Jan
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2012
Washington Zoo Animals
Animals from Washington Zoo
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Meet the Pandas: Washington’s New Power Couple [VHS] $1.98 Washington, D.C., is host to ambassadors from around the world, but on December 6, 2000, a pair of truly unique dignitaries arrived in the nation’s capital: the rare giant pandas Tian Tian and Mei Xiang, representatives of the world’s endangered species, here to carry on the legacy of Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing. In Meet the Pandas: Washington’s New Power Couple, you’ll experience the story of these… |
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Kid Guides Kids: Zoos National Zoo, Washington, DC $1.99 … |
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Kid Guides Kids: Zoos National Zoo, Washington, DC $8.99 … |
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Olympic National Park, Washington Forest Mouse Pad $6.99 Olympic National Park is located in the U.S. state of Washington, in the Olympic Peninsula. The park can be divided into three basic regions: the Pacific coastline, the Olympic Mountains, and the temperate rainforest. U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt originally created Olympic National Monument in 1909 and after Congress voted to authorize a redesignation to National Park status, President Frankl… |
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Hannah’s Dream: A Novel $3.06 An elephant never forgets . . . but can she dream? For forty-one years, Samson Brown has been caring for Hannah, the lone elephant at the down-at-the-heels Max L. Biedelman Zoo. Having vowed not to retire until an equally loving and devoted caretaker is found to replace him, Sam rejoices when smart, compassionate Neva Wilson is hired as the new elephant keeper. But Neva quickly discovers what Sam … |
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The Woman at the Washington Zoo: Writings on Politics, Family, and Fate $0.01 Marjorie Williams knew Washington from top to bottom. Beloved for her sharp analysis, elegant prose and exceptional ability to intuit character, Williams wrote political profiles for the Washington Post and Vanity Fair that came to be considered the final word on the capital’s most powerful figures. Her accounts of playing ping-pong with Richard Darman, of Barbara Bush’s stepmother quaking with fe… |
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Smithsonian Book of Giant Pandas $39.95 The recent arrival of the two giant pandas Tian Tian and Mei Xiang at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo has created an enormous outpouring of public support for the conservation of this endangered species. The first step in attempting to ensure a future for giant pandas is understanding both their history and their current relationship with people. Susan Lumpkin and John Seidensticker present a beaut… |
