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Latkes and Applesauce: A Hanukkah Story
by Fran ManushkinA cat and dog create a Hanukkah miracle, just in the nick of time in this updated reissue of the beloved holiday classic.The Menashes love latkes and applesauce during Hanukkah. But a blizzard begins and erases any hope that they&’ll harvest potatoes and apples in time. When a stray cat and dog show up, there&’s not a lot of food to offer them, but kindness prevails, and they&’re invited in. It turns out that the dog—Latke—and the cat—Applesauce—save the day.
Laughing All The Way
by George ShannonFrom the book: "Fiddle figs!" grumbled Duck. "It's the worst-ever worst-ever worst day of all my life." Bear catches Duck and tries to pluck out all his feathers, but Duck outsmarts him.
Laughter, The Best Medicine: Those Lovable Pets
by Editors of Reader's DigestPeople are funny, but so are the animals we love-and our day-to-day relationships with them can be even more entertaining. Dogs and cats obviously rule the comedic roost, but parrots, parakeets, and other talking birds are often an endless source of amusement as well. Even our connection to bunnies, hamsters, and the occasional white rat can evoke a good laugh. The 500-plus pet anecdotes, cartoons, and quotes in Laughter Is The Best Medicine: Those Lovable Pets have been collected from more than eight decades' worth of Reader's Digest magazines and are guaranteed to cheer up your day. You'll meet the woman whose dog trembled at the "Beware of Dog" sign in their front yard until she told him, "Relax! It's you!"; the vet whose advice to a woman whose cat had swallowed lots of unpopped popcorn was, "first, keep him out of the sun"; the mother-in-law who concealed her way-too-plump piglet's weight loss pills in ice cream; and much more. Our furry or fine feathered friends not only warm our hearts but also amuse us (and our joke writers, too) with their antics-one reason, no doubt, the market for this book is so vast: At the minimum, 40 percent of American households own at least one pet.
Lauren Rides to the Rescue (Riding Academy #12)
by Alison HartLauren sees Melanie Harden "training" Whisper and accuses her of abusing her. And now she sets off to save Whisper from being abused.
Laurie (Famous Horse Stories)
by Estelle Barnes ClappWhat would you do if you were ten years old and you wanted a horse more than anything in the world? Laurie did! She wanted Fella so much that she was willing to get up at five in the morning to feed him, knock herself out of the loft pitching his hay, and practice riding him until she couldn't sit down! A lot of work for a little girl, but Laurie felt it was worth it if she could earn the right to have Fella for her very own. This is a family story, for Mother and Dad, Tim and the dog Donny, as well as Ricky and the Slater tribe, play a large part in the delightful saga of the conquest of Fella. But Laurie, who steams purposely past such pitfalls as fist fights and an inability to master simple arithmetic, has the first and last word.
Law Enforcement Dogs (Working dogs)
by Phyllis Raybin EmertFrom the book Jacket: Dogs are being used in police departments around the world to find and catch criminals "in the act." Special training is required, and this book explains how this is done. This easy to read nonfiction book is suitable for students in Grades 2 - 4 to learn about the different jobs that dogs do in law enforcement, from sniffing out bombs and drugs, to helping to protect officers, find suspects in buildings, and help protect citizens from harm.
Law and Odor: Dinosaur Graphic Novel (Dinomighty! #3)
by Doug PaleoCrime is bubbling up in Dinotown . . . and it stinks! In this hilarious graphic novel, the Dinomighties need to sniff out their smelliest mystery yet. Will their noses lead them to the culprit? Or will the odor of their enemies prevail? Perfect for fans of The InvestiGators, Dog Man, and Real Pigeons Fight Crime. When the mayor tells the Dinomighties that there's been a theft of famous purple beans at the How You've Bean factory, they are hot on the trail.Using their peak investigative skills to hunt down crime clues and interrogate potential suspects, they soon run out of gas and into airtight alibis. A look to the nemesis list points squarely to the gaseous Gasosaurus, but the Dinomighties need proof before they can pin down this baddie.In their grimiest case yet, T-Lex, Teri, Dave, and Bok follow their noses to sniff out and solve this musty mystery with high-tech crime-solving gadgets, action-packed chases, bad-guy-busting buddy power, and a whole lot of laughs.
Law, Animals and Toxicity Testing: The Case of the Laboratory Mouse (ISSN)
by Anne M. WordsworthDrawing on our growing knowledge of animal cognition, this book provides a critical analysis of the use of animals in the legal regime and the practice of toxicity testing.Although animal abuse has become a major issue, animal testing remains largely in the shadows, even though it involves substantial cruelty. Toxicity testing, in particular, imposes considerable pain, suffering and ultimately death on those laboratory animals – often mice – chosen to demonstrate the characteristics of chemicals and their commercial potential. This book documents and critically analyzes the animal protection laws of the European Union, the United States and Canada. It not only examines the tests themselves and the suffering they inflict on animals but also exposes the failure of both the testing and the toxicity laws to effectively protect human health and the environment. Finally, the book takes up the potential of alternative non-animal testing methods to replace the current regimen and to reduce current damage to health and the environment.This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers in the fields of animal studies, environmental law and sociolegal studies, as well as activists and others with an interest in ethics and animal rights.
Law, Climate Emergency and the Australian Megafires
by Nicole RogersThis book addresses the ways in which the Black Summer megafires influenced the development of climate narratives throughout 2020. It analyses the global pandemic, and its ensuing restrictions, as a countervailing force in the production of such narratives. Lives and properties were lost in the spring and summer of 2019 and 2020, when catastrophic bushfires burnt through millions of hectares of mainland Australia. Nearly three billion native animals died. And for millions of Australians, and others worldwide, it was through the Australian megafires that the global climate emergency became tangible, concrete, no longer a comfortably deferred, albeit problematic abstraction which could be consigned to future generations to deal with. This book explores the legal and other implications of new understandings of climate emergency arising from the fires, and the emergence of a hierarchy of emergencies as the pandemic came to dominate global and domestic political discourses. It examines narratives of culpability, and legal avenues for seeking retribution from government and big fossil fuel emitters. It also considers the impact of the fires on the burgeoning phenomenon of climate activism, particularly in Australia, and the ways in which pandemic restrictions curtailed such activism. Finally, the book reflects on the fires through the lenses offered by climate fiction, and apocalyptic fiction more generally, in order to consider how these shape, and might shape, our responses to them. This important and timely book will appeal to environmental lawyers and socio-legal theorists; as well as other scholars and activists with interests in climate change and its impact. It is recommended for anyone concerned about current and future climate disasters, and the shortcomings in legal, political and popular responses to the climate crisis.
Lawless Labs: Good Labs Gone Bad
by Karin RonnowLab lovers beware, these doggy criminals are not the nice sweet dogs we all know and love, but are guilty of goofiness, theft, and grand larceny. Read on to see what all these criminal pups have done and what their punishments were.
Lawrence in the Fall
by Matthew FarinaWhen Lawrence Fox's teacher announces that students will be presenting their collections at show-and-tell, Lawrence realizes he doesn't have anything to share.Luckily, Papa knows just what to do to help! Together, they venture into the woods. Lawrence is scared at first, but as he grows comfortable in the forest, he starts to recognize its magic, and how beautiful and unique each tree and leaf is, allowing him to gather a splendid, one-of-a-kind collection of his own!
Lawrence: The Bunny Who Wanted to Be Naked
by Vern KouskyIn this funny, charming, and oh-so-relatable picture book, meet a young bunny named Lawrence who is determined to decide what he wears--or doesn't wear.Ever since he was a tiny bunny, Lawrence's mother has dressed him up in all the most fashionable clothes--the brightest colors and the most interesting styles. Lawrence wears homemade sweater suits. And inflatible helium balloon pants. The only problem? Lawrence hates wearing clothes and longs to hop naked through the fields--just like all the other bunnies.So Lawrence comes up with an ingenious plan to turn the tables on his mother. Ultimately, the mother-son duo devise a way to put their considerable creative talents to use, in a way that makes both of them happy. In this picture book that's perfect for Easter and year round, kids will laugh out loud at (and understand!) Lawrence's quest for independence, just as parents will identify with how hard it is to let go of your one-and-only special bunny....
Laws of the Sea: Interdisciplinary Currents
by Irus BravermanLaws of the Sea assembles scholars from law, geography, anthropology, and environmental humanities to consider the possibilities of a critical ocean approach in legal studies. Unlike the United Nations’ monumental Convention on the Law of the Sea, which imagines one comprehensive constitutional framework for governing the ocean, Laws of the Sea approaches oceanic law in plural and dynamic ways. Critically engaging contemporary concerns about the fate of the ocean, the collection’s twelve chapters range from hydrothermal vents through the continental shelf and marine genetic resources to coastal communities in France, Sweden, Florida, and Indonesia. Documenting the longstanding binary of land and sea, the chapters pose a fundamental challenge to European law’s “terracentrism” and its pervasive influence on juridical modes of knowing and making the world. Together, the chapters ask: is contemporary Eurocentric law—and international law in particular—capable of moving away from its capitalist and colonial legacies, established through myriad oceanic abstractions and classifications, toward more amphibious legalities? Laws of the Sea will appeal to legal scholars, geographers, anthropologists, cultural and political theorists, as well as scholars in the environmental humanities, political ecology, ocean studies, and animal studies.
Lawyer for the Dog: A Novel (The Sally Baynard Novels #1)
by Lee RobinsonOne of the sharpest attorneys in Charleston, S.C., Sally Baynard isn't your typical southern belle. She's certainly not what her mother hoped she'd grow up to be, especially since she divorced her husband, Family Court Judge Joe Baynard, and his historic family with their historic wealth and historic houses. Maybe Sally was never going to be a proper society lady, but her success as a public defender and family lawyer have been enough for her. She's represented murderers, burglars, drug dealers and lately has taken on some of the thorniest divorces, all cases closed with her Sally Bright Baynard wit, charm and brains. Or have they? One case she's never successfully closed is her marriage. And when Judge Joe assigns her to one of his divorce cases by appointing her as the Lawyer for the Dog -- Sherman, a miniature schnauzer-- she's forced into close quarters with him again. Juggling the needs of the dog, the angry owners, her amorous but uncommunicative ex-husband, her aging, Alzheimer's-ridden mother, and the expectations of the court is more than Sally could have imagined. And as rascally Sherman digs his way into Sally's heart, he brings along his charming vet Tony, a man who makes Sally question her views on love and marriage.
Layla Brighteye Keeps a Lookout: Book 26 (Magic Animal Friends #26)
by Daisy MeadowsWelcome to a magical world where animals talk and play - just like you and me!Lily and Jess are having lots of fun at Spelltop School, where the animals of Friendship Forest learn all about magic. But something is making the school's enchantment go wonky - it must be the work of the wicked witch, Grizelda...Can tiny meerkat Layla Brighteye spot what's wrong and help the girls save the school?An enchanting series full of adorable animals, magic and friendship - from the creator of RAINBOW MAGIC, the UK's bestselling series for girls aged 5-7.
Lazy Daisy, Cranky Frankie
by Andrew Weldon Mary Ellen JordanA quirky, rhyming picture book about farm animals behaving badly before bedtime."This is my cow, she's called Daisy. She should eat grass but she's too lazy. Instead she eats jelly on a spoon, all through the morning till late afternoon." This quirky, rhyming picture book about farm animals behaving badly will have children laughing and, eventually, lull them to sleep along with the tuckered-out animals. This is a fixed-format ebook, which preserves the design and layout of the original print book.
Le Avventure di Pumi, il Gatto Poliziotto: Libri per bambini. Lettura dai 6-7 ai 10-11 anni.
by A. P. HernándezPumi è un gatto molto particolare. A differenza dei suoi fratelli, che amano cacciare, graffiare i cuscini del divano e fare grandi corse, a Pumi piace guardare le stelle, porre domande senza risposta e, soprattutto, fare giustizia. Da grande, Pumi vuole diventare un cane poliziotto, motivo per cui chiede l'aiuto a Ton, un topo di biblioteca che gli insegnerà a leggere e a scrivere. Ma le cose non sono così semplici come sembrano. Nella sua carriera per entrare nelle forze di polizia, Pumi si ritrova in un mondo governato da cani e da pregiudizi, dove i gatti, per quanto coraggiosi, non hanno posto. Gli ostacoli che si interpongono sul suo cammino metteranno alla prova la sua persistenza, la sua forza e la sua ostinazione, aprendo al contempo l'opportunità di incontrare amici e vivere grandi avventure. Libro per bambini. Lettura dai 6-7 ai 10-11 anni.
Le Japon Artistique: Japanese Floral Pattern Design in the Art Nouveau Era
by Museum of Fine Arts, BostonEnchanting floral imagery from Boston&’s Museum of Fine Arts to inspire anyone who loves art and design. Celebrating an era of dynamic and creative cross-pollination between Japanese design and European Art Nouveau at the turn of the last century, Le Japon Artistique features stunning floral imagery drawn from a variety of rare books held in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Seldom seen outside the museum context, these lush botanical motifs are as visually enchanting as they are significant in the arc of Japanese art history—and this volume serves as both a reference for artists and a treat for art and design lovers in springtime or any season.
Le Voyage de Belle
by Marilynn ReynoldsBelle est devenue trop vieille et trop raide pour tirer les charrues ou les chariots. Le cheval de Molly ne gagne plus sa pitance qu’en emmenant la jeune fille à ses leçons de piano une fois par semaine. Quand le père de Molly en conclut qu’il est temps de vendre Belle, Molly est ravie à l’idée qu’elle galopera bientôt sur un beau jeune poney. Mais un jour d’hiver, en revenant de ses leçons, Molly et Belle se perdent dans un immense blizzard sorti de nulle part. Et Belle, malgré son âge, affronte la terrible tempête avec une volonté de fer. Quoi qu’il arrive, Belle n’abandonnera pas tant qu’elle n’aura pas ramené sa jeune cavalière à la maison. Le voyage de Belle se passe dans les Prairies canadiennes pendant les années 1920. C’est une histoire émouvante de dévouement sans faille et d’un combat héroïque pour la survie.
Le avventure di Ossigeno
by Jeanne SélèneOssigeno è sicuramente il cane più pantofolaio della terra. Eppure si ritroverà coinvolto, suo malgrado, in una brutta avventura... Siete curiosi di seguirlo? Da 8-9 anni.
Le avventure di Thunder
by Erik Daniel SheinThunder è un cucciolo di elefante pigmeo che vive una vita spensierata nella giungla africana. Un giorno tutto viene sconvolto dall'arrivo degli esseri umani, che lo separano dal suo branco e dalla sua famiglia. Per ritrovarli, Thunder dovrà intraprendere un viaggio attraverso i meravigliosi paesaggi africani, incontrando animali di tutte le specie e imparando a conoscere sé stesso. Riuscirà Thunder a ritrovare la strada di casa?
Le avventure di Toby (Toby #1)
by Jennifer FreedmanLe avventure di Toby è una storia di forza, perseveranza e amore. Toby è un cucciolo di Schnauzer che deve lasciare la sua famiglia e si imbarca in una grande avventura in cerca di una nuova casa. Impara il significato di amicizia, lealtà e gentilezza, ma sperimenta anche la crudeltà e la disperazione. Le avventure di Toby è un romanzo pieno di personaggi colorati - sia a due che a quattro zampe - che svolgono ruoli chiave che accompagnano Toby ad ogni passo. Il viaggio di Toby verso l'età adulta è un'escursione lungo la strada della vita; un viaggio che mostra come tutte le creature sono alla ricerca del luogo sicuro a cui appartengono. Con questo obiettivo in mente, Toby supera le difficoltà e la solitudine trovando una forza interiore che veniva dai valori della sua famiglia, dell'amicizia, della lealtà e della fede. Questo romanzo è un'esperienza di apprendimento condivisa in modo visionario e divertente con lezioni preziose sulla vita. È una storia di scelte difficili. Un'avventura che dà alle persone quattro zampe invece di due, permettendo loro di vedere la vita attraverso gli occhi di un cane. Una storia di fede, tenacia e amore. Mentre le dita scorrono attraverso le pagine, Toby scorrerà nel tuo cuore.
Le avventure di Tommaso il gatto: Tommaso e il calice d'oro
by Linda HendersonQuesto immaginario seppur realistico libro, catturerà le menti e i cuori dei più piccoli. Racconta le avventure di Tommaso il gatto e di come viaggiò per le strade di Gerusalemme con Gesù e i suoi discepoli la settimana che precedette la sua resurrezione.
Le guide complet de l’éducation du chien pour les débutants
by Nancy Ross Agnes RuizVoulez-vous apprendre la méthode facile pour éduquer votre chien ? Que vous vouliez lui apprendre à être propre ou connaître les techniques de dressage de base, ce livre vous aidera. Voici un aperçu de ce que vous apprendrez dans ce guide… Les raisons pour éduquer votre chiot Être l’Alpha Apprendre à obéir L’apprentissage de la propreté La cage/caisse d’entraînement La laisse de dressage Les commandes de base pour éduquer votre chien Régler les problèmes de comportement Et plus encore !!