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Here, in a comprehensive and extremely readable volume, the
author-artist whose many nature books are favorites with children
gives an absorbing account of little animals equipped with
chisel-like teeth for gnawing including their habits, appearance,
and activities. The world of this army of small mammals is one
which most of us could observe for ourselves if we wished to. No
one reading these lively chapters about the squirrels, beavers,
rabbits, prairie dogs, etc., could ever again take them and their
interesting ways for granted. 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," "Horns and Antlers," "Turtles," "Stooping Hawk and Stranded
Whale" and "Pinto's Journey," Mr. Bronson provides a humorous and
informative text, enhanced by many detailed drawings. WILFRID
SWANCOURT BRONSON wrote his first book at the age of eight. Called
"Animal People," it started like this: "This book is for children
who are interested in animals and birds. It has verey good pictures
in it and children can understand it verey easily." He later
learned to spell, and wrote and illustrated over twenty books for
children with "verey good pictures" that they could understand.
Young readers everywhere are glad he did.
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Starlings (Paperback)
Wilfrid S Bronson
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R482
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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. They are now at home almost everywhere. The starling
is typical of many other birds, and this book with simple text is a
wealth of birdlore. The marvel of streamline design and
construction which is a bird's body-a design which has been copied
to a great extent in building airplanes-is carefully explained. We
follow the starling from nesting time, when the female busily sets
the nest to rights, until the young ones are completely
independent. As in "Pinto's Journey," "Turtles" and "Coyotes," also
by Wilfrid Bronson and published by Sunstone Press, the text in
this book for young readers is in large, clear type, and there are
many illustrations on each page. Wilfrid Swancourt Bronson wrote
his first book at the age of eight. Called "Animal People," it
started like this: "This book is for children who are interested in
animals and birds. It has verey good pictures in it and children
can understand it verey easily." He later learned to spell, and
wrote and illustrated over twenty books for children with "verey
good pictures" that they could understand. Young readers everywhere
are glad he did.
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Coyotes (Paperback)
Wilfrid S Bronson
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R429
R354
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A coyote is a very smart kind of wild dog. A coyote does not want
to live the way a tame dog does, with someone to feed him and give
him a home. He wants to dig his own den, hunt his own supper,
staying wild and very free. Young and older people alike, whether
they have seen coyotes or not, will be delighted with this animal
who can sing bass and tenor at the same time, who builds his house
with a chimney for ventilation, and who "cooks" food for his very
young babies. In this natural science picture book, Wilfrid Bronson
writes of the almost human habits of this freedom-loving American
animal with the same simplicity and authenticity which mark all his
work. Fully illustrated with accurate and humorous drawings.
Wilfred Swancourt Bronson wrote his first book at the age of eight.
Called "Animal People," it started like this: "This book is for
children who are interested in animals and birds. It has verey good
pictures in it and children can understand it verey easily." He
later learned to spell, and wrote and illustrated over twenty books
for children with "verey good pictures" that they could understand.
Young readers everywhere are glad he did.
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
Chisel-Tooth Tribe," "Stooping Hawk and Stranded Whale" and
"Pinto's Journey," Mr. Bronson provides a humorous and informative
text, enhanced by many detailed drawings. WILFRID SWANCOURT BRONSON
wrote his first book at the age of eight. Called Animal People, it
started like this: "This book is for children who are interested in
animals and birds. It has verey good pictures in it and children
can understand it verey easily." He later learned to spell, and
wrote and illustrated over twenty books for children with "verey
good pictures" that they could understand. Young readers everywhere
are glad he did.
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Goats (Paperback)
Wilfrid S Bronson
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R427
R352
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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 to us,
and the methods of raising them for pets or for profit. He
describes the most scientific way to house, feed, and care for
either a herd of goats or for a single goat. In addition to
practical information on raising goats, Mr. Bronson gives
fascinating background material about them and their place in
history. The reader discovers, for instance, that traces of some of
the early legends and superstitions about goats are still to be
found in our language today. From Pan, the half-goat god of the
ancient Greeks who had the mischievous habit of startling travelers
in lonely places, comes our word "panic." Then we learn that in
pagan times communities would confess their sins annually to a
goat, which was later allowed to escape to the wilderness,
supposedly taking the sins with it; hence our word "scapegoat." In
his simple, inimitable style, known to many readers through such
books as "Cats," "Starlings," "Coyotes," "The Wonder World of
Ants," "The Grasshopper Book," "Horns and Antlers," "The
Chisel-Tooth Tribe," and "Turtles." Mr. Bronson provides a humorous
and informative text, enhanced by detailed drawings on nearly every
page. Wilfrid Swancourt Bronson wrote his first book at the age of
eight. Called "Animal People," it started like this: "This book is
for children who are interested in animals and birds. It has verey
good pictures in it and children can understand it verey easily."
He later learned to spell, and wrote and illustrated over twenty
books for children with "verey good pictures" that they could
understand. Young readers everywhere are glad he did.
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 by the history books. And surely every
generation of this fine, high-spirited people has had its
counterparts of Stooping Hawk and Stranded Whale, true sons of
liberty." Wilfrid Swancourt Bronson, naturalist, writer and artist,
knows his desert setting as intimately as the habits and nature of
the Seris. He has written and illustrated a richly rewarding story
of adventure. Mr. Bronson wrote his first book at the age of eight.
Called "Animal People," it started like this: "This book is for
children who are interested in animals and birds. It has verey good
pictures in it and children can understand it verey easily." He
later learned to spell, and wrote and illustrated over twenty books
for children with "verey good pictures" that they could understand.
Young readers everywhere are glad he did.
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Turtles (Paperback)
Wilfrid S Bronson
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R476
R392
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What do turtles eat? How are their babies hatched? Why can a turtle
pull his head inside his shell? What kinds of turtles make the best
pets? How should pet turtles be fed and where should they be kept?
All these and many other questions are answered in this natural
science picture book for young readers. As in "Pinto's Journey,"
"Starlings" and "Coyotes," also by Wilfrid Bronson and published by
Sunstone Press, the text is in large, clear type, and there are
many illustrations on each page. Wilfrid Swancourt Bronson wrote
his first book at the age of eight. Called "Animal People," it
started like this: "This book is for children who are interested in
animals and birds. It has verey good pictures in it and children
can understand it verey easily." He later learned to spell, and
wrote and illustrated over twenty books for children with "verey
good pictures" that they could understand. Young readers everywhere
are glad he did.
The author introduces his fascinating book about grasshoppers and
their relations by pointing out the error of Aesop's fable which
compares the grasshopper unfavorably to the ant. "Actually," he
says, "the grasshopper is no more a ner'er-do-well than the ant; it
simply does the things it has to for a happy and successful life."
He then shows how grasshoppers and the other related
insects-crickets, katydids, etc.-are equipped for life and how they
act from birth to death. Particularly interesting are in the
incidents and examples that were drawn from the author's
observation of his own collection of grasshoppers, crickets and
katydids that he kept in cages. As in Sunstone's other books by
Wilfrid Bronson, the text in this book for young readers is in
large, clear type, and there are many illustrations on each page.
Wilfrid Swancourt Bronson wrote his first book at the age of eight.
Called "Animal People," it started like this: "This book is for
children who are interested in animals and birds. It has verey good
pictures in it and children can understand it verey easily." He
later learned to spell, and wrote and illustrated over twenty books
for children with "verey good pictures" that they could understand.
Young readers everywhere are glad he did.
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
slave-making ants who kidnap the children of other tribes. As in
Sunstone's other books by Wilfrid Bronson, the text in this book
for young readers is in large, clear type, and there are many
illustrations on each page. Wilfrid Swancourt Bronson wrote his
first book at the age of eight. Called "Animal People," it started
like this: "This book is for children who are interested in animals
and birds. It has verey good pictures in it and children can
understand it verey easily." He later learned to spell, and wrote
and illustrated over twenty books for children with "verey good
pictures" that they could understand. Young readers everywhere are
glad he did.
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 arroyos to cross. There were all sorts of fierce animals,
mountain lion and bears and buzzards. Pinto was afraid of all these
things, but he was a very brave little boy. He decided he would try
to find the secret mine himself. One night when his mother and
grandfather and everyone in the village was asleep, he took some
pinon nuts, three cold biscuits, a blanket and his bow and arrow
and he and Ambrosio set out on the dangerous journey. How Pinto
found the secret mine and brought home the turquoise is an
absorbing adventure story for young readers. Wilfred S. Bronson
wrote his first book at the age of eight. Called "Animal People,"
it started like this: "This book is for children who are interested
in animals and birds. It has verey good pictures in it and children
can understand it verey easily." He later learned to spell and
wrote and illustrated many books for children with "verey good
pictures" that they could understand. "Pinto's Journey," originally
published in 1948, was written while he and his wife were living in
New Mexico where he came to know his Indian neighbors and
especially the small hero of this book.
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Cats (Paperback)
Wilfrid S Bronson
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R482
R398
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Wild cats, tame cats, alley cats, barn cats--all kinds of cats fill
the pages of this science picture book for younger readers. It grew
out of years spent by the author in studying cats and keeping them
as pets. The physical characteristics of cats, their instincts and
habits are described and explained. There is an interesting section
on how to play with a kitten or cat, what kind of den to construct
and directions for making it. There are rules for raising healthy,
happy cats--how to feed them, keep their quarters clean, and train
them. In the last part of the book, the author takes up the whole
cat family--lions, tigers, cheetahs, and their cousins--and he ends
with a brief history of our pets as we know them today. The amusing
and informative pictures on every page not only illustrate the
text, but provide a wealth of additional information. Younger
children will find endless entertainment in the pictures, and there
is no age limit to those who will enjoy the informal, authentic
text. Wilfrid Swancourt Bronson wrote his first book at the age of
eight. Called "Animal People," it started like this: "This book is
for children who are interested in animals and birds. It has verey
good pictures in it and children can understand it verey easily."
He later learned to spell, and wrote and illustrated over twenty
books for children with "verey good pictures" that they could
understand. Young readers everywhere are glad he did.
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