Among the best loved of all children's classics, Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book is set among a community of animals in the jungles of India, where Kipling was born and grew up. Three of the stories feature the adventures of an abandoned "man cub," a boy named Mowgli, who is raised by wolves in the jungle. Other well-known stories in the collection include "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," the tale of a heroic mongoose who outwits vicious cobras in order to save his human benefactors, and "Toomai of the Elephants," the story of a ten-year-old elephant-handler.This edition includes...

Jake, Jojo, and Jamie, all 12-year-olds. Jake lives in a neighborhood controlled by violence and fear. He meets a sculptor across the street, and his eyes are opened to another world. Jojo is closer to her three dogs than to her foster family. When Jojo tries to help another girl who needs a friend, the dogs know what to do. Jamie and his older brother, Eric, are alone in the world, but Jamie's way with art and dogs helps them find a home.

Laurence Higgins, an enormously fat black cat, has breakfast with Mrs Higgins, lunch with the Normans, tea with old Mr Mason and supper with the Barclay-Lloyds. None of them know why he is so fat on just one meal a day Lawrence is happy until he finds the walking from house to house tiring and begins to get indigestion. His friends tell him to lose weight if he wants a girl friend so he begins to spend one day in four with all his owners. He gets thinner but the cat he fancies down the road tells him she doesn't like slim boys - she's lost her heart to an enormously fat black cat she used to...

One night at Bay Farm, three lambs are born. The mother sheep has only enough milk for one lamb, so the farmer's wife decides to look after the other two herself. Tig and Tag soon show their mischievous natures, and get into all sorts of trouble. But when a dog comes to threaten the rest of the sheep, Tig and Tag know exactly what to do, and save the day. It's not long before the naughty lambs are in trouble again as they try to avoid getting dipped and sheared. Hiding on an island might seem like fun, but they soon find it isn't, and realize they'd rather be at home after all ...

Set in the rugged western United States, American Lion presents true stories of the majestic North American cougar told by people who experienced the mountain lion up close. From the Rock Creek Canyon battle of the killer lion and shepherd dog to the invisible guest in the hay loft, these encounters are terrifying, heartwarming and at all times as thrilling as the native cats themselves.

Deep in the heart of Andalusia on the outskirts of the ancient towering walls of Arcos de la Frontera is a seemingly quiet town, which holds a chillingly malevolent secret. Once revealed it will challenge the very fabrics of what we consider reality to be.

Born of the Dream, F ko (short for Fukushima), a two-and-half-year-old Patterdale Terrier, holds the key to this mystery and upon him is thrust the responsibility of the Guardian, a role that plunges him into the thick of an adventure that spans the vastness of time and the dimensions of existence.

Will F ko be able to...

"Some Mice are Born Great, Some Mice Have Greatness Thrust Upon them..."

Sam Mouse never wanted excitement, he never craved fame. All Sam wanted to do was live a simple life, appreciating some of the finer things that a mouse could want. Enjoy some nice cheese, the company of friends and write a book.

Sam's grandfather was a mouse hero. The sort of mouse that you read about in a book. In fact, from the comfort of his cosy nest, Sam is writing that very book about his grandfather. But while writing his grandfathers biography, Sam discovers that greatness isn't always a choice,...

A very ordinary boy. Nobody noticed him, he was just like everyone else. But Fred knew he was different. He just didn't know quite how different. And when he did... Well, what then?

What happens when the President of the U.S. learns that some unsavory scientists are hiding in a pyramid in Egypt using bones of ancient pharaohs to clone a new race to take over the Middle East?

What else?

He sends the super-secret Cats of the CIA to check things out. And stop the craziness before it gets out of hand. Where will they find the scientists' laboratory? And will The Curse of the Pharaohs keep them from bringing the scofflaws to justice?

One thing's for sure. They, and you, will tour some fantastic Egyptian pyramids. And learn to speak some...

The Call of the Wild follows the life of a dog named Buck. The story opens when Buck is stolen from his home in California and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska. He becomes progressively feral in the harsh environment, where he is forced to fight to survive and dominate other dogs. By the end, he sheds the veneer of civilization, and relies on primordial instinct and learned experience to emerge as a leader in the wild.

The Call of the Wild is set in Yukon, Canada during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. Jack London...

Gumwood Tales: The Trouble With Swill once again tells the sorry tale of the sly foxes led by Festus, who scheme with the ferrets to trap and force animals from the town of Muchadoo to work in their gold mine.

There are a lot of twists and turns in this continuing story, revealing lies, deceit, revenge, stealing, and other bad things that some animals do. But there are also nice things that friends do for each other. Sadly, friends can also be unkind, as young readers will discover in the latest Gumwood Tales, where all these things come into play.

Meet a brave pig, wombat,...

On the first day of school, the 3 Ninja Kitties met Snowball, who was probably the cutest bunny in the world. Unfortunately, they also meet 3 bullies. All the kids in the school were scared, because the bullies acted like kings... bossing everybody around and making fun of the other kids. Standing up for what is right, the 3 Ninja Kitties show there is a better way to behave as they overcome the bullies.

Der wunderschone Schimmelwallach "Classic Star," ein erfolgreiches Springpferd, soll seine wohlverdiente Rente bekommen. Das Pferd landet vom Springparcours direkt in der Holle und ist nach kurzer Zeit bereit zu sterben. In seinen letzten Lebensstunden trifft Classic Star auf einen Menschen, der bereit ist, alles dafur zu tun, den sicheren Tod und das traurige Schicksal des Pferdes abzuwenden. "Ich hatte niemals geglaubt, dass dieses Pferd uberleben wird ... " Ein Buch, das von einer wunderbaren, beruhrenden Freundschaft zwischen Mensch und Tier erzahlt. Die Autorin berichtet nach einer...

Ellenbogentrummerfraktur. Todesurteil fur ein Pferd. Bolzenschuss oder Einschlafern ? Fur den Bolzenschuss hatte ich mich entschieden. Charisma, meine 14 jahrige Hannoveraner Stute, ein erfolgreiches Springpferd, sollte einen schnellen Tod finden, nicht noch lange leiden mussen. Ich wollte kein totes Pferd auf unserem Hof liegen haben, aber zum Schlachter fahren konnte ich "Charisma" auch nicht. Ich brachte es einfach nicht ubers Herz, die wunderschone Stute toten zu lassen. Charismas Blick war klar und ihre Seele unheimlich stark, selbst in ihrer nahenden Todesstunde. "Charisma" wollte...

A light-hearted modern fable set in a remote, off-the-grid Canadian village. Their engaging stories of fun, work projects, and personal victories in this close-knit community show how it is possible to stick with your values and yet function fully, peaceably, and in tune with the issues that face our modern age. It will take courage, flexibility, and a supportive community, as well as committed and caring leadership. In the face of surprising changes, you will be changed too.

Narrated by an Archaea, a 3.8 billion year old species, the oldest on earth, Downdrift is a work of speculative eco-fiction that describes the impact of ecological pressures on animals that are adopting human behaviors, with droll and sometimes alarming, results. The book follows a year of changes and the travels of a housecat and a lion who are inexplicably driven towards a rendezvous. At first, a few isolated harbingers of change appear, but they quickly escalate. Squirrels take up manic knitting, wild hares steal earth-moving equipment, rats go in for disco music and form-fitting...