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    Beastly Brains: Exploring How Animals Think, Talk, and Feel
    Beastly Brains: Exploring How Animals Think, Talk, and Feel
    Beastly Brains: Exploring How Animals Think, Talk, and Feel
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    Beastly Brains: Exploring How Animals Think, Talk, and Feel

    Written by Nancy F. Castaldo

    Narrated by Charon Normand-Widmer

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    Nancy Castaldo delves into the minds of animals and explores animal empathy, communication, tool use, and social societies through interviews and historical anecdotes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media
    Release dateFeb 7, 2017
    ISBN9781666585759
    Author

    Nancy F. Castaldo

    Nancy Castaldo is the author of several nonfiction books for children, including Sniffer Dogs: How Dogs (and Their Noses) Save the World, Deserts, Rainforests, and River Wild. She lives in New York's Hudson Valley with her family.

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