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The New Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books #7
The Animal Book
Contains:
26 works, mostly reprinted chapters from longer works by mostly obscure authors, but includes more well-known authors such as John Muir; Anna Sewell with a full reprint of her book "Black Beauty"; Jack London with a full reprint of his short story "Brown Wolf"; Eric Knight with a full reprint of his short story "Lassie Come Home"; Marjorie Rawlings with a chapter from "The Yearling"; and Rudyard Kipling with a full reprint of his short story "Moti Guj -- Mutineer"
26 works, mostly reprinted chapters from longer works by mostly obscure authors, but includes more well-known authors such as John Muir; Anna Sewell with a full reprint of her book "Black Beauty"; Jack London with a full reprint of his short story "Brown Wolf"; Eric Knight with a full reprint of his short story "Lassie Come Home"; Marjorie Rawlings with a chapter from "The Yearling"; and Rudyard Kipling with a full reprint of his short story "Moti Guj -- Mutineer"
487 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1938
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April 25, 2019
This one has very good stories over all, but like in any book of short stories there are great ones and other's that are just okay.
November 19, 2021
The Animal Book (The New Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books, Volume Seven: The Animal Book) is 365 pages of delight. It is delightful to be taken back to the days of my youth. My parents bought this ten-volume set of children's literature sometime in the early 1950s. That my sisters and brother and I read them in our youth is documented by the occasional page defaced with blue or purple crayon. Although, I note, most of the crayon is confined to the margins, and doesn't trespass upon the text.
The stories here are divided into two parts: True Adventures and Stories About Animals. We have stories about bears, horses, cats and dogs, eagles, elephants, and assorted wild beasts. "Jimmie, the Black Bear Cub," is purportedly a true story. Bret Harte's tale of "Baby Sylvester," about a grizzly bear cut, carries many of the same lessons about the hazards of "playing with bears."
There are, of course, stories of courageous, even heroic animals. Walter Payson Terhune's collie Wolf saves a boy from freezing or drowning. Anna Sewell's Black Beauty saves the life of his mistress, as well as avoiding a serious danger to his master. Kari the elephant saves a boy from drowning.
One of the most amusing scenes is when a group of six bald eagles attack an airplane, under the impression that it is some sort of gigantic predatory bird, probably after their nests.
There is a wealth of material here. While all of these stories could be enjoyed by young readers, they are extremely entertaining for an old person, such as myself.
The stories here are divided into two parts: True Adventures and Stories About Animals. We have stories about bears, horses, cats and dogs, eagles, elephants, and assorted wild beasts. "Jimmie, the Black Bear Cub," is purportedly a true story. Bret Harte's tale of "Baby Sylvester," about a grizzly bear cut, carries many of the same lessons about the hazards of "playing with bears."
There are, of course, stories of courageous, even heroic animals. Walter Payson Terhune's collie Wolf saves a boy from freezing or drowning. Anna Sewell's Black Beauty saves the life of his mistress, as well as avoiding a serious danger to his master. Kari the elephant saves a boy from drowning.
One of the most amusing scenes is when a group of six bald eagles attack an airplane, under the impression that it is some sort of gigantic predatory bird, probably after their nests.
There is a wealth of material here. While all of these stories could be enjoyed by young readers, they are extremely entertaining for an old person, such as myself.
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