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Little White Lies: Take The Reins; Chasing Blue; Behind The Bit; Triple Fault; Best Enemies; Little White Lies; Rival Revenge; Home Sweet Drama; City Secrets; Elite Ambition; Scandals, Rumors, Lies; Unfriendly Competition; Chosen; Initiation; Popular; Comeback; Etc (Canterwood Crest #6)
by Jessica BurkhartA LITTLE WHITE LIE NEVER HURT ANYONE...RIGHT? Sasha is with Eric. Callie is with Jacob. And Callie and Sasha are finally BFFs again. Life is as perfect as it's ever been at Canterwood. So when Sasha learns of a secret that could destroy all of her relationships, she's willing to tell a few white lies to keep everything from falling apart. After all, white lies aren't supposed to hurt anyone....
Little Wolf
by Peter DonnellyWhile all the wolves in the valley are busy preparing for the for the big Howling Ceremony, Little Wolf is afraid to use his voice. Little Wolf thinks he'll never find his howl - but then some wise words from Big Wolf remind him that even the smallest voice can make the sweetest sound. An inspiring, heartfelt tale for little pups everywhere about having the courage to find your own voice - even if it makes you stand out from the pack. From NUMBER ONE bestselling author-illustrator, Peter Donnelly.
Little Wood: Wolfie Paints the Town (Little Wood #1)
by Sabina GibsonWelcome to Little Wood, the tiniest town around! The first in a new picture-book series from innovative textile artist and photographer, Sabina Gibson. Wolfie is a little shy, but she loves to paint. Her friends and neighbors all want to see what she is working on, but she is not ready to share just yet. As she makes her way around Little Wood, she meets Bear, Rabbit, and Badger and paints them as they go about their day. Soon she is brave enough to show everyone what she has been doing—and the whole town is invited to her art show! Who did Wolfie paint? And what will she paint next? In the vein of Sylvanian Families, Calico Critters, and Richard Scarry, Wolfie Paints the Town introduces four lovable characters and the charming town of Little Wood, a place readers will want to visit again and again."An artful addition for maker spaces, craft classes, and anyone trying to spark creativity in the very young."--School Library Journal"Young readers and listeners will embrace this sweet, soft world that&’s full of warmth and friendliness and look forward to the offerings that follow. A nice choice to encourage kids to explore their own neighborhoods."--Kirkus
Little Zoologist (A Science Tots Book)
by Dan TaylorTeach your baby all about being a zoologist with this new board book published in partnership with Smithsonian.Scales. Notebooks. Habitats. Microscopes. Zoologists do a lot more than just feed and take care of animals and now young babies and toddlers will be able to learn all about what it means to be a zoologist and what tools they use as part of their job in this exciting and fun book in a new board book series published in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institute.
Little and Big
by Anne GutmanTwo lemurs–one little and one big–take turns wishing to be more like the other, in this lush, poignant picture book about life with a sibling set in the rainforest of Madagascar.It&’s nighttime in the rainforest, and when Mama tells young Faly to shut his eyes, he objects. &“Only if Mahandry sleeps, too,&” he tells his mother. &“But I am bigger than you, Faly,&” answers the older lemur brother. &“I am allowed to go to bed later.&” Thus begins a spirited back-and-forth and a family gambol that brings a mama and her two lemur sons from the hollow of their tree to a dangerous wide river crossing to a slippery rushing waterfall and eventually to a tall tree filled with orchids to snack on. And with each step, the brothers notice who gets help from mama or who gets the kind of independence that comes with being big. Each child desires both, and each child quietly reflects throughout on why he would rather be more like the other. No matter, it always seems true to one brother that the other has the advantage.Anne Gutman&’s poignant tale of siblings seesawing through a typical day en famille rings with truth, humor, and sensitivity. Georg Hallensleben's paintings of the rainforest in pinks, browns, and greens are a feast for the eyes and a treat for nature fans, and especially for young readers being introduced to the magic of the rainforest and its inhabitants for the first time.
Little-or-Nothing from Nottingham
by Marguerite HenryWhen the little white dog was caught by a guard sneaking into the circus tent, and it was found that he could do tricks, he was adopted by the circus Treasurer and his husband. Named Little-or-Nothing the dog soon proved to be a great act. But when Little-or-Nothing suspects people from stealing his bones, will he still perform? Can he be happy again in the circus? And where have all those bones gone to? All images are described for the reader.
Littlest Pet Shop: Art from the Heart
by Ellie O'RyanThe third chapter book in the Littlest Pet Shop series, starring Minka Mark, an artistic, energetic monkey who must settle down and focus to create her most high-profile work yet! © 2016 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.
Littlest Pet Shop: Project FUN-way
by Ellie O'RyanThe second original chapter book in the Littlest Pet Shop series, starring Russell Ferguson, a level-headed hedgehog who finds himself becoming a prickly diva when tasked with overseeing a fashion show! © 2015 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.
Littlest Pet Shop: Starring Pepper Clark (Littlest Pet Shop Ser.)
by Lisa SheaA brand new chapter book featuring Pepper Clark from Littlest Pet Shop! When the Pawristas coffee shop is planning for a big "two for one" weekend, the pets offer to help Blythe, especially Pepper Clark. With a few bites from a glazed doughnut, Pepper's productivity astonishes everyone. However, Blythe warns the sweets-loving skunk that a little sugar goes a long way. Pepper, on the other hand, believes that if a little sugar makes her feel a little better, then a lot should make her feel a lot better! Can Pepper continue to impress her friends or will things finally get out of hand?© 2016 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.
Littlest Pet Shop: Starring Sunil Nevla
by Lisa SheaA brand new chapter book featuring Sunil Nevla from Littlest Pet Shop! When the outgoing Scarlett D. Panda visits the Littlest Pet Shop, Sunil gets the idea that he should become a new kind of pet for his birthday-no longer shy, but brave, fun, and chatty! But sometimes change doesn't come that easily, and Sunil is going to need the help of Blythe and all of the pets to come out of his shell. Will his personality punch-up stick?©2017 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.
Littlest Pet Shop: Terriers and Tiaras Reunion
by Ellie O'RyanThe first original chapter book in the Littlest Pet Shop series, starring canine fashion maven Zoe Trent, a former model who must pull out all the tricks to make a pawesome event! © 2015 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.
Littlest Pet Shop: The Perfect Pet Pageant
by Lisa SheaSummer is here, and that can only mean the annual Perfect Pet Pageant! It's time for the pets to shine, and Blythe has just the pet in mind: Penny! The adorable panda needs a rigorous makeover. Will Penny be able to stay true to herself despite the crazy workouts, false eyelashes, and outrageous clothes? © 2016 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.
Littlest Raccoon (Little Golden Book)
by Peggy ParishThe classic Little Golden Book from 1961 about an adorable, curious raccoon is back in print—a delightful read-aloud for children and a stroll down memory lane for adult fans of the original.Mother Raccoon is so proud to take her three adorable babies out for their first walk. They roll in the grass, meet Mr. Woodchuck, and head back to their home in the tree. But where is the littlest raccoon? Young boys and girls will enjoy this classic story about a curious little raccoon, from the author of the Amelia Bedelia series. Originally published in 1961, this classic Little Golden Book features beautiful, colorful illustrations.
Live and Let Growl (A Melanie Travis Canine Mystery #19)
by Laurien BerensonA road trip to a Kentucky dog show leads to a race to find a killer, in this mystery by an Agatha Award finalist: &“A likable heroine.&”—Publishers Weekly For a dog lover like Melanie Travis, the opportunity to attend the Kentuckiana Dog Show Cluster is not to be missed. Fortunately, the timing coincides with her spring break from teaching, so she heads for central Kentucky with her sister-in-law and Aunt Peg, who&’s accepted a weeklong judging assignment. Once there, Aunt Peg reconnects with an old friend, Ellie Gates Wanamaker, a former Standard Poodle exhibitor and a member of a well-heeled Kentucky family. Miss Ellie has been out of the dog show world for more than a decade, but when Melanie invites her to spectate at the Louisville Kennel Club dog show, she's eager to accompany her. Miss Ellie&’s presence at the expo center, however, provokes mixed reactions from exhibitors she hasn&’t seen in years, including some outright animosity. The following day Melanie learns that Miss Ellie has suffered a fatal accident while exercising her dogs. Aunt Peg, however, suspects foul play. Wishing to avoid any scandal, Miss Ellie&’s pedigreed family prefers to let sleeping dogs lie, but as Melanie begins to sniff around, she discovers Miss Ellie had many secrets, both in the dog show world and amongst her Kentucky kin… &“If you like dogs, you&’ll love Laurien Berenson&’s Melanie Travis mysteries!&” —Joanne Fluke, New York Times bestselling author &“Fans of Miranda James&’ Cat in the Stacks series may also enjoy Berenson.&”—Booklist
Livebearers
by David AldertonLivebearers focuses on four families of fish which contain many of the most attractive and popular species in the tropical fish hobby today, including guppies, mollies, swordtails, and platies. The families include Goodeidae (Mexican livebearers), Anablepidae (four-eyes and others), Poeciliidae (guppies and others); and Hemirhamphidae (halfbeaks). Author David Alderton explains that hobbyists have applied the term livebearer to these four families for convenience even though there are fourteen families in the wild that reproduce by bearing live young. The chapter "Where in the World?" focuses on the natural history of these families, their distribution, and lifestyles. Hobbyists looking to begin an aquarium of livebearers or to expand their existing communities will find useful information in the chapter called "The Different Groups," in which Alderton discusses age considerations, health matters, and sex. The chapter also describes the four families and the most common genus/species of each. Included are sixteen representatives of the Family Goodeidae (e.g., Allodontichth, Characodon, and Skiffia), three genus of the Family Anablepidae (Anableps, Jenynsia, and Oxyzgonectes), twenty-six representatives of the Family Poeciliidae (e.g., Belonesox, Fiexipenis, and Limia); and three genus of the Family Hemirhamphidae (Dermogenys, Hemirhamphodon, and Namorhamphus).This colorful, user-friendly guide offers basic information on the anatomical characteristics, housing options, required aquarium equipment for livebearers as well as their feeding habits and food requirements (greenstuff, carotene-rich foods, live foods, meat, etc.). The breeding habits of livebearers have ensured their popularity with hobbyists, and the chapter on reproduction describes the various breeding habits of livebearers and outlines successful breeding strategies for interested hobbyists. In the chapter on health care, the author offers solid advice about caring for livebearers to maximize their lifespan in captivity, which is typically only a few years. He also gives information on signs of illness and some basic diseases that can be treated by the fish keeper.The final chapter offers photographs and distribution maps for sixteen popular livebearers of all four families, including information on size, physical description, natural habitat and behavior, and required aquarium conditions. The author's livebearer hit parade includes the butterfly goodeid, rainbow goodeid, black-finned goodea, four-eyed fish, guppy (millions fish), black molly, sailfin molly, swordtail, platy (moonfish), mosquito fish (dwarf and large), humpbacked (black-barred) limia, black-bellied limia, pike livebearer (piketop minnow), knife (Alfaro's) livebearer, and wrestling halfbeak. Resources, glossary, and index included.
Lively Cities: Reconfiguring Urban Ecology
by Maan BaruaA journey through unexplored spaces that foreground new ways of inhabiting the urban One of the fundamental dimensions of urbanization is its radical transformation of nature. Today domestic animals make up more than twice the biomass of people on the planet, and cities are replete with nonhuman life. Yet current accounts of the urban remain resolutely anthropocentric. Lively Cities departs from conventions of urban studies to argue that cities are lived achievements forged by a multitude of entities, drawing attention to a suite of beings—human and nonhuman—that make up the material politics of city making.From macaques and cattle in Delhi to the invasive parakeet colonies in London, Maan Barua examines the rhythms, paths, and agency of nonhumans across the city. He reconceptualizes several key themes in urban thought, including infrastructure, the built environment, design, habitation, and everyday practices of dwelling and provides a critical intervention in animal and urban studies. Generating fresh conversations between posthumanism, postcolonialism, and political economy, Barua reveals how human and nonhuman actors shape, integrate, subsume, and relate to urban space in fascinating ways.Through novel combinations of ethnography and ethology, and focusing on interlocutors that are not the usual suspects animating urban theory, Barua&’s work considers nonhuman lifeworlds and the differences they make in understanding urbanicity. Lively Cities is an agenda-setting intervention, ultimately proposing a new grammar of urban life.
Livestock Brands and Marks: An Unexpected Bayou Country History: 1822–1946 Pioneer Families: Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
by Christopher Everette Cenac Sr.A 2014 Humanities Book of the YearResearching the original brand registration of his great-grandfather Pierre Cenac for his book Eyes of an Eagle, Dr. Christopher Everette Cenac Sr. discovered a serendipitous trove of local history in the form of long-forgotten volumes in the Terrebonne Parish Courthouse in Houma, Louisiana. The three ledger books that emerged through the efforts of the local Clerk of Court became, in themselves, a series of capsulized glimpses into the citizenry of the area's early agrarian foundations. In extraordinary condition, these ledgers held an unprecedented set of the original livestock brands and marks of bustling bayou cattle country.Each registration entry furnished a record of the progression of settlement of the parish. The registration of a brand often served as the family's calling card upon making Terrebonne Parish their home. Livestock Brands and Marks: An Unexpected Bayou Country History: 1822-1946 Pioneer Families: Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana is designed not only to share the actual registration treasures of all 1140 brands in the brand books themselves, but also to chronicle a short history of laws governing animal identification, to document advances in forms of ownership identification, and to familiarize the reader with both ancient and more recent livestock breeds that received brands and other marks recorded in those three ledger books. Three hundred black-and-white and color illustrations illuminate this fascinating history.
Livestock Handling and Transport
by Temple GrandinLivestock Handling and Transport presents a wealth of the latest research on transport systems, restraint methods and facilities for farms and slaughterhouses, and a new contribution on animal welfare in developing countries.
Livestock Handling and Transport
by Temple GrandinEdited by world-renowned animal scientist Dr. Temple Grandin, this practical book integrates scientific research and industry literature on cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, goats, deer, and horses, in both the developed and developing world, to provide a practical guide to humane handling and minimizing animal stress. Reviewing the latest research on transport systems, restraint methods and facilities for farms and slaughterhouses, this fully updated fourth edition of Livestock Handling and Transport includes new coverage of animal handling in South America, and reviews extensive new research on pig transportation in North America.
Livestock Handling and Transport
by Temple GrandinEdited by world-renowned animal scientist Dr. Temple Grandin, this practical book integrates scientific research and industry literature on cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, goats, deer, and horses, in both the developed and developing world, to provide a practical guide to humane handling and minimizing animal stress. Reviewing the latest research on transport systems, restraint methods and facilities for farms and slaughterhouses, this fully updated fourth edition of Livestock Handling and Transport includes new coverage of animal handling in South America, and reviews extensive new research on pig transportation in North America.
Livestock Handling and Transport
by Temple GrandinEdited by world-renowned animal scientist Dr Temple Grandin, this book integrates scientific research and industry literature on cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, goats, deer, and horses, in both the developed and developing world, to provide a practical guide to humane handling and minimizing animal stress. Reviewing the latest research on transport systems, restraint methods and facilities for farms and slaughterhouses, this new edition expands on new developments in the field, as well as covering the integration of and potential welfare benefits and costs of technological advances such as virtual fencing. An important read for animal scientists, animal welfare researchers and practitioners, and veterinarians, this straightforward text is also a valuable resource for stock-people and farmers.
Livestock Handling and Transport: Principles And Practice
by Raymond Coppinger Lorna Coppinger Anna Johnson Pete Goddard Katherine A. Houpt Clive Phillips Donald Broom Michael Cockram Paul Hemsworth Miriam Parker Stella Maris Huertas Edmond A. Pajor Adrian Barber Faith Baier Keith Belk Michelle S. Calvo-Lorenzo Trevor DeVries Roger Ewbank Luigi Faucitano Robert B. Freeman Wendy K. Fulwider Carmen Gallo Arlene Garcia-Marquez Geoffrey D. Hutson Mateus J.R. Costa Matthew J. Ritter Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein Meagan King E. Bert Lambooij Genaro C. Lama Pol Llonch Obiols Emma Fabreger Romans Frank Tuyttens Antonio Velarde Kurt Vogel Claire A. Weeks Carissa L. WickensEdited by world-renowned animal scientist Dr Temple Grandin, this practical book integrates scientific research and industry literature on cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, goats, deer, and horses, in both the developed and developing world, to provide a practical guide to humane handling and minimizing animal stress. Reviewing the latest research on transport systems, restraint methods and facilities for farms and slaughterhouses, this fully updated fifth edition of Livestock Handling and Transport includes five new chapters: The Introduction, Genetics and Handling, Goat Handling and Transport, Robotic Milking, and Transport of Livestock by Sea. There is also new coverage of temperament testing and change, the principles of good stockmanship as well as including new video material to further explain key information contained in the book. Key features include: - Edited by world-renowned animal scientist Temple Grandin. - Two new chapters on the testing and control of temperament and the principles of good stockmanship. - Online videos to further illustrate the key points.
Livestock Immunity to Ticks
by Johann SchröderAs arthropod ectoparasites, ticks threaten the wellbeing of the animals whose habitat they share. They cause skin damage from their bite wounds, secrete toxins, transmit pathogens, and can also induce allergic reactions and infected wounds. For more than a century, domestic animals have undergone chemical tick treatment as part of their husbandry routine. However, this reliance on chemicals is non-sustainable, and ignores the existence of other possible avenues of tick management. Covering recent developments in the field, this book considers avenues such as: - Managing infestations through both natural tick control and human intervention - Innate tick resistance - Naturally acquired adaptive immunity - Technological developments and successes such as vaccination schemes The book also takes into consideration the barriers any one of these solutions may face on the road to commercialization. Livestock Immunity to Ticks provides a comprehensive and up-to-date resource for researchers and students of immunology, parasitology and entomology.
Livestock Production and Climate Change
by Pradeep K. Malik Cadaba S Prasad Raghavendra Bhatta Richard Kohn Junichi TakahashiIn a changing climate, livestock production is expected to exhibit dual roles of mitigation and adaptation in order to meet the challenge of food security. This book approaches the issues of livestock production and climate change through three sections: I. Livestock production, II. Climate change and, III. Enteric methane amelioration. Section I addresses issues of feed quality and availability, abiotic stress (heat and nutritional) and strategies for alleviation, livestock generated nitrogen and phosphorus pollution, and approaches for harnessing the complex gut microbial diversity. Section II discusses the effects of climate change on livestock diversity, farm animal reproduction, impact of meat production on climate change, and emphasising the role of indigenous livestock in climatic change to sustain production. Section III deals with the most recent approaches to amelioration of livestock methane such as breeding for low methane emissions, reductive acetogenesis, immunization/vaccine-based concepts and archaea phage therapy.
Livestock Production and Climate Change
by Cadaba S PrasadIn a changing climate, livestock production is expected to exhibit dual roles of mitigation and adaptation in order to meet the challenge of food security. This book approaches the issues of livestock production and climate change through three sections: I. Livestock production, II. Climate change and, III. Enteric methane amelioration. Section I addresses issues of feed quality and availability, abiotic stress (heat and nutritional) and strategies for alleviation, livestock generated nitrogen and phosphorus pollution, and approaches for harnessing the complex gut microbial diversity. Section II discusses the effects of climate change on livestock diversity, farm animal reproduction, impact of meat production on climate change, and emphasising the role of indigenous livestock in climatic change to sustain production. Section III deals with the most recent approaches to amelioration of livestock methane such as breeding for low methane emissions, reductive acetogenesis, immunization/vaccine-based concepts and archaea phage therapy.