The Little Mailman, a chipmunk, leads a charming cast of animal characters, in a story in which letters unite a community in friendship.

    The story was written by a Minnesota naturalist in the hope that it would clear up some of the misunderstanding about these little animals

    Howard Hill brings to life all of these images with exciting stories about the thrill of the hunt, oneness with nature, and the adventure of the great outdoors. Hunting the Hard Way, considered by many to be the most sought-after archery title, is now back in print and full of the thrilling escapades of a bow and arrow purist.

    

    It is the chronicle of a six months collecting trip to the West African colony of British Cameroon - now Cameroon - (Dec 1947 - Aug 1948) - that Durrell made with the highly regarded aviculturist and ornithologist John Yealland.Their reasons for going on the trip were twofold: "to collect and bring back alive some of the fascinating animals, birds, and reptiles that inhabit the region," and secondly, for both men to realise a long cherished dream to see Africa.Its combination of comic exaggeration and environmental accuracy, portrayed in Durrell's light, clever prose, made it a great success. It launched Durrell's career as a writer of both non-fiction and fiction, which in turn financed his work as a zookeeper and conservationist.The Bafut Beagles and A Zoo in My Luggage are sequels of sorts, telling of his later returns to the region.

    Martini's husband, head keeper of the Lion House at the Bronx Zoo, brought her a new-born lion cub and asked her to save its life. A year or so later three tiger cubs in need of a foster mother's care found refuge in the Martinis' small apartment in the Bronx. A black leopard baby followed--and Mrs. Martini was launched upon a career that was hugely to her liking. My Zoo Family is the story of the quite extraordinary relationship between Mrs. Martini and the dozens of animals she has helped to rear: lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, gorillas, marmosets, deer and many, many more. Seen through her fond eyes, each one is a personality, as individual and fascinating as the members of any more conventional family: quick-witted Bagheera, the black leopard; Ugly, the melancholy howler monkey who required that everyone mourn with him; the clownish lion Zambezi; gentle Dolly, the deer, so affectionate and inquisitive; and lovely Dacca, one of the original tiger cubs who grew to superb maturity and regularly produces offspring which she brings to Mrs. Martini for her blessing. But although this is a story first--a chronicle of personal adventure and achievement in an odd profession--it is also a valuable footnote to scientific inquiry. For Mrs. Martini has demonstrated that even the wildest creatures, judged untamable, will respond to kindness and trust. Largely through her efforts there has been established at the Bronx Zoo a nursery which every year saves the lives of the young and valuable animals. It has been a wonderful laboratory, and the things she has observed of animal behavior and psychology, the problems of rearing wild animals in captivity, make absorbing reading.The book also contains some 50 photographs of the Martinis working with the animals, spread on four pages together in four different places in the book.

    Named Brighty by the prospector who befriended him, he remained a free spirit at heart. But when a ruthless claim-jumper murdered the prospector, loyal Brighty risked everything to bring the killer to justice. Brighty's adventures have delighted generations of readers, and he has become the symbol of a joyous way of life. Some people say that you can even see his spirit roving the canyon on moonlit nights-forever wild, forever free.

    Describes 212 species of turtles, snakes, frogs, salamanders and their relatives.

    Bandoola and his oozie, Po Toke, are the principal characters in this delightful successor to a famous best-seller. But there are many others whom the author met and knew in the course of his work of extracting timber from the teak forests of Burma; Willie, who preferred wine to women; Millie, who could read the droppings of elephants like books; reckless Gerry Dawson and desperate Rasher; and—among the most intriguing—Molly Mia, the dog which Elephant Bill controlled by telepathy and which helped to select a wife for him.

    Original Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 54-9495

    The story of Red Kangaroo, young and mighty aboriginal warrior who saved his tribe from destruction.