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A Californian’s Guide to the Mammals among Us
by Charles HoodAt its current tally of 212 species, California's mammal list is the largest of all the United States'. This new guidebook joins its sister titles A Californian's Guide to the Birds among Us and A Californian's Guide to the Trees among Us in introducing naturalists of all levels to over forty varieties of the Golden State's fascinating warm-blooded wildlife. Full-color images and evocative descriptions make identification fun and intuitive: a bobcat, for example, has “a Civil War look, with old-fashioned sideburns framing the face in black and white,” while a blue whale is named for its coloration of not “old jeans or dull paint, but a luminous, 'how can water catch on fire?' kind of blue.” Author Charles Hood supplements essential information with strange but true facts like voles' predilection for deer antlers as a source of calcium, and Mexican free-tailed bats' ability to live in gaseous environments that would kill most other animals. With refreshingly pragmatic commentary (“the fact is, even for experienced naturalists, most chipmunks look pretty much alike”) and sound advice for where to see mammals in urban and wilderness settings alike, this lively and even quotable guide will inspire people to connect with their environments wherever they are.
A Caravan of Camels
by Christopher RobbinsDid you know elephants have parades, camels have caravans, and porcupines have prickles? From a shoal of aardvarks to a zeal of zebras, kids can learn the names of animal groups in this adorable padded board book. With bright, trendy illustrations and plenty of hidden puns, A Caravan of Camels showcases punny animal families of all kinds from A to Z. Whether it’s a smack, a barrel, or a zeal, it's a family!
A Caribou Alphabet: A Tilbury House Nature Book (Tilbury House Nature Book #0)
by Mary Beth OwensOnce common in the northern United States, caribou are more closely identified with the Canadian artic - and with Lapland, where their domesticated relatives, reindeer, are essential to the lives of the indigenous people. Through art and rhyme, this book celebrates the strength and beauty of one of nature's great survivors.
A Case of Cat and Mouse (Magical Cats #12)
by Sofie KellyA reality TV crew has come to town and brought librarian Kathleen Paulson and her two magical cats more than their fair share of real-life drama, in the newest installment of this New York Times bestselling series.Spring has come to charming Mayville Heights, and with it, some Hollywood glamour. The little town is abuzz because the reboot of a popular baking TV show is filming there. Librarian Kathleen Paulson is working as an advisor on historical facts for the show, local restaurants are providing catering for the camera crews, and Kathleen's faithful felines, Hercules and Owen, are hoping there is a cat treat challenge. But then Kathleen finds one of the judges dead. She has solved many-a-murder with help from the supernaturally gifted Herc and Owen, and with the whole town on tenterhooks, the talented trio will have to have all paws on deck to chase down this killer.
A Castle Full of Cats
by Ruth SandersonThe queen's cats have taken over the palace, and the king has had enough! Beloved artist Ruth Sanderson brings her signature detailed and lush style to this humorous story of royal compromise. Told in rhyme, and with dozens of cats on each page, this gorgeous book is sure to have cat lovers of all ages purring!
A Cat
by Sigrid Nunez Leonard MichaelsWhile the mystery of the cat can never ultimately be defined, Michaels comes as close as possible to revealing its essence. A cat is content to be a cat. A cat is not owned by anybody. A cat imagines things about you, nothing you can know for sure. A cat reminds us that much in this world remains unknown. In his novels, stories, and essays, Leonard Michaels proved himself to be one of the most incisive observers of human behavior, but few know that he was every bit as perspicacious a chronicler of America’s favorite pet: the domestic cat. Elusive, elegant, and often humorous—much like his subject—Michaels gives us this unfathomable animal as we have never quite seen it before, and yet as we have always known it to be. Through a series of meditations, aphorisms, and anecdotes, along with original illustrations from Frances Lerner, A Cat is a both a compendium of feline behavior and a love letter to this marvelous creature.
A Cat Named Darwin: Embracing the Bond Between Man and Pet
by William JordanA scientist contemplates his bond with a sick stray cat in this &“gripping and powerful&” memoir (The San Diego Union-Tribune). Bill Jordan&’s life changed forever the day a stray cat nesting under his bougainvillea bit him on the hand. Trained in biology, Jordan had no particular love for animals and felt vaguely contemptuous of those who did—until the cat, beckoning with a wink and a yawn, led him on a journey to exotic lands, strange cultures, and fascinating discoveries. As their bond deepened and the cat&’s health began to fail, Jordan was forced into a commitment more devoted and sincere than any he had known before. Puzzling through his own feelings, Jordan came to some remarkable conclusions: that those we love live in the synapses and molecules of memory, and that as long as we exist, they exist as part of our brain. In this recollection of the relationship, he meditates on the nature of humans and animals, and the scientific truths about solitude, communication, and companionship.
A Cat Named Swan
by Holly HobbieDiscover this beautiful pet-adoption story from Holly Hobbie, the creator of the bestselling Toot & Puddle series and one of the most treasured children&’s illustrators of all time. Beloved author-illustrator Holly Hobbie presents the story of a rescue cat&’s adoption, the paradise he finds, and the transformative joy he brings to his new family. Holly Hobbie&’s intricate watercolors evoke the small kitten&’s hardscrabble life as powerfully as they do his blissful one. This story tugs the heartstrings and is a testament to the importance of pet adoption and the powerful ways that pets connect with their people.
A Cat Story
by Ursula Murray HustedA vibrant, heartwarming graphic novel about two irresistible cat friends on a journey to find their forever home—a journey inspired by the magic of art and storytelling. Cilla and Betto are two friends who need a place to call home. The docks in Valletta are too wet, and the scraps of food too scarce. The city’s streets are too busy, and the humans too unreliable. But what about the quiet garden from old kitten tales—a place where all cats are welcome, and the humans are always kind? Could the stories really be true? As Cilla and Betto embark on a grand adventure to find out, they begin to spin a tale of their own—one that will take them through the art and stories of many journeyers who came before, and that will bring them to a surprising destination.
A Cat Tells Two Tales (Alice Nestleton Mystery, unnumbered)
by Lydia AdamsonFor the first time in one volume, two twisting tales featuring off-off Broadway actress turned sleuth Alice Nestleton and her crime-solving cats Bushy and Pancho... A Cat in a Manger It's the holiday season and Alice is hoping for a merry little Christmas peacefully cat-sitting at a sprawling Long Island estate. Instead, she finds herself embroiled in a deadly conspiracy of high-stakes horse racing, sinister seduction, and missing cash. She knows she'd better count on her cat's clever instincts and nine lives, since her own curiosity has landed her just a whisker away from death. A Cat of a Different Color When a moonstruck student from Alice's acting class is killed in a Manhattan bar, Alice is determined to solve the crime, especially since the gorgeous Abyssinian-like cat he brought her is stolen on the same night. But the trap she devises to corner the cat-napper entangles her in an even bigger mystery-- a dead actor's secrets of love, revenge, and murder. .
A Cat Under the Mistletoe (Alice Nestleton Mystery #12)
by Lydia Adamson[From the back cover:] "Alice Nestleton--actress, cat sitter, and amateur sleuth--is ringing in the holidays with a new client: a lovely tortoiseshell cat named Roberta. But sometimes this fickle feline turns into the kitty from hell, which is where Manhattan animal therapist Dr. Wilma Tedescu enters the picture. Make that exits. On Roberta's very first appointment, Alice finds the good doctor as dead as a Christmas goose, proving that cat "shrinks," unlike cats, are decidedly short of nine lives. Suspicion falls on the doctor's estranged husband ... and then on Alice. As Alice sets out to find the real killer, the fur really flies. It isn't long before her nose for clues lands her a whisker away from a killer who doesn't pussyfoot around with murder ..." While trying to live on the scant income from infrequent acting and cat-sitting jobs, Alice Nestleton is all about solving crimes. You meet her friends, both human and feline, but on most pages you tag along with Alice as she combs the streets of New York City in search of criminals. Clues build slowly, then pieces begin to come together for an investigator who is low on money and technology but long on determination and confidence. Look for more of the over twenty Alice Nestleton Mysteries in the Bookshare collection including #1A Cat in the Manger and #15 A Cat on Jingle Bell Rock.
A Cat Was Involved: A Chet and Bernie Mystery eShort Story (The Chet and Bernie Mystery Series)
by Spencer QuinnSpencer Quinn's first original e-short story reveals how everyone's favorite detective duo--Chet the Dog and P.I. Bernie Little--came to meet before their first big case in Dog On It.As fans know, Chet first met Bernie on that fateful day when he flunked out of K-9 police school. The details of that day though have always remained a little vague (like so much in Chet's doggy brain). All we know is that Chet had been the best leaper in his K-9 class, but for some reason he failed his final leaping test...and that a cat was involved...and that there was some blood. But whose? The test, the cat, the blood--all pieces of a puzzle that, when solved, will bring down a dangerous gang of thieves--and signal the start of a beautiful friendship.This fateful day has been alluded to in every book in the series, and now fans of Chet and Bernie will finally get to find out what actually happened. For these two beloved characters, it was something like love at first sight--and, for Chet, at first smell, too.
A Cat Who Couldn't See
by Julie CoxWith a swish of her tail and a twitch of her whiskers, a curious cat embarks on a sensory expedition around her home and garden. Ears alert and nose aquiver, what exciting sounds and scents might she encounter? Join her delightful wanderings, seeing familiar surroundings through new eyes. But will this adventurous puss lose her way or manage to whisk herself back to where she began? Accompany our feline friend sniffing out and tasting adventure, one paw placed inquisitively in front of the other. However, will she know home once more just through the power of her nose, the brush of her tail and the feel of the grass beneath her paws? Come see the world from a whisker’s perspective – where tales unfold no farther than one’s own backyard.
A Cat and Eight Kittens
by Oliver BrowneIn A Cat and Eight Kittens, an ordinary cloudy morning walk transforms into an extraordinary adventure for a mother cat and her eight kittens. Little could they imagine the whirlwind of events that would unfold after a chance encounter with an irate dog. The story takes a thrilling turn when the feline family, seeking refuge from the persistent pursuit of a large brown dog and the relentless rain, stumbles upon what they believe could be their new home. It is here that Spot, the mischievous, snow-white kitten with a distinctive black spot over his right eye, leads the kittens to an incredible discovery: a mysterious sphere with flashing lights. This sphere astonishingly materializes food at the mere mention of it, a feature that, as their mother had feared, attracts the attention of their canine pursuers. The tension escalates when the dogs arrive in search of the source of the tantalizing scents. It’s then that the young kittens unleash their playful yet ingenious tactics to outwit their pursuers. However, a mishap occurs when Felix, one of the kittens, disappears due to an unintended consequence of a wish. Just when it seems all hope is lost, the story culminates in a heartwarming twist. The cat family finds themselves reunited, including Felix, in a picturesque setting: a serene farm by a lake, complete with a loving owner.
A Cat in the Manger
by Lydia AdamsonAvailable Digitally for the First Time This Christmas, Alice Nestleton will discover that cat-sitting can be murder... Off-Off Broadway actress-turned-sleuth Alice Nestleton is just crazy about cats, particularly her Maine coon cat Bushy and zany alleycat Pancho. Now she's hoping for a merry little Christmas peacefully cat-sitting at a sprawling Long Island estate, where she expects to be greeted by eight howling Himalayans. Instead, she finds herself face to bloody face with a grisly corpse. Alice has unwittingly stepped into a deadly conspiracy of high-stakes horse racing, sinister seduction, and missing cash. She knows she'd better count on her cat's clever instincts and nine lives, since her own curiosity has landed her just a whisker away from death... Get your paws on A Cat Tells Two Tales, available October 2012 in trade paperback from Obsidian.
A Cat in the Window: Tales from a Cornish Flower Farm (Minack Chronicles #7)
by Derek TangyeThe second title in the Minack Chronicles, this tells in more detail the story of Derek and Jeannie's beloved ginger cat Monty. From the first moment Derek, who was not until then a cat-lover, met a tiny bundle of fur with Jeannie, through to the pet's old age when he would still walk down to the stream to make 'Monty's Leap', this is a touching story of friendship between two people and their cat.
A Cat in the Wings
by Lydia AdamsonAvailable Digitally for the First Time Murder takes a bow at the ballet, and cat-sitting sleuth Alice Nestleton pirouettes into danger... An actress led into a life of crime (sleuthing, that is) and cat-sitting, Alice Nestleton has returned to the theater--dozing in a box seat through a Lincoln Center production of The Nutcracker. She's happily imagining her Main Coon cat, Bushy, and all-American alley cat, Pancho, doing the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy when her reverie is interrupted by some off-stage excitement--the discovery of former ballet great Peter Dobrynin dressed like a derelict and dead as a doornail. And when the murder is pinned on her close friend, Lucia, Alice starts snooping for clues among New York's homeless to find the real killer. From flop houses to the elegant salons of wealthy art patrons, Alice is drawn into a dark, dangerous dance of deception...until a mysterious cat drags in the shocking solution to this pas de deux with death. Curl up with A Cat Tells Two Tales, available October 2012 in trade paperback from Obsidian.
A Cat of a Different Color
by Lydia AdamsonAvailable Digitally for the First Time. A mystery cat takes talented actress-turned-sleuth Alice Nestleton behind the scenes--for murder... Beautiful Off-Off Broadway actress-sleuth Alice Nestleton gasps as a sinister shadow looms at the top of her apartment house stairs. But it's only a moonstruck student from her acting class who comes bearing a gift--a gorgeous white Abyssinian-like cat. That is strange enough, but stranger still, just days later the young Lothario is killed in a Manhattan bar...and the exotic kitty is cat-napped! Alice's own two cats, the regal Bushy and the harum-scarum Pancho, have helped her catch criminals before. But the trap she devises to corner the perpetrator of the cat theft may entangle her instead in a dead actor's secrets and murderous drama--of love and revenge... Curl up with a copy of A Cat Tells Two Tales, available October 2012 in trade paperback from Obsidian.
A Cat on Jingle Bell Rock (Alice Nestleton Mystery #15)
by Lydia AdamsonActing jobs and cat-sitting assignments have been elusive for Alice Nestleton lately ... but there's plenty of sleuthing work to be done. A prominent theater director has requested her help for his pet charity: Sustenance House. It seems an anonymous benefactor has vanished (along with his much-needed holiday donation), and Alice must find out what's going on before the homeless shelter has to close its doors to the poor forever. But when a board member shoots himself during a meeting--and a murderous Scrooge tries to keep Alice out of the picture--things get messy--things get messy. It's going to take some quick thinking--and the help of two Siamese cats named Tiny and Tim--to wrap up this case and cook a killer's Christmas goose. Look for more books in this series in the Bookshare collection including: A Cat Under The Mistletoe.
A Cat on the Bus (Alice Nestleton Mystery #21)
by Lydia Adamson[From the back cover:] "Alice Nestleton, once mockingly referred to as the Cat Woman by the local law enforcement, is finally getting everything she wants: a juicy role in a slick new TV series, a debonair leading man on camera and off, and enough money to give up cat-sitting for good. But when a simple crosstown bus ride turns Alice into the witness of a senseless multiple homicide--perpetrated by a bizarre killer who leaves her cat behind--the NYPD begs the Cat Woman to return as a consultant in the case, and Alice must make room in her perfect life to play investigator one last time." Millions of citizens live in New York City. A surprisingly large number of them come unforgettably to life as Alice Nestleton, forty-something-year-old Actress and cat sitter investigates a wide variety of crimes in the Alice Nestleton Mysteries available from Bookshare including #1 A Cat in the Manger, #2 A Cat of a Different Color, #3 A Cat in Wolf's Clothing, #4 A Cat in the Wings, #5 A Cat By Any Other Name, #12 A Cat Under the Mistletoe, #15 A Cat on Jingle Bell Rock, and #21 A Cat on the Bus, with the rest of the books in the series coming soon. The action in these relatively short novels gets underway on page one. The reader isn't given a moment to lose interest. Being an actress, Alice notices details about places and people that bring the reader into the picture. Being a cat lover, Alice misses no opportunity to lavishly describe her cats and cats she meets along her way.
A Cat's Christmas
by Stefanie Samek[From the back of the book:] "The Complete Guide to All Things Festive and Feline for the Holidays. A new holiday classic, this delightful book celebrates your favorite yuletide traditions from a distinctly feline perspective. From the historical origins of the holiday to its contemporary festivities, A Cat's Christmas includes such favorites as "A Cat's Christmas Carol," "The Nine Catnaps of Christmas," and "A Cat's Christmas in Wales," as well as ideas for cat- themed ornaments, gift suggestions for the cat who has everything, and recipes for special Yuletide treats. You'll also find advice on party etiquette, proven unwinders for wound-up cats, and what to say when a kitten asks, "Is there really a Santa Paws?" Filled with favorite poems, carols, stories, and delightful illustrations, A Cat's Christmas is the perfect stocking stuffer for every cat lover on your list." Full page illustrations are described.
A Cat's Guide to Humans: From A to Z
by George the owner of Celia Haddon'Do you need a human in the first place? If you do, do not adopt a human on impulse. You may not get the right one for your lifestyle.'George the Cat is the feline world's favourite agony aunt. Now he brings us his irresistible, hilarious A-Z guide for fellow felines to help them navigate the human world, understand their sometimes weird and idiotic behaviour, and help turn human failings to feline advantages. Includes advice on how to move a sleeping human to the very edge of their bed, enjoy the use of their empty boxes before they're thrown out, and to get doors opened for you whether or not you have a private catflap.George also has a word of advice for humans: 'Don't let your cat get his paws on this book!'For fans of Secret Thoughts Cats Have About Humans and 100 Ways for A Cat to Train Its Human by Celia Haddon.
A Cat's Little Instruction Book
by Leigh W. RutledgeImportant advice and tips for every cat about town This well-known compendium of comic cat capers, which cat lovers will adore, is one of the bestselling Little Instruction Books and gives essential advice on how to be the best cat on the block. It will be in a new series of four stylishly redesigned Instruction Books (Life's, Dog's and Gardener's are the others in the series.) It looks into the personalities of cats and their infinite wisdom from 'Avoid Vacuum Cleaners' to ' Never try to stick your head through any opening that your whiskers won't clear easily'.
A Cat's Tale: A Journey Through Feline History
by Paul Koudounaris Baba the CatA “fun, fanciful, and even informative” history of felines as revealed by a very learned tabby with a knack for hunting down facts (People).Since the dawn of civilization, felines have prowled alongside mankind as they expanded their territory and spread the myth of human greatness. And today, cats are peddled on social media as silly creatures here to amuse humans with their antics. But this is an absurd, self-centered fantasy. The true history of felines is one of heroism, love, tragedy, sacrifice, and gravitas. Not entirely convinced? Well, get ready, because Baba the Cat is here to set the record straight.Spanning almost every continent and thousands—yes, thousands—of years, Baba’s complex story of feline survival presents readers with a diverse cast of cats long forgotten: from her prehistoric feline ancestors and the ancient Egyptian cat goddess Bastet to the daring mariners at the height of oceanic discovery, key intellectuals in the Enlightenment period, revered heroes from World Wars I and II, and the infamous American tabbies. Baba, a talented model in addition to a scholar, goes beyond surface-level scratches, pairing her freshly unearthed research with a series of stunning costume portraits to bring history to life.A paws-on journey through the feline hall of fame, with in-depth research and four-legged testaments that will make you rethink who defines history, A Cat’s Tale is a one-of-a-kind chronicle that introduces readers to the illustrious ancestors of their closest companions and shows, once and for all, that cats know exactly what they’re doing.“Almost certainly the most unique cat history book ever published.” —Smithsonian Magazine