Text and photographs introduce the work done at a California ranch, Gentle Jungle, in raising and training wild animals for movie and television work, focusing on sixteen-year-old Tana Helfer, daughter of the owners, who has worked with the animals all her life.A dramatic, behind-the-scenes look at Gentle Jungle, a ranch in California where wild animals are raised and trained for movie and television work

When You Fight the Tiger

Hewett, Joan

Biographies & Memoirs

Little,Brown & Co

A behind-the-scenes peek into the baby animal nursery at the San Diego Zoo.

Watching Them Grow: Inside a Zoo Nursery

Hewett, Richard

Children's Books

Describes the life of eight-year-old Philip Waller as he goes to acting class, auditions, and prepares for roles in television commercials and a movie

On Camera: The Story of a Child Actor

Clarion Books

Motorcycle on Patrol: The Story of a Highway Officer

Follows a highway patrol officer through his training as a motorcycle officer and his first few weeks on the job.

Literature & Fiction

A heartwarming photographic essay that observes Hector's world--his close-knit family, his friends, school life, and leisure activity--as a Mexican-American

Hector Lives in the United States Now: The Story of a Mexican-American Child

Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins

Text and photographs document the day-to-day happenings and milestones in the life of a young Mexican boy whose family seeks amnesty in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act.

Portrays the worklife of a public defender as she investigates cases and represents poor people in criminal proceedings before the Los Angeles County courts

Public Defender: Lawyer For The People

Lodestar Books

Text and photographs take young readers beneath the streets of Los Angeles for a view of the people, machines, and processes involved in the construction of a subway system.

Tunnels, Tracks and Trains: 9

Cars, Trains & Things That Go

Dutton Juvenile

Cindy still loves to talk to and play with her dog Rosalie, even though her pet is very old and in poor health.

Rosalie

William Morrow & Co.

Cindy still loves to talk to and play with her dog Rosalie, even though her pet is very old and in poor health.

Animals

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Books by Hewett, Joan

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When You Fight the Tiger

Watching Them Grow: Inside a Zoo Nursery

On Camera: The Story of a Child Actor

Motorcycle on Patrol: The Story of a Highway Officer

Hector Lives in the United States Now: The Story of a Mexican-American Child

Hector Lives in the United States Now: The Story of a Mexican-American Child

Public Defender: Lawyer For The People

Tunnels, Tracks and Trains: 9

Rosalie

Rosalie