- Meow! The Truth About Cats
- Do You Know Where the Animals Live?: Discovering the Incredible Creatures All Around Us
- The Cat’s Meow: How Cats Evolved from the Savanna to Your Sofa
- The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion—Surprising Observations of a Hidden World
- The Fur Person
- The Year of the Puppy: How Dogs Become Themselves
- The Stallion and His Peculiar Boy
- James Herriot’s Favorite Dog Stories
By the staff at Covered Treasures
“Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That’s the problem.”—A.A. Milne
Here’s a sampling of books that provide information on the pets we love as well as the animals that live around us and what we can learn from them.
Meow! The Truth About Cats
By Annette Whipple (Reycraft Books) $17.95
Why do cats have whiskers? How do cats land on their paws? Do people need cats? These and other questions are answered, along with some extra information provided by the cats themselves. Annette Whipple celebrates curiosity and inspires a sense of wonder while exciting readers about science and history.
Do You Know Where the Animals Live?: Discovering the Incredible Creatures All Around Us
By Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Kids) $19.95
From the bestselling author of The Inner Life of Animals comes a book for kids about animals at home and around the world. Are worms afraid of the rain? Do fish use farts to communicate? Do animals dream? This visual, fun, and interactive book features at-home activities, facts, stories, and pictures.
The Cat’s Meow: How Cats Evolved from the Savanna to Your Sofa
By Jonathan B. Losos (Viking) $28
Jonathan Losos, writing as both scientist and cat lover, explores how researchers today are unraveling the secrets of the cat using all the tools of modern technology, from GPS tracking and genomics to forensic archaeology. It gives us a cat’s-eye view of today’s habitats, including meeting wild cousins around the world whose habits your sweet house cat sometimes eerily parallel.
The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion—Surprising Observations of a Hidden World
By Peter Wohlleben (Greystone) $22.95
Readers will discover the latest scientific research into animals’ emotions, feelings, intelligence, and how they interact with the world. We learn: Horses feel shame, deer grieve, goats discipline their kids, ravens call their friends by name, rats regret bad choices, and butterflies choose the very best places for their children to grow up. Animals are different from us in ways that amaze us—and they are much closer to us than we ever would have thought.
The Fur Person
By May Sarton (W.W. Norton) $14.95
This enchanting story is drawn from the true adventures of Tom Jones, May Sarton’s cat. Before meeting Mary, Tom is a fiercely independent, nameless Cat About Town. Growing tired of his vagabond lifestyle, he concludes that there might be some appeal in giving up his freedom for a home. It is here that he becomes a genuine Fur Person. Sarton’s book is one of the most beloved stories about the joys and tribulations in sharing one’s life with a cat.
The Year of the Puppy: How Dogs Become Themselves
By Alexandra Horowitz (Viking) $28
Dog researcher Alexandra Horowitz charts her puppy Quid’s growth from birth to first birthday. She documents social and cognitive milestones so many of us miss when caught up in the housetraining and behavioral training. Horowitz keeps a lens on the puppy’s point of view—how they begin to see and smell the world, make meaning of it, and become an individual personality.
The Stallion and His Peculiar Boy
By M.J. Evans (Dancing Horse Press) $12.95
World War II is raging. Hitler is hiding away the world’s most beautiful purebred horses for use in experiments to create the perfect war horse. A peculiar boy, Teodor, becomes the groom for one of those special horses—Witez II, one of the most famous Arabian stallions of all time. Witez helps Teodor face his challenges and find his voice at a time when little is known about the condition now called autism. Inspired by a true story, this book blends the suspense of a World War II military rescue operation with the challenges of resettlement in a new land.
James Herriot’s Favorite Dog Stories
By James Herriot (St. Martins Press) $25
After being out of print many years, it is now again available, filled with original watercolors that illustrate Herriot’s charming and wholesome tales. This classic includes an introduction from Herriot himself—the last piece of writing the beloved author and veterinarian ever completed. Follow the master veterinarian as he cares for dogs with his characteristic gentleness and peace, profound observation, and deep, loving humor.
Until next month, happy reading.
The staff at Covered Treasures can be reached at books@ocn.me.
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