Mowat's account of the summer he lived in the frozen tundra alone—studying the wolf population and developing a deep affection for the wolves (who were of no threat to caribou or man)—is today celebrated as a classic of nature writing, at once a tale of remarkable adventures and indelible record of myths and magic of wolves.

    Rascal is only a baby when Sterling brings him home, but soon the two are best friends, doing everything together--until the spring day when everything suddenly changes.Rascal is a heartwarming boyhood memoir that continues to find its way into the hearts of readers fifty years later. This special anniversary edition includes the book's classic illustrations restored to their original splendor, as well as a letter from the author's daughter, and material from the illustrator's personal collection."Everyone should knock off work, sit beneath the nearest tree, and enjoy Rascal from cover to cover."—Chicago Tribune

    Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out of hiding . . . until Swimmy comes along. Swimmy shows his friends how—with ingenuity and team work—they can overcome any danger. With its graceful text and stunning artwork, this Caldecott Honor Book deserves a place on every child’s shelf.

    The problem is that she doesn't have any money to feed them and she is almost out of food when a stray lion comes to her door.

    Little raccoon and the thing in the pool

    With stunning retro illustrations and Farley's fast-paced text, this gorgeous book will appeal to the nostalgic and adventurous alike. As the sole human survivor of a devastating shipwreck, Alec finds himself alone on a small island with a magnificent stallion, black as night and dangerous as fire. Together they each realize that the other is the key to survival. Thus begins the most famous relationship in horse fiction.

    Nevertheless, thousands of fans left behind their troubles that day to gather at the Pimlico racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, to cheer on Seabiscuit, the horse from the West�the people's horse with the oversized head and the stubby little legs. Seabiscuit was competing against War Admiral, winner of the Triple Crown, the three greatest races in the Thoroughbred world. Exploding from the start, by the far turn of the track the two champions were running neck and neck, neither giving an inch. Then Seabiscuit looked War Admiral squarely in the eye, snorted his trademark challenge, and powered away from the eastern victor...Seabiscuit was an unlikely hero. Considered lazy by his trainer, he was overraced, broken down, and in the lowest ranks of racehorses by the age of two. Then in 1936, old-time cowboy trainer Tom Smith�who saw something in Seabiscuit, despite the colt's reputation�convinced businessman Charles Howard to buy the horse. Howard did, for practically nothing, and hired jockey Jack "Red" Pollard to ride him. Smith and Pollard were as down-and-out as Seabiscuit at the time, but together the threesome made history!With great courage and stamina, and an even greater heart, Seabiscuit overcame injuries in the course of his career that would have killed a lesser horse, and in his four years of racing topped the Thoroughbred earnings record of his time. The story of Seabiscuit's life�now a major motion picture starring Tobey Maguire�is in turn thrilling, heartbreaking and incredibly inspiring.Ralph Moody, the second of six children, was born on December 16, 1898, in East Rochester, New Hampshire. In 1950, when he was fifty-two years old, Ralph enrolled in a short-story writing class. Encouraged by his teacher, he turned a class paper into a book, Little Britches, describing his childhood days living on a ranch in Colorado. Ralph wrote nineteen books, all based on his life. He died at age eighty-three in New England, at the home of his sister Elizabeth.Robert Riger was born in Manhattan in 1924 and graduated from Pratt Art Institute. His distinctive sepia sketches appeared in the first issue of Sports Illustrated in 1954 and became a regular and familiar feature in the magazine for many years afterward. In 1963 Robert joined ABC's Wide World of Sports, where he became a producer/director of many groundbreaking and award-winning programs. Among his prizes are nine Emmy Awards. Other children's titles illustrated by Robert include Ralph Moody's Riders of the Pony Express; Sequoyah: Leader of the Cherokees by Alice Marriott; and Wren by Marie Killilea. He died in 1995 in Huntington Beach, California.

    It is hard for Scat to find food, shelter and love. Scat's hardships are compared to a variety of other cats, all who have homes.

    While she was still a foal her mother was killed by lightning, so that La Bruja learnt early to fight for her existence and grew into a fierce, independent creature whose mixed percentage had bequeathed her a strangely ugly face but wonderful fleetness of foot

    

    

    Gripping story of how the gospel came to the river people of northern Borneo and transformed the fear-ridden primitives of the Dyak longhouses into God-trusting, industrious, clean-living citizens.Poojee, a young Christian teacher, braved the elements, the jungle, and native witchcraft to tell his fellow tribesmen what he had learned from the little black Book and what he heard "the drums of God" telling him.The story of how it all happened focuses on Nyla, the daughter of a Dyak chief, and her terrifying encounter with a mysterious white crocodile.

    She is curious about what the laundry tastes like. She is curious about what is in the kitchen, But when her curiosity gets her into trouble will her loving owners be able to think of a way to get their Katie back?

    When little Humpy the Moose comes into the world, he is amazed with all there is to learn. Each day brings a new lesson, and before long he must learn how to make it on his own. Children will delight in the story of how Humpy the Moose transforms from a scared little animal to the master of all he can see! Harry J. Baerg authored 16 books and illustrated more than 100, most of them about nature.

    

    

    After WWII researchers J.P. Scott and John L. Fuller, authors of Genetics and Social Behavior of the Dog, bred and cross-bred dogs in their quest to understand human heredity and behavior. Their research yielded a gold mine of data that Pfaffenberger turned into practical information for dog people.Today's dog breeder and trainer will learn: * How to help puppies achieve their maximum behavioral potential * How to utilize research on the critical stages of puppy development * About breed differences that make certain dogs suitable for specialized work * How to use this information to breed and socialize temperamentally sound dogs.

    Grades 5-7.

    

    There are, for example, stories of cats: a magic cat who tests an old man's goodness of heart, and rewards him; and an ordinary mother cat who goes adventuring with her kittens in a box-boat, and has to bring up a strange baby with long ears. There are stories of children: the kind who make friends with an acorn-man in the forest, or dance with mist-children on a lonely island; and the more ordinary kind who go to the seaside and lose their shoes in the sand.There is also a story about an Ugsome Thing - and Antony Maitland, the illustrator of these tales and holder of the Kate Grenaway Medal for children's book illustration, is the only living authority on what an Ugsome Thing really looks like.

    

    

    Especially a thin, battle-scarred, terribly proud, alley cat with sharp claws and a deep distrust of anything that moves, people included.Miranda loved cats. She was also very lonely, and when she discovered where the Cat lived in the alley she was determined it should be her friend. Nightly she visited the Cat's corner with scraps and milk and each time his cold green eyes gleamed suspiciously at her from the shadows.Then one night there were no eyes shining in the dark, but a sad bundle of fur and bruises at Miranda's feet. How Miranda's care and affection were repaid makes a story which will appeal to all young people with a love for animals."