Pinto Goodluck, a little Indian boy, lived with his mother, his grandfather and his burro, Ambrosio. His grandfather made beautiful jewelry from silver and turquoise. He traded it with other Indians for corn and bread and vegetables. Sometimes he sold it to the tourists in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and bought sugar and salt and coffee. Then the Great War came and all the young men went away and the turquoise mines were closed. Grandfather knew of a secret mine but it was a long way off and the journey was full of danger. Grandfather was too old to go. There were steep mountains to climb and wild...
Pinto Goodluck, a little Indian boy, lived with his mother, his grandfather and his burro, Ambrosio. His grandfather made beautiful jewelry from silve...
Imported to the United States from Europe in 1890 and released in Central Park, New York City, to fight the growing number of insect pests at that time, the starlings quickly adapted themselves to the new climate. This simple text is a wealth of birdlore.
Imported to the United States from Europe in 1890 and released in Central Park, New York City, to fight the growing number of insect pests at that tim...
In many surprising ways ants are like people: both are the only animals who have nations, governments, working people and armies. Reading about the habits and customs of ants is like following the adventures of an explorer in a new and fascinating land. In this book the author, who is well known for his interesting stories of science, takes us into this wonder world of ants and describes the different kinds of ants from the familiar kinds which can be found in any field to the devastating army ants of Africa. There are the hunter ants that grow their own vegetables, the thief ants and the...
In many surprising ways ants are like people: both are the only animals who have nations, governments, working people and armies. Reading about the...
In the year 1541, two Indian boys lived on the remote island of Tiburon off the west coast of Mexico. They were Seris, a warlike and primitive tribe quite different from the peaceful Indians of the mainland who had been easily conquered and reduced to slavery by Hernan Cortez and his invading Spanish armies. The two boys, Stooping Hawk and Stranded Whale, were sent to spy on the conquerors and were caught and imprisoned. The story of their capture and escape is a thrilling one, but the account of their wild, free life on Tiburon is equally fascinating. This, the author says, is "a tale missed...
In the year 1541, two Indian boys lived on the remote island of Tiburon off the west coast of Mexico. They were Seris, a warlike and primitive tribe q...
Here, in a comprehensive, practical, and extremely readable volume, an author-artist, whose many nature books are favorites with children, gives an absorbing account of goats, the countries from which they came originally, the merits and characteristics of the major breeds, the reasons why they are especially valuable, and the methods of raising them for pets or for profit.
Here, in a comprehensive, practical, and extremely readable volume, an author-artist, whose many nature books are favorites with children, gives an ab...
OAn authentic, readable book about the small animals with gnawing teeth. The author has a fine sense of humor which adds greatly to the text and also to his sketches of the animals. It is a nature book with personality.ON"Library Journal."
OAn authentic, readable book about the small animals with gnawing teeth. The author has a fine sense of humor which adds greatly to the text and also ...
This is the story of North American deer and antelopes-whitetails found in all parts of the United States, mule deer in the West, moose in Canada, mountain goats in the Rockies, and others. The habits of the various members of the deer family of this continent and their differences are described in the same lively and engaging style which distinguishes all of the books by Wilfrid Swancourt Bronson. In his simple, inimitable style, known to many readers through such books as "Cats," "Starlings," "Coyotes," "Goats," "The Wonder World of Ants," "The Grasshopper Book," "Turtles," "The...
This is the story of North American deer and antelopes-whitetails found in all parts of the United States, mule deer in the West, moose in Canada, mou...
