und ab. Ach Gott, wie das dem Schmetterling so schmerzlich durch die Seele ging. Doch was am meisten ihn entsetzt, das Allerschlimmste kam zuletzt ein alter Esel fraß die ganze von ihm so heiß geliebte Pflanze.

Contains books one, two, and three of the Soul Mutts series: Baker's Dozen, Reign of Terrier, and Chocolate-Covered Chaos, book three.

Quinto presentía peligro. Algo terrible iba a suceder en la madriguera: estaba seguro. Tenían que marcharse de inmediato. Así se inicia un largo y arriesgado periplo de supervivencia para una pequeña pandilla de conejos. A medida que los conejos van esquivando el peligro a cada paso, llegamos a conocer a la pandilla, a sus graciosos personajes y su fascinante cultura, con su propio folclor, historia y mitos. Finalmente, la visión de Quinto los lleva a la colina de Watership, una pradera de tierras altas. Pero es allí donde enfrentan los obstáculos más difíciles.

Quinto podía percibir la sensación de peligro. Estaba seguro de que iba a ocurrir algo terrible a todos los habitantes de la madriguera. Tenían que salir de allí inmediatamente. Así comienza el largo y azaroso viaje de supervivencia de un pequeño grupo de conejos. A medida que los conejos van sorteando peligros a cada paso, nos vamos familiarizando con cada uno de los miembros del grupo, sus personalidades singulares y divertidas, y su cultura apasionante, con sus propios relatos y mitos tradicionales.

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Following a devastating earthquake and tsunami, a young man in Japan finds a stray dog outside a convenience store. The dog’s tag says “Tamon,” a name evocative of the guardian deity of the north. The man decides to keep Tamon, becoming the first in a series of owners on the dog’s five-year journey to find his beloved first owner, Hikaru, a boy who has not spoken since the tsunami. An agent of fate, Tamon is a gift to everyone who welcomes him into their life.

Im Süden von Schweden lebt der 14-jährige Nils Holgersson auf einem kleinen Bauernhof. Nils ist frech und bösartig und bereitet seinen Eltern nur Kummer und Sorgen. Als der Frühling naht erlaubt sich Nils einen bösen Streich mit einem Wichtelmännchen. Zur Strafe wird er selbst in ein Wichtelmännchen verwandelt. Plötzlich versteht Nils die Sprache der Tiere und hört, wie sich der zahme Gänserich Martin den Wildgänsen auf ihrer Reise in den hohen Norden Schwedens anschließen will.

Meg Gorton finds herself alone and lonely in Florida. Three years earlier, she packed what she could fit into her sister's car, told her husband, Gary, where he could find her, and asked him to take care of Moses, their beloved black Labrador. For years, she’d tried to talk Gary into moving away from Woodstock, Virginia. They both needed a fresh start after a painful loss, and when their grandson graduates from high school, Meg knows it’s time. But Meg also knows that if she wants a new beginning, she’ll have to do it alone.

Tras ser expulsada del Clan del Oso Cavernario, la joven Ayla decide buscar a los que son como ella, los cromañones, y emprende un viaje lleno de peligros y aventuras hasta que encuentra una cueva donde refugiarse durante un tiempo. Su extraordinario instinto de supervivencia y su mente inquieta la conducirán a grandes descubrimientos, como hacer fuego "de piedra" y domesticar animales; entre otros a la yegua Whinney, que se convertirá en su fiel compañera. Además, tendrá que combatir la soledad y el dolor por ese hijo de "espíritus mezclados" que tuvo que dejar atrás.

Un jeune arbre ayant rencontré un oiseau migrateur, veut voler comme lui. Partir en voyage et parcourir les montagnes, les océans et les déserts. Le jeune arbre se fait un ami, le zéphire, le plus petit des vents. Celui-ci s'en va à la conférence des grands vents afin de demander qu'on déracine le jeune arbre pour qu'il s'envole dans les airs.

Jonathan and Lily McCoy are an elderly couple surviving off the land of Northeastern Tennessee. When a stray coonhound steals Jonathan’s hunting spoils, he sets out to tame the dog he names Rawhide. Rawhide is friendly and loyal, but his battered body suggests mistreatment and pain. And when troublemaker Ed Carter comes to claim Rawhide as his property, the McCoys are willing to fight him in court to protect their canine companion against renewed threats of violence, in this riveting mystery novel filled with American history.

For anyone who ever loved All Creatures Great and Small, Annie England Noblin’s newest novel—about a big city vet transplanted to a small Wisconsin town—is pure delight as we meet aging alpacas, stump-tailed cats, goats in tutus, a vagabond border collie named Kevin, and the people who think they own them. And through it all, Goldie McKenzie, DVM, navigating the small town of Blue Dog, Wisconsin.

These three short stories give listeners a dog’s-eye view of the action and adventure associated with the American West. From an award-winning poet, these stories provide a window into the sometimes fickle relationship between man and dog. Barbara Nelson Blinn used writing as a way to escape her abusive marriage, and these stories are indeed an escape, as listeners will have the opportunity to befriend three different canines, each with their own story filled with mystery, adventure, and the underlying message that controlling the pet population is of utmost importance.

Life around Paradise Gap in Virginia's Crutchfield County has been cadenced to the comfortable traditions of foxhunting for many generations. And then Ryman McKendrick receives a vision. Inspired by a message from Saint Hubert, or so he believes, Ryman launches the Ancient and Venerable Church of Ars Venatica, a.k.a. the Church of Foxhunting. The Venatican ranks swell, hunters sing the praises of the sporting life, and a current of titillation flows among the participants. But support is far from universal. Is one of Ryman's detractors committed enough to go to the ultimate extreme?

'Tis the season in Paterson, New Jersey: Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever, Tara, are surrounded by holiday cheer. It’s even spread to the Tara Foundation. The dog rescue organization, not used to having puppies, has their hands full with a recent litter. Eight puppies are a lot to handle, and Andy is relieved when his co-worker Chris Myers agrees to foster them. Myers, a newer employee at the Tara Foundation, did time for a crime he swears he didn’t commit. When Myers discovers a key witness against him lied on the stand, he goes to Andy to ask for representation.

On the surface, Bucky has everything he needs. A beautiful family, a humble home, and the rural life he has always wanted. Then again, he's a deer. One night, while out looking for his delinquent daughter, he comes across a self-destructive man whose honesty Bucky finds sad yet strangely refreshing. But when his only fawn, Beauty, starts coming home late after hanging out with the wrong crowd, the cracks begin to appear, and fate is about to push something through one of those cracks he never expected.

Mikhail lives in Russia in 1881. When a skeleton of a rare wild horse is brought to him, the zoologist plans an expedition to Mongolia to find the fabled Przewalski horse, a journey that tests not only his physicality, but his heart. In 1992, Karin, alongside her troubled son Mathias and several Przewalski horses, travels to Mongolia to re-introduce the magnificent horses to their native land. The veterinarian has dedicated her life to saving the breed from extinction, prioritising the wild horses, even over her own son.

Umi, Mulán y Angelines son tres cerditas muy pequeñas que una noche deciden huir de la granja donde viven y se adentran en el bosque, buscando una vida mejor. Muy pronto encuentran una cueva donde ocultarse y protegen la entrada con paja. ¿Pero será suficiente? Una reinterpretación del cuento clásico llena de valores, empatía y respeto.

Ea has always felt like an outsider. She suffers from a type of deafness that means she cannot master the spinning rituals that unite her pod of spinner dolphins. When tragedy strikes her family and Ea feels she is partly to blame, she decides to make the ultimate sacrifice and leave. As Ea ventures into the vast, she discovers dangers everywhere, from lurking predators to strange objects floating in the water. But just as she is coming to terms with her solitude, a chance encounter with a group of arrogant bottlenoses will irrevocably alter the course of her life.

All'inizio del XX secolo, una notizia drammatica sconvolge l'opinione pubblica di San Pietroburgo, la capitale dell'Impero russo. Nella lontana Siberia una tigre semina il terrore, aggredisce il bestiame e massacra gli abitanti dei villaggi. Pochi testimoni sono riusciti a sfuggire ai suoi assalti. Lo zar decide di offrire una ricompensa straordinaria a chi riuscirà a uccidere l'animale, l'equivalente del peso della Tigre in monete d'oro.

Hollywood starlet Aubrey Fairbanks and her entourage of activists descend on the picturesque upstate New York village of Jefferson to protest animal testing at the cosmetic company that is Jefferson’s lifeblood. Kent Stephenson is the town’s veterinarian and a lifelong resident. He is licking his wounds after a vicious divorce that took away his daughter and hiding from the world in his profession, surrounded by animals that love unconditionally. What seems to be a simple matter of negotiation soon escalates to arson, then murder.

Smoky the Cowhorse is one of the most famous and beloved horse stories told. Will James writes in 1920s cowboy vernacular and tells the life of the horse Smoky in the Western United States from his birth to eventual return to his home range. Smoky is born in the wild, captured, and trained by Clint and becomes known as the best cow horse. Then a horse thief steals Smoky and beats him repeatedly. Smoky eventually attacks and escapes from the abusive thief.

Bei dem Titel "Der kleine Seestern" handelt es sich um eine von vielen anrührenden und tiefgehenden Geschichten des Bestseller-Autors Sergio Bambaren. Erzählt aus der Perspektive von tierischen Protagonisten, gelingt es dem einfühlsamen Schriftsteller, die Geschichten aus der Bibel um die Arche Noah und die Geburt Christi neu zu entwerfen und zum Nachdenken anzuregen.

The story of Ronnie, a young boy who is raised in the wild by a pit bull he calls "Killer". Years after Killer takes Ronnie to his lair, Ronnie has grown, and Killer has grown old. Eventually Ronnie must find his way home after many years of living with Killer in the wild.

Seagn Conway is tired of her veterinary practice - the same entitled pet parents, the same dogs and cats, and maybe the occasional lizard or snake, now bore her to pieces. When a traveling carnival with a farm animal petting zoo comes to town, she discovers all the animals are depressed, malnourished, and neglected. Seagn knows she can do a better job of taking care of them than anyone else there, so she purchases the animals, their cages, and their transportation with the purpose of following the carnival around, presenting the animals in their natural habitat.

A wild and gripping novel about one woman's quest to reintroduce wolves to the Scottish Highlands at any cost. Inti Flynn arrives in the Scottish Highlands with fourteen grey wolves, a traumatised sister and fierce tenacity. As a biologist, she knows the animals are the best hope for rewilding the ruined landscape, and she cares little for local opposition. As a sister, she hopes the remote project will offer her twin, Aggie, a chance to heal after the horrific events that drove them both out of Alaska.

A touching look at the joys and the sorrows that come with pet ownership. See how a white rabbit won at a carnival affects the lives of people and even animals around her, and decide if the lessons of loss at a beloved pet's passing are worth the lessons of love they can bring.

Buck cuyos instintos primitivos vuelven tras una serie de sucesos que le ocurren cuando lo ponen a tirar de un trineo en el Yukón durante la fiebre del oro que tuvo lugar en el siglo XIX en el Klondike durante la cual los perros de tiro se compraban a precios elevados. La insensibilidad de los hombres hará que se enfrente a un mundo hostil y salvaje, que lo pondrá a prueba. Y de esa lucha saldrá triunfante.

Após uma infância feliz ao lado de sua mãe, um lindo cavalo preto é usado nas carruagens de uma família rica. Mas quando esse animal sofre uma fratura, ele rapidamente é considerado incapaz e passa de mão em mão... Sempre empenhado em fazer seu melhor, ele logo descobre a verdadeira natureza do ser humano.