The Otters' Tale by Simon Cooper
26.99 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
Shortlisted for THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2017 'The best popular account of the lives of otters written so far' Richard Shelton, Times Literary SupplementWhen Simon Cooper bought an abandoned water mill that straddles a small chalkstream in southern England, little did he know that he would come to share the ...Show more
Smoky the Brave by Damien Lewis
34.99 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
The World's Smallest Dog with the World's Biggest Heart Smoky the Brave is the extraordinary, touching and true story of a heroic dog and her adoptive masters in the jungles of the Pacific War. In February 1944, as Japanese military advances threatened to engulf Australasia, a tiny, four-pound Yorkshir ...Show more
Afterglow: A Dog Memoir by Eileen Myles
32.99 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
Prolific and widely renowned, Eileen Myles is a trailblazer whose decades of literary and artistic work "set a bar for openness, frankness, and variability few lives could ever match" (New York Review of Books). This newest book paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of a beloved confidant: the pit bull called ...Show more
Finding Gobi - The True Story of a Little Dog with a Lot of Stamina by Dion Leonard
19.99 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.2 BESTSELLER Like A Streecat Named Bob before it, Finding Gobi is a truly heart-warming story for animal lovers worldwide... In 2016, Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner, unexpectedly stumbled across a little stray dog while competing in a gruelling 155 mile race across the ...Show more
Dogs with Jobs by Laura Greaves
40.00 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
Meet Molly Polly, the diabetes alert dog whose round-the-clock job is to keep her two young owners healthy; Bailey, the Assistant Director of Seagulls, who keeps the pesky birds away from the heritage vessels at the Australian National Maritime Museum; and Daisy, the Collie mix who?s a full-time guide d ...Show more
The Elephant Whisperer: Learning About Life, Loyalty and Freedom From a Remarkable Herd of Elephants by Graham Spence, Lawrence Anthony
24.99 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of 'rogue' elephants on his Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand, his common sense told him to refuse. But he was the herd's last chance of survival - dangerous and unpredictable, they would be killed if Anthony wouldn't take ...Show more
Farewell to the Horse by Ulrich Raulff
65.00 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
'A beautiful and thoughtful exploration of the role of the horse in creating our world...Farewell to the Horse is a grown-up, but also lyrical and creative, history book, and I very much enjoyed it.' James Rebanks The relationship between horses and humans is an ancient, profound and complex one. For mi ...Show more
Bilbo the Lifeguard Dog: A True Story of Friendship and Heroism by Steven Jamieson; Alison Bowyer (Contribution by)
24.99 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
When Steve Jamieson met Bilbo, a chocolate Newfoundland puppy, little did he know that the small bundle of fluff would grow to take up a huge space in his heart and change his life forever. The pair were inseparable, with Bilbo accompanying Steve to his job as head lifeguard of Sennen beach in Cornwall ...Show more
Spirit of the Horse: A Celebration in Fact and Fable by William Shatner
44.99 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
From his first time riding at age ten, William Shatner has felt a deep love for horses. Whether riding them, communicating with them, or simply appreciating their beauty, he has been enthralled by horses ever since he was a child. And for decades, he has sought to bring that joy to others - children, ve ...Show more
Horse Rescue by Joanne Shoenwald
30.00 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies | Reading Level: General Adult
What brings me joy are the inspiring, goose-bumping, enlightening rescue stories of exhilarating triumph, quiet meditative wisdom, life-changing moments and powerful self-healing.' Horses are powerful beyond their physical measures. Through their unique bond to people, horses have the ability to heal, t ...Show more
Loyal by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh
30.00 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies | Reading Level: General Adult
This special collection of dog stories and photographs features four-legged heroes who have worked side by side with soldiers, searched the wreckage of natural and man-made disasters, changed families' lives through emotional support, and administered aid around the world and at home in the United State ...Show more
The Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell
26.00 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies | Reading Level: good
*AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 2 FACT NOT FICTION BOOKCLUB AND READ BY BILL NIGHY ON AUDIO* 'I was hoping against hope that the penguin would survive because as of that instant he had a name, and with his name came the beginning of a bond which would last a life-time' Tom Michell is in his roaring twenties: sin ...Show more