Beautiful black-and-white illustrations throughout.When nine-year-old Tiger Days visits her grandmother at Willowgate House she never knows what might happen? new friends to meet, animals to rescue and problems to solve. No day is ever dull for Tiger !In the first Tiger Days story, Tiger must help look after an orphaned baby warthog who is an escape artist. She will also need lots of Tiger Bravery to discover what, or who, is making a strange sound...

Then, just in time, before I swung the spade again, I saw, right by the blade and camouflaged by the leaves on the ground, a magpie chick. It squatted belligerently, peering up at me with miniature magpie fury. George. When Frieda Hughes moved to the depths of the Welsh countryside, she was expecting to take on a few projects: planting a garden, painting and writing her poetry column for the Times. But instead, she found herself rescuing a baby magpie,...

This text charts the relationship between Mark Rowlands, a restless philosopher, & Brenin, his well-travelled wolf. Far more than just an exotic pet, Brenin exerted an immense influence on Rowlands as both a person & as a philosopher. He led Rowlands to re-evaluate his attitude to love, happiness, mortality, nature & death.

Once upon a time, on a cold and frosty Christmas Eve night, a bedraggled white cat called Polar Bear wandered into Cleveland Amory's life and won his heart. This remarkable, much-loved cat went on to become the focus of Clevelands classic bestseller, 'The Cat Who Came for Christmas'. This book continues this story.

When Monty Don's golden retriever Nigel became the surprise star of BBC GARDENERS' WORLD, padding along quietly behind his owner and yet stealing every scene - inspiring fan mail, birthday cards and his own social media sites - Monty wanted to explore what makes us connect with animals quite so deeply. In many respects, Nigel is a very ordinary dog: charming, handsome and obedient, as so many are. He is also a much-loved family pet. By telling Nigel's...

'If a dog offers you friendship, it's yours for life.' The lessons we learn from old dogs in their later years are perhaps the most valuable of all. In 'The Wisdom of Old Dogs,' Elli H. Radinger takes us on an illuminating journey of discovery, gratitude and acceptance, revealing a whole new world as seen through the eyes of our ageing pets. A world of trust, patience, love and forgiveness, in which every day is a gift, and nobody is too old for new...

Dogs and humans: in the last 200 years no inter-species relationship has developed so fast nor come so far. Dogs accompany us in every walk of life, usually three times a day. How and why did this relationship begin? How has it changed over the centuries? And who's getting the upper hand? This title investigates this unique bond by revisiting some of the most important milestones in our shared journey. It begins with the earliest visual evidence on...

Brian Blessed has a lifelong love of animals and over the years has rescued numerous cats and dogs, horses and ponies, and even a very ungrateful fighting cock. All were characters in their own right, such as Jessie, a dog left languishing for a year at the local RSPCA, who ruled the entire household with a rod of iron, when she wasn't out harassing the local vicar. Bodger, an abused terrier cross breed, was nursed back to health by Brian and his...

Margrit Coates is an internationally acclaimed animal healer and communicator. In 'Angel Pets', she reveals how animals talk to us all the time and shares their incredible true stories.

This is an amazing true story of feline survival and human ingenuity. When Oscar was found lying severely injured in a field, it was assumed he had met his end. But instead Oscar underwent pioneering surgery to replace his legs.