192 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm
Type:
Folklore
Juvenile fiction
Fiction
Anecdotes
Biography
Date:
1976
C1976
Contents:
Krutch, J. W. Unnatural history.--Ford, C. Journey among barbarians.--Matthiessen, P. In the dragon islands.--Vontobel, R. Diary of a whaling voyage.--Belous, R. Elf of the alpine.--Laycock, G. Travels and travails of the song-dog.--Rood, R. The uncanny cat.--Bledsoe, W. T., Jr. The social life of an unsociable giant.--Gillham, C. E. Me and that groundhog.--Schaefer, J. Interview with a shrew.--Halle, L. J. Requiem for a wild boar.--Borland, H. Tamiasciurus, the harvester.--Teale, E. W. Windows on wildlife.--Foster, S. Watch at a desert seep.--Russell, F. "Strange powerful birds, sir."--Terres, J. K. A bell for Rajah.--Madson, J. The dance on Monkey Mountain (and other crow doings)--Carr, A. In praise of snakes.--Worth, C. B. Immortality.--Eiseley, L. Coming of the giant wasps
