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The Audubon Book of True Nature Stories
A selection of nature stories reprinted from Audubon Magazine.
307 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1958
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John K. Terres
30 books1 followerJohn Kenneth Terres was an American naturalist and author. He is best known for his popular works on North American birds. He authored more than fifty works, usually writing as John K. Terres.
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May 27, 2026
The Audubon Book of True Nature Stories by John K. Terres (1958, 1st edition) 307 pages.
I found this book at Goodwill many years ago and paid only $4.99 for this first edition. There are currently many copies available for $20 or less on eBay.
This is a collection of personal animal stories written by different authors and printed in Audubon Magazine by the National Audubon Society between 1942 and 1958.
It’s very interesting to read just how people come across a wild animal, or especially birds, and they end up taking care of until it can take care of itself in the wild again, or how they went about taming some of the wildest little creatures.
My neighbor, Sandy, said she had trained five frogs to come eat at night on her back porch by turning on the light every evening. The beetles would come flying in and the frogs ate. Soon, she was able to hold the beetles and they would snatch them from her hand.
Some stories are more personal and interesting than others. I took my time reading this one, since it is gardening and harvesting season, and read only a couple of stories a night.
I found this book at Goodwill many years ago and paid only $4.99 for this first edition. There are currently many copies available for $20 or less on eBay.
This is a collection of personal animal stories written by different authors and printed in Audubon Magazine by the National Audubon Society between 1942 and 1958.
It’s very interesting to read just how people come across a wild animal, or especially birds, and they end up taking care of until it can take care of itself in the wild again, or how they went about taming some of the wildest little creatures.
My neighbor, Sandy, said she had trained five frogs to come eat at night on her back porch by turning on the light every evening. The beetles would come flying in and the frogs ate. Soon, she was able to hold the beetles and they would snatch them from her hand.
Some stories are more personal and interesting than others. I took my time reading this one, since it is gardening and harvesting season, and read only a couple of stories a night.
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