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Old Mother West Wind
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Thornton W Burgess
First published in 1910, this classic has worked its magic on generations of children. This edition features the unique illustrations of the beloved illustrator Michael Hague. Full color.
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Beautiful Joe
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Marshall Saunders
This story of a dog was first published in 1893, and was the first American novel to be told from the point of view of an animal.
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Wild Animals I Have Known
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Ernest Thompson Seton
Eight masterful stories by noted naturalist offer blend of scientific observation and romanticism. Memorable characters include Old Lobo, the leader of a wolfpack; and Silverspot, a wise old crow. 200 black-and-white illustrations.
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Every Night Josephine
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Jacqueline Susann
Originally published in 1963, this witty novel full of dead-on observations centers around a magnificent, pampered poodle Susann acquires. Fans of the author, kitsch lovers, and pet pamperers alike will be helpless to resist this laugh-out-loud classic.
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Bob Son of Battle
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Alfred Ollivant
Two sheep farmers and their sheepdogs engage in a years-long battle to prove their superiority in handling sheep--a battle which must end in death.
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Adventures of Peter Cottontail
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Thornton W Burgess
Unhappy with his name and his house, Peter Rabbit learns to appreciate himself and his world with the help of his friends.
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The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk
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Thornton W Burgess
Relates how Jimmy Skunk repays Peter Rabbit for a practical joke and what happens when he and Unc' Billy Possum go hunting for eggs in Farmer Brown's henhouse.
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The Biography of a Grizzly
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Ernest Thompson Seton
The fortunes and misfortunes of a lone grizzly bear who learns early that his enemy is man and that he must fight for peace.
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Lad of Sunnybank
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Albert Payson Terhune
The adventures of Sunnybank Lad, the baby raccoon Ramses he brings home to the Mistress, and Zat, the crow, involving such incidents as Lad's capture of a thief, his bout with lockjaw, and his rescue of a small boy from an earth pit.
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Buff a Collie and Other Dog Stories
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Albert Payson Terhune
Buff helps clear his master's name of suspicion in a theft. Includes seven other stories of canine valor.
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How the Camel Got His Hump
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Rudyard Kipling, Lisbeth Zwerger (Illustrator)
A book and audiotape kit of the Rudyard Kipling story.
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Mother West Wind's animal friends
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Thornton W. Burgess
When a mysterious stranger comes to live in the Green Forest, its regular inhabitants become curious and alarmed. Who is this creature and how does he manage to protect himself from even the strongest of the animals -- including Mr. Bobcat and King Bear? 6 black-and-white illustrations.
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Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum
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Thornton W Burgess
Thornton Waldo Burgess (1874-1965) was a conservationist and author of children's stories featuring the wildlife of his native state. He was born in Sandwich, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. His first book was Old Mother West Wind (1910). Following its success, he wrote a syndicated daily newspaper column, Bedtime Stories (illustrated by Harrison Cady), ...
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The Tough Winter
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Robert Lawson
In this sequel to "Rabbit Hill" the animals struggle through a long and harsh winter. Will the animals be able to survive without the help of their human friends who have gone away for the season? Illustrated with drawings.
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The ugly dachshund
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G. B. Stern
The Ugly Dachshund, by G.B. Stern, a noted Jane Austin scholar, was one of those books that had all but disappeared during the dark days of World War II. Written in 1938, it was reprinted in 1998, saving this Gem from disappearing. For those who enjoy a good moral, it's possible to read The Ugly Dachshund as a fable. Tono, assuming himself a ...
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A dog of Flanders
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Ouida
A reprint of "the first modern dog story, " originally published in 1872, presented here as an example of sentimental literature in which realism and credibility are subordinate to grand emotional tragedy.
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The winter of the fisher
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Cameron Langford
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Rascal, a memoir of a better era.
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Sterling North
The author's carefree life in a small midwestern town at the close of World War I, and his adventures with his pet raccoon, Rascal.
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Lives of the Hunted
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Ernest Thompson Seton
'In my previous books I have tried to emphasize our kinship with the animals by showing that in them we can find the virtues most admired in Man. Lobo stands for Dignity and Love-constancy; Silverspot, for Sagacity; Redruff, for Obedience; Bingo, for Fidelity; Vixen and Molly Cottontail, for Mother-love; Wahb, for Physical Force; and the Pacing ...
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Animals Can Be Almost Human
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Alma E Guinness
An anthology of 82 stories including 3 book condensations, about the exloits of a variety of real animals.
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Mother West Wind "how" stories
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Thornton Waldo Burgess (1874-1965) was a conservationist and author of children's stories featuring the wildlife of his native state. He was born in Sandwich, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. His first book was Old Mother West Wind (1910). Following its success, he wrote a syndicated daily newspaper column, Bedtime Stories (illustrated by Harrison Cady), ...
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Raising Daisy Rothschild
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Betty Leslie-Melville
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The dark horse
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Will James
Sent away as a colt because his color didn't reflect his fine racing lineage, Colonel-the Dark Horse-finds himself in a strange land thousands of miles from home. Charro, born in the arid badlands of the West and orphaned at a few months of age, is rescued from starvation by a cowboy named Brad. At the Hip-O Ranch on the edge of the badlands, fate ...
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My friend the dog
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Albert Payson Terhune
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Horses I've known
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Will James
ANNOTATION: Fourteen short stories capture the quirky and peculiar behavior of horses, both good and ornery. You'll meet buckers, tricksters, and trusted partners: Bearcat is "not just a plain crazy hardheaded bucker...but a wise, coolheaded cross between a whirlwind and a ton of brick," Joker is "full of old nick and plenty of snorts," and Little ...
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