{"product_id":"pushinka-the-barking-fox-lee-alan-dugatkin-9781943978465","title":"Pushinka the Barking Fox: A True Story of Unexpected Friendship: A True Story of Unexpected Friendship","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePushinka takes gold! A California Reading Association Eureka! Nonfiction Gold Award that is. \u003c\/strong\u003eFind out why this incredible true story of science, Siberia, and the sweetest of friendships is a winner when you explore with \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePushinka the Barking Fox.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.\" -- The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exup駻y.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the harsh, frozen Siberian landscape, a scientist and a fox began a most unusual friendship--one that changed our understanding of human-animal relationships forever. In 1959, the world-renowned Siberian silver fox domestication experiment began, exploring the boundaries of relationships between humans and animals. Fifteen years into the experiment, lead researcher Dr. Lyudmila Trut met Pushinka, a beautiful silver fox pup who would become her near-constant companion. So taken was she by Pushinka, Lyudmila decided to take the experiment a step further by moving into a small house with Pushinka, allowing for closer observation and more constant interaction between scientist and fox.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the seasons changed, so did Pushinka, and she began to act more like a dog. Wild foxes do not play fetch or wag their tails or bark in defense of their friends, but Pushinka did. Soon, the two grew to know and love one another through trials in motherhood, relationship tests, and endless games of fetch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove, you see, changes us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLyudmila and Pushinka's true story weaves together the scientific and the emotional, demonstrating even in earth's coldest places, there is warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Alan Dugatkin, Lyudmila Trut\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1943978468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781943978465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Persnickety Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 10.30w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019 pg. 135","brand":"Lee Alan Dugatkin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43983933014271,"sku":"9781943978465","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e85eafdb-f6f9-49ec-b14a-cbf88a361a1f.jpg?v=1683269558","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pushinka-the-barking-fox-lee-alan-dugatkin-9781943978465","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}