In the National Book Award longlist book This Side of Wild, Newbery Honorwinning author Gary Paulsen shares surprising true stories about his relationship with animals, highlighting their compassion, intellect, intuition, and sense of adventure.
When Trajan, the wolf spider, witnesses the demise of his friend, Claudius, at the hands of a little girl and a vacuum cleaner, he realizes humans are just as terrified of spiders as spiders are of them.
In this charming childrens tale, a lonesome little donkey and an even lonelier race horse learn a valuable lesson that life is always a bit brighter when shared with a new friend.
After being picked on by bullies and gang members, Chip, a young beaver, embarks on a mission to discover if the old myths his grandfather has been telling him are true.
What the Lizard Said is the first in a series of illustrated poetry books that chronicle the adventures of Wise Dog and his younger friend, Jimmi, two dogs on a quest to learn important lessons about the world we live in.
The "e;Willie"e; stories were written for her grandchildren, butthey were also enjoyed by the students she worked with, soshe decided to share the stories with all children.
Patricia Stalder Lengi was born in Omak Washington and grew up in Pine Creek Washington a community of farmers and ranchers in the foothills outside of Tonasket Washington 30 miles from the Canadian border.
Yogi, a privileged Tibetan Terrier, tells the story about his screwball family who moved him from his beautiful home in California to a fixer-upper on a beach in Costa Rica- a beach with mean, skinny dogs who didnt even speak his language and where his Blue Ribbons didnt mean a thing!
This is the story of a grasshopper named Hoppy who took a big risk, especiallyfor a grasshopper, when he attempted the leap of his life just to find out what laybeyond the grassy field which was his home.
