wild animals

A sequel to Rabbit Hill, the animal community of a traditional American family farm survives the winter. NOTE: THIS BOOK HAS BEEN SOLD.

Caught in the torchlight! A surprised fox on the cover. In a chatty tone with many anecdotes, the author writes about selective breeding, the history of each animal, and its modern life. "From time immemorial Man and Horse have been such close companions that the mere suggestion of the latter passing from our streets and cities, causes a pang of regret to those who love the docile creatures.... for motor traffic and flying machines are ousting man's faithful servants and depriving them not only of the right to work, but the right to live." I would guess the plates are repeated in other books in this series. A charming, inexpensive old book in nice condition.

Stories of talking wild animals; with a few exceptions, most animals seem to be from the Southern United States. In one, the animals fashion a huge tree into a scare-man to keep the woodcutters out of the forest. Attractive plates.

The scenes of Arctic animals, all in blues and tans with pale orange accents, give charm to this little book.