Books published by publisher London: Jonathan Cape, 1946.

Charming wildlife book. 8 full page black and white drawings such as "Out popped the funny face of a badger" or the hair raising "Spitting, Snarling, Yelling...it (a large wildcat) charged upon the Porcupines." Illustrated endpapers. 16 short tales, among them "The Trials of Peter Possum," and "The Peril of the Snowy Egrets," and "The Last Panther on Cushman Range."

Physical description: 351 p. ; 8º. Notes: Illustrated by the author. Maps on lining papers. Summary: Flat on his front, binoculars to his eyes, alone at dusk, Dick makes a remarkable discovery: two rare birds, never before seen in the British Isles. Captain Flint and his crew decide to consult an expert to confirm the discovery. But when the man they ask turns out to have his collector's eye on the birds' eggs, not to mention skins, an enjoyable voyage around the Outer Hebrides becomes a desperate race to save the birds, and themselves. Subject: Swallows - Amazons (Fictitious characters : Ransome) - Juvenile fiction. Boats and boating - Scotland - Hebrides - Juvenile fiction. Classic fiction / Juvenile FICTION. Genre: Adventure stories. Children's stories. Novel, text.