Books with title Stories of Animal Sagacity

A brand-new Bob Books boxed set featuring 12 easy-to-read stories about silly animal characters, and introducing a new illustrator!emBob Books Animal Stories/em includes twelve easy-to-read and humorous books, all featuring silly animal characters! From a pig who is a picky eater to a rabbit who loves playing chess, these charming and relatable stories will engage young readers while they practice their reading skills. One-syllable words using consistent short vowels build confidence while longer animal names and sight words sprinkled throughout add just the right amount of challenge. Perfect for kids in kindergarten and first grade!

A charming new bumper short-story collection from the world's best loved story teller. A fantastic collection of 30 stories about animals of all shapes and sizes, this will charm children aged six and up. From pet puppies to woodland wildlife, garden birds to pond-dwelling frogs, Enid Blyton was a devoted and knowledgeable animal lover. Listeners who feel the same way are bound to love her wonderful stories about our furry friends - and scaly, feathery or fluttery ones, too! Enid Blyton and Enid Blyton's signature are Registered Trademarks of Hodder & Stoughton Limited. No trademark or copyrighted material may be reproduced without the express written permission of the trademark and copyright owner.

I have undertaken, my young friends, to give you a number of anecdotes, which will, I think, prove that animals possess not only instinct, which guides them in obtaining food, and enables them to enjoy their existence according to their several natures, but also that many of them are capable of exercising a kind of reason, which comes into play under circumstances to which they are not naturally exposed. Those animals more peculiarly fitted to be the companions

Animal Stories – by Rudyard Kipling features some of the best-loved animal tales of all time. ‘The Camel’s Hump’, ‘The Cat That Walked By Himself’ and ‘The White Seal’ are just some of the enchanting tales collected together in Animal Stories, which includes that most remarkable and endearing creation ‘Rikki-tikki-tavi’. Originally intended for children, these imaginative and inspired writings are just as suitable for adults and will delight readers of all ages. These wonderful classic tales are accompanied by the fantastic illustrations of by Stuart Tresilian.Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865 – 1936) was a seminal English writer of short stories, novelist, and poet. After the success of The Jungle Book, he became an immensely popular writer and poet for children and adults. His subsequent publications included Stalky and Co. (1899), Kim (1901), Just so Stories (1902), Puck of Pook’s Hill (1906), and The Brushwood Boy (1907). Despite having turned down many honours in his lifetime, including a knighthood and the poet laureateship, in 1907, he accepted the Nobel Prize for Literature – the first English author to be so honoured. He is most famous for his poems concerning British soldiers in India and his wonderful children’s stories.Pook Press celebrates the great ‘Golden Age of Illustration‘ in children’s classics and fairy tales – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration. We publish rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.

Animal StoriesBy Harrison WeirContaining one hundred and fifty-eight illustrations and stories from 1894 classic literature of natural animals history. **This eBook is re-scanned from the original hardcover book.All 158 stories are:The pet ponyA mighty hunterA pet tigerGoing to churchAsking for aidA lot of dogsA gallant rescuePuss and the crabLittle thievesFritzSagacious cowsThe faithful dogDog minding rabbitsThe whip-snakeHow cats carry their kittensThe lionThe horse and the bullSwallowsA horse with a moustacheA queer sleeping-placeA good horseA tame tigerA happy familyA trustful catDoggie and Pussy"Let her sleep"Thieving crowsFast friendsThe bloodhoundA useful dogThe dead puppyPersian catsThe fan-tail pigeonMy dogsThe shetland ponyA lost dogPlaying with a bearAn industrious mouseThe convicts little friendA tame lionOur dog BevisTrue to his trustThe sparrowA wise old ratA well-deserved punishmentHolding a snakeToo heavy for themA smart dogThe lyre-birdA narrow escapeA clever deerThe camelPerseveranceA good hiding-placeThe schipperkeThe boar-houndThe boy and the tigerA clever monkeyA little girl and her petsPuss in a fixGood friendsA patient donkeyAn amateur bell ringerGood adviceHow Australian blacks kill...A cats loveA brave dogA wicked monkeyA dog who found some moneyA mouse and her babiesIn the cornfieldDash and his friendThe jaguarThe sealsA parrot schoolDeath of the apeThe stag-beetleSerpent and birdsCharged by a rhinocerosA queer monkeyA discordant bandA spoiled dinnerA domestic misfortuneDogs tired out by a hareHeinrich and the wolfA tipsy bearBathing with a hippopotamusA donkey brayingPolar bearsStudying natural historyA proud horseHow to stop donkeys' brayingA troublesome petA naughty puppyOur pet rabbitAttacked by a lionAn astonished monkeyThe dead birdA gooses trickRaven and goatYoung tigersThe two foxes and the wolfDoggies narrow escapeGoats knocking at a doorThe wounded pigeonPolly playing a trick on pussLion mourning over his mateBear-childrenA sulky catA chop in dangerA big jumpA queer bird's nestMonkeyA fowl with a white bonnetA strange visitorAn imprisoned owlA battleA surprised monkeyA carrier pigeonA clever dogA chinaman's dinnerThe storkA hunting ponyAfraid of a topThe tame bearOur robin friendA faithful dogThe jaguarTaking a ridePelicansContributors to seaside pleasu...Pussy's escapeA hungry catDogs chasing dogsThe polar bear and her youngHappy companionsA wolf trappedA kindness rememberedSagacity of ratsA dog's trickAn odd nestEncounter with a tigerMonkey curiosityA monkey with a funny noseLion and sparrowFight between a rat and a...A patient catHorse faced peopleA pet monkeyA successful hunterA charitable horseTrue to deathThe lone foxA generous dogSafe from the dogsA cunning bearEagle caught in trapA drowning dog

‘The Camel’s Hump’, ‘The Cat That Walked By Himself’ and ‘The White Seal’ are just some of the enchanting tales collected together in Animal Stories, which includes that most remarkable and endearing creation ‘Rikki-tikki-tavi’. Originally intended for children, these imaginative and inspired writings are just as suitable for adults and will delight readers of all ages.

Have you ever wondered why hyena is considered the most foolish animal in the kingdom? Or why hawks eat baby chicks? Or why the fox has no friends? This collection of animal fables will answer those questions and be an entertaining read! "Finally, hyena came to the conclusion that he couldn't decide which way to go. The smell of delicious foods and meats kept wafting in from both directions, and this confused hyena even more. Eventually, he decided to go both ways-but how? You might wonder. Hyena put one front paw on the left-hand side of the road and one front paw on the right-hand side of the road."