Creature Comforts

Creature Comforts
Bethany Branch, April 10, 2009 and Gere Branch, April 27, 2009 and Courtyard Book Chats, August 25, 2009
Scott C.

Listen to this booktalk as audio podcasts — Part 1 | Part 2 | Shortened version recorded at the Courtyard Book Chats

A presentation on books and videos that explore the relationships between animals and their humans.

The Octopus and the Orangutan: More True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence and Ingenuity
by Eugene Linden (591.5 Lin)

When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals
by Jeffrey Moussaief Masson (591.5 Mas)

Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence — and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process
by Irene Pepperberg (591.513 Pe)

Last Chance to See
by Douglas Adams (591.529 Ada)

Every Creeping Thing: True Tales of Faintly Repulsive Wildlife
by Richard Conniff (596 Con)

Owls in the Family
by Farley Mowat (j598.98 M87o)

Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl
by Stacey O’Brien (598.97 Obr)

To Touch a Wild Dolphin: A Journey of Discovery With the Sea’s Most Intelligent Creatures
by Rachel Smolker (no longer in libraries’ collection)

A Buffalo in the House: The True Story of a Man, an Animal and the American West
by R.D. Rosen (599.643 Ros)

Never Cry Wolf
by Farley Mowat (599.744 Mow)

Wolf Wars
by Hank Fischer (no longer in libraries)

Animals Make Us Human
by Temple Grandin (636.088 Gra)

Dewey: The Small-Town Libray Cat Who Touched the World
by Vicki Myron (636.8 Myr)

Life in the Undergrowth
(DVD 592 Life)

Bees: Tales From the Hive
(DVD 595.799 Bee)

The March of the Penguins
(DVD 598.47 Mar)