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Tag Archives: animals-and-people
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead
Read February 2019 Recommended for older little people who like animals, sick days ★ ★ ★ Zookeeper Amos is faithfully at the zoo every single day, taking care of the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, … Continue reading
Other Minds
Read September 2018 Recommended for fans of philosophy of thought, octopi ★ ★ 1/2 Octopi, or the floppy floppy spider of the sea,”(source: ZeFrank) are pretty freaking amazing. Godfrey-Smith agrees, which is how this book came about. As he … Continue reading
Wild Neighbors by HSUS
Read November 2017 Recommended for people having animal conflicts ★ ★ ★ Written in 1997, Wild Animals is no less pertinent today. I picked it up largely out of curiosity, as I’m one of the ones that feels like … Continue reading
The Witches by Roald Dahl
Read October 2017 Recommended for fans of Roald Dahl ★ ★ Things that are cool: a cigar-smoking grandma who encourages you to take safe action investigating solving problems witches with accents Things that are creepy: Having to stay a … Continue reading
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Tagged animals-and-people, shapeshifters, witches, young adult
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The Get Fuzzy Eperience
Read June 2017 Recommended for Bucky fans (not the badger) ★ ★ 1/2 Sometimes you just need some easy laughter in life, and what better than comics to fit the bill? I’ve enjoyed the Get Fuzzy comic strip for … Continue reading
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Tagged animals-and-people, comic/graphic, humor
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Being a Dog: Following the Dog Into a World of Smell by Alexandra Horowitz
Read October 2016 to February 2017 Recommended for dog lovers and scent enthusiasts ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Me, non-fiction and the Kindle–we’re a match made in heaven. For naps. So the fact that it took me so long to … Continue reading
Spillover by David Quammen. Be very, very afraid. But impressed.
January 2015 Recommended for fans of diseases, outbreaks, animals, public health, travel ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ David Quammen is prescient. He appears to have predicted the 2014 Ebola outbreak and country jumping years before it happened. Alright, … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Non-fiction
Tagged animals-and-people, five star, non-fiction, science
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Birdology by Sy Montgomery. Or, Sy and the Birds
November 2014 Recommended for people who want to learn more about birds ★ ★ 1/2 I’m a bird lover, so Birdology seemed an easy sell. The subtitle elaborates: “Adventures with a Pack of Hens, a Peck of Pigeons, Cantankerous … Continue reading
Dog On It
Read February 2014 ★ ★ ★ Light fun. If you are a dog lover with a tolerance for whimsy and in the mood for some mystery, Dog On It should fit the bill. Definitely a clever concept tailored for canine fans, … Continue reading
Bird Brains by Candace Savage
Recommended for novice bird watchers, visual readers Read from October 29 to November 13, 2012 ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Bird-brain is by no means an insult. When I happened upon the book Bird Brains by Candace Savage at the … Continue reading
