| ISBN |
9781426317255 (hardback) |
| Name |
Yolen, Jane author. |
| Title |
Animal stories : heartwarming true tales from the animal kingdom / Jane Yolen with her children, Heidi E.Y. Stemple, Adam Stemple, & Jason Stemple ; illustrated by Jui Ishida. |
| Published |
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, [2014] |
| ©2014 |
| Description |
159 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 x 27 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-158) and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: The sled dog who helped save the children of Nome -- The Iditarod Race Ccmmemorates the run -- Balanchine's elephants -- The humane treatment of performing animals -- Simon: ship's cat first class -- Other onboard cats -- Keiko, the orca movie star -- Orca (Orcinus Orca), killer whale? -- Daughter of sunshine -- Altruism in animals -- Owen & Mzee: an unlikely pair -- Other unlikely pairs -- The Capitoline geese -- After the battle -- Hoover, the talking seal -- Talking animals -- Greyfriars Bobby -- Man's best friend -- The elephant whisperer -- Elephant mourners -- Cher ami, the pigeon hero -- Homing pigeons: how do they find their way home? -- Washoe, the hand-signing chimp -- Another famous signing chimp -- Christian the lion -- Lions in captivity -- Saving the whales -- Gray whale -- Seabiscuit, the people's horse -- Why was Seabiscuit so popular? -- Smokey, the firefighting bear -- Was mokey too good at fire prevention? -- Pale male, big-city hawk -- Red-tailed hawks outside the city -- The last of lonesome George -- Darwin, evolution, & tortoises -- The Tamworth two -- What is a Tamworth pig? -- Animal stories around the world -- Animal stories time line. |
| Summary |
Presents a collection of true animal stories from different historical periods, including the tales of Balto the Alaskan sled dog, Smoky the Bear, and Internet sensation Christian the lion. |
| Subjects |
Animals -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature |
| Animals -- Juvenile literature |
| Other Names |
Stemple, Heidi E. Y. author. |
| Stemple, Adam author. |
| Stemple, Jason author. |
| Ishida, Jui illustrator. |
| Added Corporate Names |
National Geographic Society (U.S.) |
| Series |
National Geographic kids |
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