Books with title Stories of Animal Sagacity

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Amazing cats that can find their way home from great distances, highly intelligent horses and oxen that exhibit their remarkable qualities in the most trying of times, and dogs that take the initiative in the vitally important duty of finding lost children under difficult odds - are all delightfully presented through the more than 300 stories included in Stories of Animal Sagacity.This remarkable volume attests to the intelligence and unique skills of all animals. Divided in chapters that are dedicated to each animal in part, it is a well-organized and well-developed stories that any animal lover will simply love. Some animals, such as dogs and cats are assigned much longer areas of the book, the author managing to find numerous genuine accounts of their remarkable accomplishments. Even wild animals are included, as they are portrayed in a way that will lead the reader to realize they can display even a higher degree of intelligence than most domesticated beasts.Written by renowned English author of boys' adventure novels, William Henry Giles Kingston, the book is presented in overall simple terms, and meant for younger audiences. Each story is kept short and to the point, outlining exactly what happened, and Kingston's merry style will accompany you throughout the read to ensure that there's never a dull moment in sight.Despite the obvious differences between modern books about animals and a book written well over a century ago, Stories of Animal Sagacity maintains its timeless charm. At the same time, the European and Christian influences in the book, as well as the specific regional conditions and circumstances associated with some of the stories will definitely spark the interest of anyone looking for historical signs and references.

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Excerpt from Stories of Animal LifeTo undertake the study of natural history successfully, enthusiastic interest is necessary, and to arouse such an interest may be considered one of the possible good offices of the volume. The young student who is confronted day after day with a frog, a crab, or a shell, and requested to note its peculiarities of structure as a first lesson, some times may assume that natural history is, after all, very dry and uninteresting, when, had he even a faint conception of the wonderful ways and habits of the animals, he would eagerly embrace the Opportunity for closer investigation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.