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When zookeeper Theodora “Teddy” Bentley fishes the body of Koala Kate out of Gunn Landing Harbor, she discovers that her fellow zookeeper didn’t drown; she was strangled. The clues to Koala Kate’s killer implicate other animal keepers at the Gunn Zoo, including Outback Bill, marsupial keeper and Kate’s Aussie ex-boyfriend.

En esta historia los protagonistas son dos perros, Cipión y Berganza, que se encuentran recostados a la entrada del hospital de la Resurrección en Valladolid, cuando se dan cuenta que, de repente y de forma inexplicable ,parecen haber adquirido el don del habla. Deciden, pues, aprovechar esta sobrenatural circunstancia para contarse el uno al otro sus vidas.Es Berganza que comienza con la historia de su vida, que, al estilo de la del Lazarillo de Tormes, le hace pasar alegrías y desdichas de la mano de los distintos amos que le han ido tocando lo largo de su vida.

One misstep on a mountain climbing trip plunged Brenden into darkness by stealing his sight—and everything else he held dear. But an independent guide dog named Nelson might just bring him back to life . . . if they don't kick him out of guide dog school first. Twenty-two-year-old Brenden...

Returning home to England from New York, Margot finds her family in chaos. Her cousin Chloe is in prison awaiting trial for murdering her twin sister, Claudia, their mother has withdrawn into the imaginary world of her romance novels, Claudia’s 14-year-old daughter has regressed to early childhood and refuses to leave her bed, and to top it all off, the family cat has decided to live with the neighbors. As Chloe’s trial approaches, the atmosphere in the house becomes increasingly fraught, and Margot begins to wonder whether someone else is responsible for Claudia’s death.

A pack of wolves makes a sudden savage return to the Rocky Mountain ranching town of Hope, Montana, where a century earlier they were slaughtered by the thousands. Now shielded by law as an endangered species, they reawaken an ancient hatred that will tear a family, and ultimately the town...

Cuando Mister Bones, un perro callejero de gran inteligencia, se encuentra con Willy G. Christmas, poeta errante y vagabundo, se convierten en confidentes inseparables. Como si de don Quijote y Sancho Panza se tratara, comparten sus días con la soledad, el azar y la dureza de la vida en la calle. El día en que el hombre presiente que su muerte está cercana y que se aproxima a un mítico mundo al que él llama Tombuctú, decide iniciar un último viaje a Baltimore para buscar a su antigua maestra y confiarle a su fiel amigo.

Décidément, Jonathan Livingston n’est pas un goéland comme les autres. Sa passion : voler toujours plus haut et plus vite pour être libre. Mais ce marginal qui ne se contente pas de voler pour se nourrir ne plaît guère à la communauté de goélands. Condamné par les siens à vivre le reste de ses jours au-delà des falaises en solitaire, Jonathan Livingston le Goéland découvre non seulement la bonté et l’amour des amis, mais aussi comment dominer ses peurs et connaître ses limites.

Elgar ist ein Eisbär und sucht Asyl in der Zivilisation. Vertrieben von seiner schmelzenden Scholle versucht er, sich mitten unter uns zurechtzufinden. Dabei kommentiert er die Menschenwelt, wie er sie erlebt, aus seinem bärig wuscheligen und stets hungrigen Blickwinkel.

"Listening to Grover Gardner narrating a David Rosenfelt novel is like sliding into favorite slippers at the end of a long day: One feels the joyful gratification of a perfect fit."—AudioFile on Bark of Night The next installment in David Rosenfelt’s bestselling Andy Carpenter series brings...

A story of foxes, from O-ha and her six unborn cubs in Trinity Wood, to Camio, an American red fox far away in his zoo cage. The animals in Trinity Wood feel safe from predators, but their world is changing: Humans are coming closer with their bulldozers, houses, their guns, and their dogs.

Every time I visit Meg’s Meadows, I don’t want to leave, and it’s not just the horses and the people, though I do love them with all my heart. It’s their simple way of living, their down-homeness, the way they revere the elderly and delight in the children. They embrace their differences. If just one of them is in peril or need, it affects everyone. That includes the animals. And isn’t that the way the good Lord intended?

Ruby Taylor gave up pageant life the day she turned 18 and figured she'd never look back. But when an old friend begs her to show her beloved golden retriever at the upcoming West Coast Canine Classic, Ruby reluctantly straps on her heels and gets to work. If only she knew exactly what the adorably lazy lump of a dog was getting her into.

Margot and Will cross paths at the local dog rescue centre where - after a series of misunderstandings and a lot of consternation - they agree to foster Blossom (a gentle Staffy with a giant head, soft, floppy ears and kohl-rimmed brown eyes) together: one week on, one week off. Margot and Will don't get off to the best of starts: he thinks Margot is demanding and needy and Just So Much. And she thinks Will is emotionally unavailable, slightly brittle and very mistrustful. But the more they bicker, the worse Blossom behaves....

This program is read by the author. My Three Dogs is a charming and heartfelt new novel from the #1 bestselling author of A Dog's Purpose, about humankind's best, most loyal friends, and a wonderful adventure of love and finding home. When a tragic accident separates three dogs from their human...

Life is passing Holly Grant by. She had dreams of being a journalist. Now in her late twenties, she's a bored office worker. But on her train home, Holly has eight thousand pounds drop into her lap, along with a curious note. Does she get off the north-bound train, as normal, and pop the money into the local police station on the way home to her scatter-brained mother, or does she stay on the train until it reaches Newcastle and take the money to someone who might know what the note means and allow her to pursue the mystery further?

Tova Sullivan lavora per l'Acquario di Sowell Bay, una tranquilla cittadina nei pressi di Seattle: pulire i pavimenti durante le ore serali in compagnia delle creature che si muovono silenziose nelle vasche la aiuta a combattere la solitudine dopo la scomparsa di suo figlio Erik, quando era solo un ragazzo. La principale attrazione dell'acquario è Marcellus, un polpo gigante del Pacifico, che dalla sua vasca sembra osservare attento ogni mossa di Tova. Una sera, mentre sta passando lo straccio nell'ufficio del personale, Tova scorge Marcellus impigliato nei fili della corrente e delicatamente cerca di liberarlo.

Die junge Helen verbringt ihre Mittagspause im Park. Als ein älterer Mann neben ihr auf der Parkbank Platz nimmt, zeigt sie sich reserviert. Sie wirkt zaghaft, er gefestigt. Heinrich beginnt ein Gespräch, das Helen zum Nachdenken bringt. Sie lässt sich auf ein weiteres Gespräch mit ihm ein und erfährt viel von seinem Leben, und wie er Nuss für Nuss im Laufe seines Lebens geknackt hat. Ihre Neugier ist geweckt, als Heinrich ihr einige Fragen mit auf den Weg gibt. Aus eigener Erfahrung weiß Heinrich, wie wichtig liebevolle Unterstützung ist.

Nanami ama i libri fin da quando era bambina: orfana di madre, e con un padre spesso assente, è abituata alla solitudine e adora passare i pomeriggi in biblioteca. Leggere è diventato per lei un piacere irrinunciabile e un modo per superare gli ostacoli provocati da una forte asma che le impedisce di correre, saltare e vivere come gli altri ragazzini della sua età: grazie alla lettura, può invece esplorare mondi diversi e straordinari. Un giorno, però, nella biblioteca che frequenta quotidianamente, i libri iniziano a sparire.

Protecting a witness could be a deadly mission for this K-9 team. K-9 officer Tarren McGregor never imagined that a cartel would find its way to Texas’s South Padre Island—or target his best friend’s sister. But when Julia Hamilton witnesses and prevents the kidnapping of a teen girl...

Vatanen est journaliste à Helsinki. Alors qu'il revient de la campagne, un dimanche soir de juin, avec un ami, ce dernier heurte un lièvre sur la route. Vatanen descend de voiture et s'enfonce dans les fourrés. Il récupère le lièvre blessé, lui fabrique une grossière attelle et s'enfonce délibérément dans la nature. Ce roman-culte dans les pays nordiques conte les multiples et extravagantes aventures de Vatanen remontant au fil des saisons vers le cercle polaire avec son lièvre fétiche en guise de sésame.