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Unlikely Friendships: 47 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom
Contributor(s): Holland, Jennifer S. (Author)
ISBN: 0761159134     ISBN-13: 9780761159131
Publisher: Workman Publishing
OUR PRICE:   $12.59  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: June 2011
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Animals - Wildlife
- Pets
- Photography | Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals
Dewey: 590
LCCN: 2011024079
Series: Unlikely Friendships
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7" W x 8" (1.10 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 168688
Reading Level: 6.7   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 6.0
 
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Publisher Description:
It is exactly like Isaiah 11:6: "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid . . . " Written by National Geographic magazine writer Jennifer Holland, Unlikely Friendships documents one heartwarming tale after another of animals who, with nothing else in common, bond in the most unexpected ways. A cat and a bird. A mare and a fawn. An elephant and a sheep. A snake and a hamster. The well-documented stories of Koko the gorilla and All Ball the kitten; and the hippo Owen and the tortoise Mzee. And almost inexplicable stories of predators befriending prey--an Indian leopard slips into a village every night to sleep with a calf. A lionness mothers a baby oryx. Ms. Holland narrates the details and arc of each story, and also offers insights into why--how the young leopard, probably motherless, sought maternal comfort with the calf, and how a baby oryx inspired the same mothering instinct in the lionness. Or, in the story of Kizzy, a nervous retired Greyhound, and Murphy, a red tabby, how cats and dogs actually understand each other's body language. With Murphy's friendship and support, Kizzy recovered from life as a racing dog and became a confident, loyal family pet.

These are the most amazing friendships between species, collected from around the world and documented in a selection of full-color candid photographs.

Contributor Bio(s): Holland, Jennifer S.: -

Jennifer S. Holland is a contributing writer for National Geographic. She has also written for, among others, The Discovery Channel, NPR, and The New York Times, specializing in science and natural history.