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  • Writing for Animals

    New perspectives for writers and instructors to educate and inspire

    by John Yunker, Joanna Lilley, Lisa Johnson, Sangamithra Iyer, Alex Lockwood, Midge Raymond, Kipp Wessel, Hunter Liguore, Rosemary Lombard, Hannah Sandoval, Paula MacKay, Marybeth Holleman, Beth Lyons ...
    A unique anthology of articles and essays to inspire animal-themed creative writingDespite all we know about the sentience of animals, society tends to view and treat nonhuman animals as lesser creatures. And for society to change its views, writers must change their views. We must look closely at how we depict animals and ask ourselves difficult questions. For example, are we using animals for ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Lyons Den

    by Beth Lyon Barnett ...
    Unearth the incredibly true and moving story of the author's family renouncing Germany and forging a new life in America. It's a story of courage, determination, and the power of the human spirit.Germany, 1866: 18-year-old Morris Lion leaves anti-Semitic Germany in search of a better life and religious freedom across the Atlantic. Boarding a ship to America, Morris has one goal in mind: find - or ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Lyons Den

    by Beth Lyon Barnett ...
    Unearth the incredibly true and moving story of the author's family renouncing Germany and forging a new life in America. It's a story of courage, determination, and the power of the human spirit.Germany, 1866: 18-year-old Morris Lion leaves anti-Semitic Germany in search of a better life and religious freedom across the Atlantic. Boarding a ship to America, Morris has one goal in mind: find - or ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Boston Girl

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  • Beyond Words

    What Animals Think and Feel

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    The New York Times BestsellerOrion Book Award WinnerLannan Literary Award Winner“Dr. Safina is a terrific writer, majestic and puckish in equal measure, with a contagious enthusiasm...Dr. Safina draws out haunting resonances between animal lives and our own... " —Gregory Cowles, The New York Times"I wanted to know what they were experiencing, and why to us they fe... ... Read more

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  • When We Meet Again

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  • No Time To Spare

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  • Brown Girl Dreaming

    by Jacqueline Woodson ...
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  • On Trails

    An Exploration

    by Robert Moor ...
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  • 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories

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