Happy as a Tapir


Book Description

During a special magical evening, all the animals in the zoo change identities.




Tiptoe Tapirs


Book Description

Tapir and Little Tapir are the quietest creatures in a very noisy jungle, but when a leopard is threatened by a hunter they teach him how to escape with a very soft step, and all the other animals in the jungle follow suit.




Mango & Bambang: The Not-a-Pig (Book One)


Book Description

An unlikely friendship blossoms between Mango, a little girl with an assortment of talents, and Bambang, an Asian tapir. Mango Allsorts is good at all sorts of things, not just karate and chess. Bambang is most definitely not-a-pig and is now lost in a very busy city. When the two unexpectedly meet, a friendship begins. Bambang requires a great deal of coaxing and comforting to help him acclimate to the big city, and Mango is just the girl for the job. But when Mango faces a nerve-racking challenge of her own, will Bambang be able to return the favor? Filled with adventures and plenty of banana pancakes, this collection of four stories is sure to amuse and inspire any child — or not-a-pig.




Growing Up Tapir


Book Description

About the Book Growing Up Tapir follows a newborn tapir as he experiences the world and learns how to navigate it and all its wonders of new sights, sounds, smells, and creatures.




Jungle Song


Book Description

Little Tapir is sleeping next to his mother when he is woken by Spider and led deep inside the jungle following the beat of Spider's song. Monkeys, firebirds, snakes and insects all add their own rhythms to the music but when the beat stops and Tapir is all alone, he realises how dangerous the jungle can be. But Mother Tapir is there to save the day.




The Tapir Scientist


Book Description

Describes the research that Patricia Medici and her team are doing on researching tapir in Brazil.




The Good Rhinoceros


Book Description

This book tells the story of a rhinoceros and his friendship with an elephant following the rhino saving the elephant from a muddy death. It highlights that physical disabilities should not deter one from attempting to achieve goals and to be accepted by others as you are.




Something about the Author


Book Description

Contains biographical information and critical essays concerning the works of over 100 authors and illustrators of children's works.




The Tapir's Morning Bath


Book Description

An engaging portrait of a community of biologists, The Tapir's Morning Bathis a behind-the-scenes account of life at a tropical research station that"conveys the uncertainties, frustrations, and joys of [scientific] fieldwork" (Science). On Panama's Barro Colorado Island, Elizabeth Royte worksalongside the scientists -- counting seeds, sorting insects, collectingmonkey dung, radiotracking fruit bats -- as they struggle to parse theintricate workings of the tropical rain forest. While showing the humanside of the scientists at work, Royte explores the tensions between the slow pace of basic research and the reality of a world that may not have time to wait for answers.




Fairy Tail: Happy's Heroic Adventure 8


Book Description

Marice and the MF (Marice Friends) she created with her magic were used as an energy source in the past by General Star. In her sorrow, she lost control of her magic, so they had to seal her away for a thousand years. After her revival, she was able to enjoy the peaceful paradise she always dreamed of with Happy and the MF. But then General Star traveled through space-time to capture her! Will Happy be able to save Marice and the MF?! Will he ever be able to go back home to Natsu?! Happy's Heroic Adventure in another world is finally reaching its conclusion!