Animals & Nature
Don, a Runaway Dog
Don is a dog with a yearning for adventure. After he escapes from home, he makes new friends and has a run-in with the dog-catcher, but he p…
The Rock Frog
The story of Ker-Chunk, the frog, and his friends on the Long Pond. How he became known as the Rock-Frog and was called Judge Ker-Chunk, du…
Half Hours With the Lower Animals
This book is devoted to the study of invertebrate animals. While most people associate the word "animal" with fish, amphibians, re…
The Training of Wild Animals
Today, performing animals are frowned on by many but in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, traveling menageries afforded entertainment …
My Doggie and I
This story surrounds a child waif, a young woman, a young gentleman doctor, and an elderly lady. This tale unfolds the story of a bond that …
Wilderness Ways
Late nineteenth-century naturalist William J. Long invites us into the secret worlds of woodland animals in this, his second, fascinating bo…
Birds and Man
During the later part of his life Hudson lived in southern England, where he was involved very early on with the RSPB (Royal Society for the…
Tad Coon's Great Adventure
“Tad Coon was lost! And Doctor Muskrat and Nibble felt pretty discouraged over their chances of ever seeing him again.” Tad Coon’s adventur…
Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit
Uncle Remus' stories feature a trickster hero called Br'er Rabbit ("Brother" Rabbit), who uses his wits to slide out of trouble an…
The Great Small Cat and Others
The Great Small Cat and Others is a captivating collection of seven short stories that delve into the lives and adventures of our feline com…
Grim: The Story of a Pike
"To devour others and to avoid being devoured oneself,that is life’s end and aim." This is the fascinating and exciting story of a…
Secrets of the Friendly Woods
Rex Brasher is best known for his having painted in watercolor a complete set of all the extant American birds during his lifetime. This is …
Anecdotes of Dogs
"Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends." The character, sensibilities, and intellectual facu…
Wild Animals At Home
Wildlife artist Ernest Thompson Seton shares anecdotes of wild animals that he encountered in Yellowstone Park. "I have aimed to show s…
Dog Ghosts
Dog Ghosts explores the intriguing realm of canine apparitions, delving into the stories and experiences of those who have encountered the s…
The Adventures of a Cat, and a Fine Cat Too!
Having already presented us with fascinating stories of dog and bear, Alfred Elwes gives us quite a mature account of a very fine cat. He sa…
The Peregrine Falcon at the Eyrie
Bird-watching - and photographing - of a particular eyrie during the span of 3 years, where we see the female falcon hunting for food, while…
Cats by the Way
Between these pages you will find only the good, old-fashioned, every-day cat. No Angora or thoroughbred has been entered here, unless it be…
The Adventures of Squirrel Fluffytail
"Once upon a time, on a beautiful island that stood at the center of a great big lake, there lived in the heart of a kindly old oak tre…
Kittens and Cats
This book consists of fifty-two very short fictitious stories about cats and kittens, which have been written for children. Many of the stor…