The Purrfect Show (Home for Meow #1)


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All the "awwws" of animal adoption stories are combined with sugary sweetness is this new, fun-filled chapter book series about a cat café! Every home needs a cat! Kira Parker lives above The Purrfect Cup, the cat café that her family owns and runs. Every day is a new adventure with her cat friends! Except lately, The King County Dog Show seems to be the only thing the regulars can talk about! Kira doesn’t get why everyone is so excited. After all, her cat friends are much smarter and more talented than those dogs. Then Kira has a GREAT IDEA -- she’s going to train the cats, and enter them in the competition. It’s sure to be her best plan yet!







Thereby Hangs a Tail


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Bernie Little and his canine companion, Chet, are private investigators. Both have had some setbacks in life - Bernie in combat, Chet in K-9 dog-training school - but together they make up a team like no other. In Thereby Hangs a Tail, Bernie and Chet are hired to investigate threats made against an unlikely target - a pretty, pampered show dog named Princess. What seems like a joke turns serious when Princess and her owner are abducted. And to make matters worse, Bernie's on-again, off-again girlfriend, reporter Susie Sanchez, disappears too. When Chet gets separated from Bernie, he tries to put the pieces together, find his way home, and save the day. With genuine suspense and intrigue, combined with humour and insight into the special bond between man and dog, Thereby Hangs a Tail is the much awaited sequel to the fantastic, funny, New York Times bestselling Dog On It. It will keep everyone talking - and chuckling.




Rubber Legs and White Tail-Hairs


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America's favorite outdoor humorist is back with an outrageously fresh collection of stories. He introduces a variety of friends old and new, and takes readers to many exotic locales outdoors and indoors.







Bulletin


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Wally Whale's Mighty Tail


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Koa adventures with Wally Whale in the South Pacific where they learn a mighty secret: HAPPINESS IS A CHOICE. Part of the inspiring EQ Explorers: Little Adventures for a Big, Happy Life series.




Draft Horses and Mules


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Draft Horses and Mules, by Gail Damerow and Alina Rice, distills the great tradition of these impressive animals into a definitive guide. Designed for new or intermediate owners, the book shows readers how to choose an ideal team, feed and house them, maintain their health, ensure effective equine-human communication, select and use equipment properly, and employ the animals in a variety of agricultural, logging, and demonstration tasks.




Show Grooming


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In the competitive world of horse shows it takes more than good performance to win -- it takes show grooming. This revised and updated edition of Charlene Strickland's best-selling guide is packed with diagrams, pictures, and descriptions of grooming tools, techniques, and care. It provides detailed information on how the horse and rider should present themselves in the show ring. You'll find advice for all the major breeds and riding disciplines, including Hunter -- Jumper -- Dressage-- Western -- Quarter Horses -- Pintos & Paints -- Morgans -- Arabians -- Saddlebreds -- Paso Finos -- Tennessee Walker and many more. Invaluable for anyone showing in more than one division, changing divisions, or showing for the first time.




What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?


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A nose for digging? Ears for seeing? Eyes that squirt blood? Explore the many amazing things animals can do with their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails in this interactive guessing book, beautifully illustrated in cut-paper collage, which was awarded a Caldecott Honor. This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades K-1, Read Aloud Informational Text).