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Recommended Reading List - Non-Fiction
Non-Fiction - Animals
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Animal Grossology
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Some animals are cute and cuddly. Others are really, really gross. |
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Glausiusz, Josie
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Buzz: Intimate Bond between Humans & Insects
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Falling into that irresistible category of things we probably don't want to know, here is an up-close, personal look at insects as you've never seen them before. |
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Lawrence, Anthony with Graham Spence
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Babylon’s Ark: The Incredible Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo
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This remarkable story recounts the recent wartime rescue of the once-world-renowned Baghdad Zoo through the experiences of a South African conservationist and heroic Iraqi zookeepers. |
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Montgomery, Sy
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Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
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| This beautifully designed entry in the Scientists in the Field series follows a grueling expedition in Papua New Guinea to study a rare tree kangaroo. The text and exemplary photographs give a strong sense of the place, its people, and the exciting demands of fieldwork. |  |
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Sullivan, Robert
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Rats: Observations on the History & Habitat of the City’s Most Unwanted Inhabitants
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Love them or loathe them, rats are here to stay-they are city dwellers as much as (or more than) we are, surviving on the effluvia of our society. In Rats, the critically acclaimed bestseller, Robert Sullivan spends a year investigating a rat-infested alley just a few blocks away from Wall Street. |
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Vining, James.
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First in Space
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In the 1960s, the U.S. decided to use monkeys, then chimps to collect their biological data in space. Eventually, the field was narrowed to one "lucky" chimp named Ham. The dangers he faced were great, but he made it up to space and back down alive, becoming a sort of hero |
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