Daisy to the Rescue: True Stories of Daring Dogs, Paramedic Parrots, and Other Animal Heroes - Couverture rigide

Campbell, Jeff

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ISBN 10 : 1936976625 ISBN 13 : 9781936976621

Editeur : Zest Books, 2014

Synopsis

With their love and companionship, animals help to make our lives better every day. But sometimes, to our utter amazement and everlasting gratitude, animals literally save our lives. Daisy to the Rescue celebrates over fifty of these heroic animals with stunning illustrated portraits and detailed accounts of their exploits. The book asks important questions about why these animals act the way they do—often putting themselves in harm’s way in the process.

Today, scientists vigorously debate whether other animals share our capacity for empathy, compassion, morality, and altruism, and amazing new research is continually revising our understanding of the human-animal bond. Daisy to the Rescue presents these findings and applies them to these extreme life-saving situations. Taken together, these rescue stories make a compelling case for the presence of compassion in other animals and for the vital importance of the human-animal bond.

The dramatic, moving stories in Daisy to the Rescue provide a hopeful message about our world. Not only do they contain startling evidence of the mental and emotional capacities of animals, but they also demonstrate the healing, transformative power of our intimate connection with those incredible beings with whom we share the world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jeff Campbell is a freelance writer and book editor. For twelve years he was a travel writer for Lonely Planet, coauthoring guidebooks on Hawaii, Florida, the Southwest, and other US destinations. As an editor for the past twenty years, he has specialized in animal intelligence and emotions, among other topics. In particular, he has worked with Dr. Marc Bekoff on several books, including the highly regarded The Emotional Lives of Animals. Jeff also teaches creative writing to grade-school students. He lives in Northern New Jersey.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Zest Books
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1936976625
• ISBN 13: 9781936976621
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Beyer Ramsey
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible