Fleming Community Library

For nearly a century, Scribner has exemplified the very best in publishing by pairing classic texts with the illustrative giants of the time, such as N. C. Wyeth and Maxfield Parish. With the same commitment to the high standards established by the series' founders, Athenaeum Books for Young Readers is expanding the Scribner Illustrated Classics line over the next several years to include such modern-day classics as Jack London's The Call of the Wild...

A collection of autobiographical stories about raising a houseful of children and wild pets including crows, skunks, and raccoons.

Whenever middle-aged desert tour guide Forrest Bryant Johnson went out on his daily walks into the Mojave, all was usually peaceful and serene. But one beautiful summer day in 1987, Forrest heard a cry of distress. Following the cries, he came upon a small bobcat kitten, injured, orphaned, and desperately in need of help. So Forrest took his new feline friend home for a night. But when the little "trooper" clearly needed some more time to recoup,...

"Whether you're already an exotic pet owner or you're thinking about becoming one, here is your one-stop guide to owning such unusual household pets as lizards, snakes, frogs, newts, spiders, and insects"--P. [4] of cover.

Two cavemen, Ogg and Bob, capture a mammoth and then try to train him as a pet.

A rhinoceros does only two things: pop balloons and poke holes in kites. But rhinoceroses can really do more--so much more--than that!

Following public safety officer and member of Outreach for Animals Tim Harrison, this documentary examines the complex issue of exotic pet ownership. Since wild animals began appearing on reality television, Harrison has seen a dramatic increase in the number of big cats, reptiles, and nonhuman primates kept in and outside people's homes. Harrison, who catches and finds new homes for abandoned, escaped, and abused animals, fights against illicit exotic...

A look at an American subculture of raising the most dangerous animals in the world as common household pets.