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Author: Lawrence Anthony Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 1429981431 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 268
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The astonishing story of the soldiers, conservationists, and ordinary Iraqis who united to save the animals of the Baghdad Zoo When the Iraq war began, conservationist Lawrence Anthony could think of only one thing: the fate of the Baghdad Zoo, caught in the crossfire at the heart of the city. Once Anthony entered Iraq he discovered that hostilities and uncontrolled looting had devastated the zoo and its animals. Working with members of the zoo staff and a few compassionate U.S. soldiers, he defended the zoo, bartered for food on war-torn streets, and scoured bombed palaces for desperately needed supplies. Babylon's Ark chronicles Anthony's hair-raising efforts to save a pride of Saddam's lions, close a deplorable black-market zoo, run ostriches through shoot-to-kill checkpoints, and rescue the dictator's personal herd of Thoroughbred Arabian horses. A tale of the selfless courage and humanity of a few men and women living dangerously for all the right reasons, Babylon's Ark is an inspiring and uplifting true-life adventure of individuals on both sides working together for the sake of magnificent wildlife caught in a war zone.
Author: Lawrence Anthony Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 1429981431 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 268
Book Description
The astonishing story of the soldiers, conservationists, and ordinary Iraqis who united to save the animals of the Baghdad Zoo When the Iraq war began, conservationist Lawrence Anthony could think of only one thing: the fate of the Baghdad Zoo, caught in the crossfire at the heart of the city. Once Anthony entered Iraq he discovered that hostilities and uncontrolled looting had devastated the zoo and its animals. Working with members of the zoo staff and a few compassionate U.S. soldiers, he defended the zoo, bartered for food on war-torn streets, and scoured bombed palaces for desperately needed supplies. Babylon's Ark chronicles Anthony's hair-raising efforts to save a pride of Saddam's lions, close a deplorable black-market zoo, run ostriches through shoot-to-kill checkpoints, and rescue the dictator's personal herd of Thoroughbred Arabian horses. A tale of the selfless courage and humanity of a few men and women living dangerously for all the right reasons, Babylon's Ark is an inspiring and uplifting true-life adventure of individuals on both sides working together for the sake of magnificent wildlife caught in a war zone.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: 9781445456904 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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With 7 amazing giant scenes to decorate, over 25 stickers, and a cool pair of 3D glasses to help each scene come alive, kids will love to play and learn with this Discovery Kids 3D sticker and activity book! Packed with adorable photos and fun facts about the incredible zoos, this set is great for any nature-loving child.
Author: Michael Holmes Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers ISBN: 1645754367 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 213
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Ever wonder what it’s like to have a zoo in your backyard? The dream isn’t as far-fetched as you think. Michael Holmes and his mother did it. And this book recounts every animal they saw in their zoo that had no cages, and could be visited by birds and animals at will. All it took was wild idea, and few hundred dollars of animal food. Welcome to the backyard zoo!
Author: The Editors of TIME For Kids Publisher: Time For Kids ISBN: 9781618930095 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Lions and tigers and bears-oh, wow! Take a walk on the wild side with 3D Zoo! Awesome Animal Kingdom. Brought to you by the editors of TIME For Kids magazine, this book of stunning 3D photos shows animals as you've never seen them outside of a zoo. From big cats to exotic birds, the creatures seem to leap, crawl, fly, slither, swim, and stampede off the pages and into your living room. The 3D photos are so eye-poppingly real, you'll reach out to touch the critters-and there's no zookeeper to stop you! The book is packed with close to 100 large-scale, state-of-the art photos taken by master 3D photographer, David Klutho. No other animal book comes close to delivering the impact of his zoo-tacular images. Animal lovers young and old will thrill to this marvelous 3D menagerie and the surprising and little-known facts and information about each creature! There are 2 pairs of glasses included in each book so you can invite a friend to come along on your zoofari adventure!
Author: J.W. Mohnhaupt Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN: 150118850X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 272
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The unbelievable true story of the Cold War’s strangest proxy war, fought between the zoos on either side of the Berlin Wall. “The liveliness of Mohnhaupt’s storytelling and the wonderful eccentricity of his subject matter make this book well worth a read.” —Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Living in West Berlin in the 1960s often felt like living in a zoo, everyone packed together behind a wall, with the world always watching. On the other side of the Iron Curtain, East Berlin and its zoo were spacious and lush, socialist utopias where everything was perfectly planned... and then rarely completed. Berlin’s two zoos in East and West quickly became symbols of the divided city’s two halves. So no one was terribly surprised when the head zookeepers on either side started an animal arms race—rather than stockpiling nuclear warheads, they competed to have the most pandas and hippos. Soon, state funds were being diverted toward giving these new animals lavish welcomes worthy of visiting dignitaries. West German presidential candidates were talking about zoo policy on the campaign trail. And eventually politicians on both side of the Wall became convinced that if their zoo proved to be inferior, that would mean their country’s whole ideology was too. A quirky piece of Cold War history unlike anything you’ve heard before, The Zookeepers’ War is an epic tale of desperate rivalries, human follies, and an animal-mad city in which zookeeping became a way of continuing politics by other means.
Author: Benjamin Mee Publisher: Weinstein Books ISBN: 1602861587 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 227
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The remarkable true story of a family who move into a rundown zoo-already a BBC documentary miniseries and excerpted in The Guardian. In the market for a house and an adventure, Benjamin Mee moved his family to an unlikely new home: a dilapidated zoo in the English countryside. Mee had a dream to refurbish the zoo and run it as a family business. His friends and colleagues thought he was crazy. But in 2006, Mee and his wife with their two children, his brother, and his 76-year-old mother moved into the Dartmoor Wildlife Park. Their extended family now included: Solomon, an African lion and scourge of the local golf course; Zak, the rickety Alpha wolf, a broadly benevolent dictator clinging to power; Ronnie, a Brazilian tapir, easily capable of killing a man, but hopelessly soppy; and Sovereign, a jaguar and would-be ninja, who has devised a long term escape plan and implemented it. Nothing was easy, given the family's lack of experience as zookeepers, and what follows is a magical exploration of the mysteries of the animal kingdom, the power of family, and the triumph of hope over tragedy. We Bought a Zoo is a profoundly moving portrait of an unforgettable family living in the most extraordinary circumstances.
Author: Dunia Rahwan Publisher: Barefoot Books ISBN: 9781646860661 Category : Animals Languages : en Pages : 0
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In this beautifully illustrated guide, discover fascinating and unusual information about animals from all around the world. A delightfully quirky system of organization introduces the reader to the superlatives of the animal kingdom, from "super predators" to "expert architects." A must-have encyclopedia for any animal enthusiast!
Author: Richard Ferguson Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited (UK) ISBN: 9781405318624 Category : Pop-up books Languages : en Pages : 16
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Take a walk on the wild side with this interactive, pop-up-and-play adventureLet’s go to the zoo! See prowling polar bears, take a jungle tour with tigers, and feed giraffes as you find out all about their amazing lives. Play the ‘find-my-home’ game and discover all about animals' natural habitats. Then take out the 18 animal play pieces and create your own adventure in the spectacular pop-up scene.All packed in an easy-to-carry case, perfect for taking to friends’ houses.It’s a truly wild experience.Visit the tigers, see the polar bears, and feed the giraffes with DK's incredible Play Zoo. This all new novelty pop-up format will keep children entertained for hours. More than a book, Play Zoo cleverly opens out into an incredible zoo scene, with 18 animal pieces to move around, promoting learning through imaginative play. Beautiful photographic images of the animals in their habitats bring the subject to life whilst the Who's Who In The Zoo? booklet contains interesting facts to satisfy young, curious minds. An integrated "find my home" games helps children learn about the animals and their environments in an exciting and interactive way.
Author: Matthew Reilly Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1476749574 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 464
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"The all-new thriller from #1 internationally bestselling author Matthew Reilly! It is a secret the Chinese government has been keeping for forty years. They have found a species of animal no one believed even existed. It will amaze the world. Now the Chinese are ready to unveil their astonishing discovery within the greatest zoo ever constructed. A small group of VIPs and journalists has been brought to the zoo deep within China to see its fabulous creatures for the first time. Among them is Dr. Cassandra Jane "CJ" Cameron, a writer for National Geographic and an expert on reptiles. The visitors are assured by their Chinese hosts that they will be struck with wonder at these beasts, that they are perfectly safe, and that nothing can go wrong. Of course it can't... GET READY FOR ACTION ON A GIGANTIC SCALE"--
Author: Michael George Publisher: Union Square Kids ISBN: 9781454930891 Category : JUVENILE NONFICTION Languages : en Pages : 0
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Provides a behind-the-scenes look at zoo animals and describes how zookeepers care for, train, and interact with the animals who live there.--
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