Especially now, at a time when the sanctity of the wild and its inhabitants is increasingly threatened by human development and natural disaster, Adamson's remarkable tale is an idyll, and a model, to return to again and again.Illustrated with the same beautiful, evocative photographs that first enchanted the world forty years ago and updated with a new introduction by George Page, former host and executive editor of the PBS series Nature and author of Inside the Animal Mind, this anniversary edition introduces to a new generation one of the most heartwarming associations between man and animal.

    And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the indomitable Siamese set out through the Canadian wilderness. Separately, they would soon have died. But, together, the three house pets faced starvation, exposure, and wild forest animals to make their way home to the family they love. The Incredible Journey is one of the great children's stories of all time—and has been popular ever since its debut in 1961.

    ""One of the outstanding wildlife books of all time.""-New York Herald Tribune First published 1960 by Longmans, Green & Co.

    A story, based on real events, about a boy and a half-Arabian mare who enter the Palio, an annual race in Siena, Italy, with all the pageantry of a medieval contest.

    A Zoo in My Luggage begins with an account of Durrell’s third trip to the British Cameroons in West Africa, during which he and his wife capture animals to start their own zoo. Returning to England with a few additions to their family—Cholmondeley the chimpanzee, Bug-eye the bush baby, and others—they have nowhere to put them as they haven’t yet secured a place for their zoo. Durrell’s account of how he manages his menagerie in all sorts of places throughout England while finding a permanent home for the animals provides as much adventure as capturing them. For animal lovers of all ages, A Zoo in My Luggage is the romping true story of the boy who grew up to make a Noah’s Ark of his own.

    When a hungry nightingale threatens to eat him for breakfast unless he can measure her song, the inchworm calls on his craft and skill to creatively solve the dilemma.

    The secret lives of the world's largest land mammals are revealed in this look at their natural history, separate male and female societies, complex means of communicating, and the important role they've played in human history.

    Relates the daily struggle of a buffalo against famine, drought, and death by the hunter's bullet, in the days when the bison moved in mighty herds on America's plains.

    Beautiful photography provides a close-up look at these terrifying "lords of the deep"--their anatomy and behavior, and the realities and myths behind their sinister reputation. This densely illustrated book is one of the most informative and technically accurate portrayals of sharks and their relatives."--(starred) Science Books & Films.

    Twinkle and Boo are mischievous twin kittens.

    Take a close-up look at the first vertebrates to conquer land—from familiar bullfrogs and toads to unusual legless caecilians and eel-like sirens. Explore their anatomy, behavior, and pivotal place on the evolutionary time line.

    Joan gets a Thoroughbred filly for her birthday because she had outgrown her pony, and the filly Gallant Lady grows up to be fast enough for the racetrack.

    In the world of man, Ulysses stumbled and bumbled constantly, but in the world of the forest, where he surprisingly became winter caretaker and lone occupant of an isolated hunters’ lodge, he attained dignity, wisdom and assurance as he employed every faculty of his senses and opened his heart to its mysteries and its beauty—and its animal residents. For Ulysses was not alone for long. During that winter in this beloved woods he acquired his amazing wild zoo. This included a pugilistic crippled antelope buck, and injured bird, a lost beagle, a rabbit saved from a weasel and a baleful bobcat! he also acquired a dangerous human enemy. All were a challenge to his young manhood — met with simple courage and unique glory.The judges for the 1960 Boys’ Life—Dodd, Mead Writing Award have unanimously agreed that, this year, the prize should not be given to a writer new in the field. Rather, it was decided that the honor should be awarded posthumously to Jim Kjelgaard who has won the affection and esteem of many boys over many years for his fine and understanding books. Ulysses and his Woodland Zoo, and entirely new book, is a true example of his buoyant, sensitive writing.Illustrated by Kendall Rossi.

    

    

    

    with full-color photos. Meet remarkable denizens of the endangered rain forests--tarantulas that stalk birds, tiny antelopes that can leap nine feet in the air, a tribe of hone-loving pygmies, and others.

    A sweet story about a boy who wants a dog and his mom says no, until he brings home a number of different stray pets (frogs, mice, ants etc...)and she finally lets him have a dog, because it is easier than all the other bozos he brings home.