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1	Freckles more books like this by Gene Stratton-Porter add to wishlist Freckles, raised in a city orphanage and deprived of love, enters the fairy-tale world of the Limberlost forest in Indiana to protect it from the destruction of civilisation. The author also wrote "A Girl of the Limberlost". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Onts more books like this by Dan Greenburg, Scott M Fischer (Illustrator) add to wishlist The debut of a hilarious series about two orphans and a world of monsters. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Stirring the Mud: On Swamps, Bogs and Human Imagination more books like this by Barbara Hurd add to wishlist The Finzel and Cranesville swamps of Maryland prove to be fertile ground for more than just foliage and winged insects, as attested by Hurd's essays on everything from mud to identity. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Attack of the Giant Octopus more books like this by Dan Greenburg, Scott M Fischer (Illustrator) add to wishlist The sixth book in a hilarious series about two orphans and a world of monsters see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Stinky more books like this by Eleanor Davis (Illustrator) add to wishlist Stinky is a monster who loves pickles and possums - but is terrified of people! When a new kid enters his swamp, this adorable little monster comes up with all sorts of crazy plans to scare him away. But Stinky quickly learns to conquer his fear, as he realizes that bats, rats, and toads aren't the only friends you can find in the swamp. This ... see all copies from $4.08! new only from $4.08! \| SVS
6	Marshes & Swamps more books like this by Gail Gibbons add to wishlist Defines marshes and swamps, discusses how conditions in them may change, and examines the life found in and around them. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Weirdo more books like this by Theodore Taylor add to wishlist Sam lives by the Powhatan Swamp in Carolina. She can't forget the night when, aged nine, she found a dead man in the swamp. Now, seven years later, she returns to spend a night in the swamp and this time meets The Weirdo, a 17-year-old boy named Chip. Nothing will ever be the same again. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The swamp more books like this by Bill Thomas add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Danger in Quicksand Swamp more books like this by Bill Wallace add to wishlist Ben and Jake battle alligators, quicksand, and a murderer when they search for buried treasure on an island in a swamp. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.27! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Quest of the Silver Fleece more books like this by W E B Du Bois, PH.D. add to wishlist Set in Alabama and Washington, D.C., in the early part of the twentieth century, W. E. B. Du Bois's first novel weaves the themes of racial equality and understanding through the stark reality of prejudice and bias. Originally published in 1911 and conceived immediately after The Souls of Black Folk, Du Bois turned to fiction to carry his message ... see all copies from $5.07! new only from $5.07! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Odd Leaves from the Life of a Louisiana Swamp Doctor more books like this by Henry Clay Lewis add to wishlist Odd Leaves from the Life of a Louisiana Swamp Doctor is a series of sketches that follow the outlandish misadventures of Dr. Madison Tensas - Lewis' literary persona. Many of these stories were first published in New York's Spirit of the Times. Using dialect, comic imagery, folklore, picaresque autobiography, and the form of the mock oral tale, ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $3.00! \| first editions
12 view cover	Yuck! Stuck in the Muck more books like this by Corinne Demas, Laura Rader (Illustrator) add to wishlist Dog chases Duck into the swamp, setting off a very muddy chain of events. Chuck tries to pull Dog out of the muck and also gets stuck. One by one, each character gets stuck while trying to help another. At last, a helicopter rescues them, and Duck flies back to build a nest on the still-stuck truck! see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
13 view cover	Freckles more books like this by Gene Porter add to wishlist see all copies from $2.00! first editions
14 view cover	Blackwater Swamp more books like this by Bill Wallace add to wishlist Having discovered the true nature of the old woman known as the Witch of Blackwater Swamp, fifth grader Ted must decide whether to come to her aid when she is accused of the thefts plaguing his small Louisiana town. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Bedtime at the Swamp more books like this by Kristyn Crow, Macky Pamintuan (Illustrator) add to wishlist It's bedtime at the swamp--except somebody's not ready for bed. Somebody's still splashing in the water and the mud. Is there a monster on the loose? With funny illustrations and a catchy refrain, this story is sure to leave a bedtime smile on the faces of parents and children alike. Full color. see all copies from $6.80! new only from $6.80! \| SVS
16 view cover	Freckles more books like this by Joe L Wheeler, Ph.D. (Afterword by), Gene Stratton-Porter add to wishlist Orphaned and maimed, Freckles' bitterness about his fate is lessened when he is hired to guard a stretch of lumber in the wild Limberlost and, after meeting the beautiful "Swamp Angel," he determines to find out about his past. see all copies from $1.99! SVS
17 view cover	Mama Don't Allow more books like this by Thacher Hurd (Illustrator) add to wishlist The alligators love to listen to Miles and his Swamp Band's raucous music, but they have ulterior motives. Miles and his friends use their wits to escape becoming not only the entertainment but also the main course at the alligators' jubilee. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Freckles more books like this by Porter Gene Straton, Gene Stratton-Porter add to wishlist Orphaned and maimed, Freckles' bitterness about his fate is lessened when he is hired to guard a stretch of lumber in the wild Limberlost, and, after meeting the beautiful "Swamp Angel," he determines to find out about his past. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $2.00! \| SVS
19 view cover	A Natural History of Quiet Waters: Swamps and Wetlands of the Mid-Atlantic Coast more books like this by Curtis J Badger add to wishlist Although swamps today are recognized as one of the richest and most prolific natural systems on Earth, they have long held a mysterious and tenuous place in America's history and culture. Ernest Hemingway equated them with madness and death in "Big Two-Hearted River." We have images of Humphrey Bogart covered with leeches while slogging through a ... see all copies from $12.19! new only from $13.50! \| first editions
20 view cover	How to Kill a Monster more books like this by R L Stine add to wishlist Gretchen and her brother think that Grandma Rose and Grandpa Eddie are seriously weird. Why do they live in the middle of a swamp? Who eats all the food that Grandma is forever cooking? And what's in the room upstairs which is permanently locked? The room with growling noises coming from it. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Treachery and Betrayal at Jolly Days more books like this by Dan Greenburg, Scott M Fischer (Illustrator) add to wishlist After fleeing from Dagmar and Hedy, the terrifying Mandible sisters, their burgeoning army of killer ants, and the horrors of Dripping Fang Forest, Wally and Cheyenne Shluffmuffin find themselves in even worse straights. Days later, lost in a swamp after a desperate attempt to stay at the Jolly Days Orphanage, the hapless, bedraggled pair finds ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.36! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Tale of the Swamp Rat more books like this by Carter Crocker add to wishlist This first novel introduces Ossie, the runt of a litter of swamp rats who survives a snake attack and is adopted by the legendary crocodile, Uncle Will, who teaches him about their swamp world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
23	Daylight in the Swamp more books like this by Robert W Wells add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Beyond the Billboard more books like this by Susan Gates add to wishlist A chilling portrait of an isolated family and a girl's yearning to break free see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Atchafalaya Houseboat: My Years in the Louisiana Swamp more books like this by Gwen Roland, C C Lockwood (Photographer) add to wishlist In the 1970s, Roland and partner decided to leave civilization and re-create the vanished simple life in the heart of Louisiana's million-acre Atchafalaya River Basin Swamp. This is the tale of the not-so simple life they made together--days spent fishing, trading, making wine, growing food, and growing up. see all copies from $16.50! new only from $16.50! \| SVS

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