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Donkeys are gaining in popularity across the country. They are used in trail riding, as pets, to guard livestock from coyotes and wild dogs, and as show animals. Donkeys are also used to breed mules, which are a hybrid produced by crossing a male donkey with a female horse. In The Book of Donkey, Donna Campbell Smith will cover the origin and history of donkeys world-wide. She will include chapters on breeds and types, care, housing, breeding, training,...

Antoinette, a schoolteacher, is looking forward to her long planned summer holiday with her married lover Vladimir, the father of one of her pupils. When she learns that Vladimir has to cancel because his wife organized a surprise hiking vacation, Antoinette decides to follow their tracks, accompanied by a protective donkey named Patrick.

Tells of all the things that a little mouse named Nut does for his donkey friend Bolt, and the important thing Bold does for Nut.

"Davey the donkey was never chosen to do anything, until the day he found himself carrying the King. After that, he felt proud of himself, until he saw what the King had to carry"--P. [4] of cover.

Donkey Hodie solves the problem of how to take Grampy's pet elephant on a walk.

Ariol figures out that even though she is just part of a small family of three, that since each member loves the other and it continually goes around, that it's a lot more than three people!

When one donkey tells his friend that they need to talk about "the big elephant in the room," his friend wonders what this embarrassing issue could possibly be.

When Jackson the donkey refuses to take his load of vegetables up the hill to market, no amount of pushing or pulling or threats make him budge, but a secret message whispered by a little boy named Goodwill changes his mind.

"Donkey believes he's a cat. He lives in a barn, surrounded by cats, and he does everything they do (though balancing on the fence posts is harder than it looks). They're all one big, happy cat family. Until one day, Farmer says something puzzling: "Donkey, you're acting like a cat." And a seed of doubt is planted. Wait -- is it possible that Donkey is not a cat? And does that mean he doesn't belong? When Donkey goes on a journey of self-discovery,...