Dragons, Unicorns, Chimeras, and Clickers

Author: Laura VanArendonk Baugh CPDT-KA KPACTP
Publisher: Laura VanArendonk Baugh
ISBN: 1631650165
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 74

Book Description
How are animals trained in a zoo for the most endangered species of all? Join Marian and Ana as they travel through a zoo full of magical, mythical creatures, where good training allows for better care of the animals as well as safety for the trainers and public education. Learn about positive reinforcement with some of the most fantastic beasts ever seen—and then try the same techniques with your pets at home! Laura VanArendonk Baugh is known internationally for her animal training and behavior work and is the author of the bestselling training books Fired Up, Frantic, and Freaked Out and Social, Civil, and Savvy. In this book for young readers and novice trainers, she combines her training skill with her fantastic fiction for a fun, easy-to-grasp introduction to clicker training.

Fired Up, Frantic, and Freaked Out

Author: Laura VanArendonk Baugh CPDT-KA KPACTP
Publisher: Æclipse Press
ISBN: 098593493X
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 299

Book Description
"I’m loving it! Laura has managed not only to write a clear and incredibly important book, she’s really funny too! Her way of writing, the images in her language, and the diagrams make this book really stand out; there’s no way to misunderstand the concepts she’s presenting." —Emelie Johnson Vegh, co-author of Agility Right from the Start Some dogs need a little help. Some dogs are afraid, or excited, or reactive. Dogs that “don’t listen” and “go crazy” don’t live the lives we—or they—want. Fired Up, Frantic, and Freaked Out can change that. Simple steps and an accessible, conversational tone from award-winning, internationally-known trainer Laura VanArendonk Baugh CPDT-KA KPACTP make calming the agitated dog not only possible, but pleasant. Inside you’ll learn how to: - Achieve change in short, simple training sessions of a minute or less - Maximize the effects of natural brain chemistry - Know when to call in medical help - “Clean up” unreliable behaviors in both overexcited sport dogs and pets at home - Recognize how fear, aggression, and excitement are variants of the same root problem The conversational tone is both informative and fun—very accessible, and it feels like the reader has a consulting trainer standing at her shoulder! Bring your dog from emotional to thoughtful, and enjoy a calmer, more enriched life with your best friend.

Kitsune Tsuki

Author: Laura VanArendonk Baugh
Publisher: Æclipse Press
ISBN: 0985934905
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104

Book Description
Winner of the 2012 Luminis Prize! "Once I started reading, I could not put it down. The story is thrilling and magical." "Twisty! Turny! Magical! Wonderful!" "...I figured I knew exactly how it was going to end. I was completely wrong." "I finished it and immediate starting reading again, looking for the clues." How does one find a shapeshifter who may not even exist? The onmyouji Tsurugu no Kiyomori, a practitioner of the mystic arts, has been engaged to protect the warlord's new bride from the fox spirit rumored to be near. Tsurugu and the shadow-warrior Shishio Hitoshi face an impossible challenge in teasing out a kitsune shapeshifter from the samurai and servants –- if such a creature is even present at all. The handsome mute twin servants belonging to Lady Kaede are certainly suspicious, but it is the beautiful and strong-willed lady herself who draws Shishio's mistrust. Tsurugu and Shishio must move carefully, for accusing the warlord's bride falsely would be death. But failing to identify the kitsune to the warlord is equally perilous, and there is more to discover. For an onmyouji knows secrets even the shadows do not.... Kitsune-Tsuki is a historical fiction novelette, the introduction to the series KITSUNE TALES. Includes a full glossary as well. Categories: Historical fiction Japan Historical mysteries Fantasy mythology Asian Fantasy magic

How to Train Your Dad

Author: Gary Paulsen
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1529069319
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
From Gary Paulsen, the award-winning author of Hatchet, comes a laugh-out-loud eco-adventure about a boy, his free-thinking dad and the puppy-training pamphlet that turns their summer upside down. Twelve-year-old Carl is fed up with his dad; he may be brilliant, but bin-diving for food, scouring through rubbish for 'salvageable' junk and wearing clothes fully sourced from garage sales is getting old. Increasingly worried by what his schoolmates will think – and encouraged by his riotous best friend – Carl decides to use a puppy-training pamphlet to 'retrain' his dad’s mindset . . . a crackpot experiment that produces some hilarious results! How To Train Your Dad is a fierce and funny novel about family, friendship and green-living from middle-grade master Gary Paulsen.

How to Train Your Dragon The Hidden World The Movie Storybook

Author:
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534438149
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
Relive the highlights of Hiccup, Astrid, and Toothless’s adventures in this retelling of the DreamWorks Animation movie How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World! How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World flies into theaters on February 22, 2019! As the new Chief of Berk, Hiccup is faced with his biggest challenge yet: A dragon hunter named Grimmel who will stop at nothing to capture Toothless. While Hiccup tries to decide if it’s time to leave Berk for good to keep the dragons and villagers safe, Toothless has something (or someone) else on his mind. As soon as he meets the Light Fury, a dragon with glimmering white scales and special abilities, she is never far from his thoughts… Relive the magic of the movie in this beautiful storybook retelling! How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World © 2019 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.

How to be a Maths Genius

Author: DK
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN: 0241571251
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Get better at maths and numbers by realizing which math skills you already use in daily life, and learn new ones while having fun. Did you realize how much maths you are already using when playing computer games, planning a journey, or baking a cake? This ebook shows how to expand the knowledge you've already got, how your brain works things out, and how you can get even better at all sorts of maths. Explore amazing algebra, puzzling primes, super sequences, and special shapes. Challenge yourself with quizzes to answer, puzzles to solve, codes to crack, and geometrical illusions to inspire you, and meet the big names and even bigger brains who made mathematical history, such as Pythagoras, Grace Hopper, and Alan Turing. Whether you're a maths mastermind, numbers nerd, or completely clueless with calculations, train your brain to come out on top. This essential ebook explains the basic ideas behind maths, to give young readers greater confidence in their own ability to handle numbers and mathematical problems, and puts the ideas in context to help children understand why maths really is useful and even exciting! Fun, cartoon-style illustrations help introduce the concepts and demystify the maths.

Buyology

Author: Martin Lindstrom
Publisher: Crown Currency
ISBN: 0385523890
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A fascinating look at how consumers perceive logos, ads, commercials, brands, and products.”—Time How much do we know about why we buy? What truly influences our decisions in today’s message-cluttered world? In Buyology, Martin Lindstrom presents the astonishing findings from his groundbreaking three-year, seven-million-dollar neuromarketing study—a cutting-edge experiment that peered inside the brains of 2,000 volunteers from all around the world as they encountered various ads, logos, commercials, brands, and products. His startling results shatter much of what we have long believed about what captures our interest—and drives us to buy. Among the questions he explores: • Does sex actually sell? • Does subliminal advertising still surround us? • Can “cool” brands trigger our mating instincts? • Can our other senses—smell, touch, and sound—be aroused when we see a product? Buyology is a fascinating and shocking journey into the mind of today's consumer that will captivate anyone who's been seduced—or turned off—by marketers' relentless attempts to win our loyalty, our money, and our minds.

Kitsune-Mochi

Author: Laura VanArendonk Baugh
Publisher: Æclipse Press
ISBN: 0985934956
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327

Book Description
Sequel to the award-winning Kitsune-Tsuki Following the search for the shape-shifting kitsune, onmyōji Tsurugu no Kiyomori serves Naka no Yoritomo and his new wife Kaede, protecting their household from the supernatural and warning of more mundane threats. Elsewhere, a murder is committed in Naka's name, and an exiled onmyōji determines to wreak his own justice by destroying Naka no Yoritomo and his bride. just as word comes that an immensely powerful yōkai is moving, coming to Kaede. Now Tsurugu and his allies must protect his shugo's house from a dangerous rival without revealing their own treacherous secrets — or they die by the hands of their friends instead of their enemies.

Where the Wild Things Are: Max Plush Toy and Sticker Book

Author: Running Press
Publisher: RP Minis
ISBN: 9780762461554
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16

Book Description
An adorable keepsake for young children and fans of all ages of Where the Wild Things Are, one of the most highly acclaimed, award-winning and bestselling children's books of all time. Kit includes a mini plush figurine of Max, a removable paper crown to top off Max's costume, and 16-page book of stickers featuring full-color artwork from the original Maurice Sendak book.

How to Train Your Human

Author: Pamela Olinto
Publisher: Bumblebee Books
ISBN: 9781839343629
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

Book Description
What do you do when a pandemic occurs and you are held hostage by two cats and a parrot? You take a deep breath, smile, and imagine what they are saying to each other, except for the parrot whose real words can turn you two shades of red.