Search Results: Animals from Books of the World

London: Vintage, 2001. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Text unmarked. Spine straight and tight with a light crease. Covers clean and bright with light reading wear. Not from a library. 704 pages.
Captain Bluebear is a bear with blue fur, a creature as unique as the fantastic adventures he undergoes. Unlike cats, which have only nine lives, bluebears have twenty-seven. This is fortunate, because our hero is forever avoiding disaster by a paw's breadth. In this remarkable book, Captain Bluebear tells the story of his first thirteen-and-a-half lives spent on the mysterious continent of Zamonia, where intelligence is an infectious disease and water flows uphill, where headless giants roam deserts made of sugar, and where only Captain Bluebear's courage and ingenuity enable him to escape the dangers that lie in wait for him around every corner. In company with our indomitable hero, we enter a realm of the imagination that combines the fantasy of The Lord of the Rings and The Neverending Story with the humour… Read More

New York: Aladdin, March 1993. Large Trade Paperback. Fine. Covers rubbed, otherwise As New. Interior pristine. Not from a library. Not remainder mark. Not clipped. 112 pages. Reading level: 7-10 years. Marguerite Henry's classic lavishly illustrated reference work about horses and their origins.

Lenoir City, Tennessee: Synergy South, December 1999. Hardcover. Commemorative Edition. Originally published as Jungle Cowboy. As New book in an As New jacket. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. x + 310 pages. For years, Stan Brock was a regular fixture in America's living rooms as co-host of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. All the Cowboys Were Indians is Brock's account of his coming-of-age on the Dadanawa, the world's largest cattle ranch, in Guyana, South America. You will meet Brock as a fugitive schoolboy from England, longing to become a cowboy. You will agonize with him as he learns bone-crushing lessons the hard way. You will share his triumph as he tames a killer horse. You will fall in love with Leemo, his pet mountain lion, and all the other four-footed and feathered friends he acquires during his days on the Dadanawa.

New York: Roaring Brook Press/Neal Porter, January 2014. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 128 pages. In this seventh installment of the Bad Kitty series, Kitty encounters what may be her most formidable foe yet: her creator! Kitty soon learns that feline manipulation works both ways-especially when you're at the wrong end of your author's pencil. Along the way, Nick shows kids how a book is created, despite the frequent interruptions from you-know-who.

New York: Award Books, June 1973. Mass Market Paperback. No ISBN. AN1139. 95¢. First Edition, Seventh printing, December 1974. Fine. Lightly tanned. Slight edgewear. Light rubbing. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 158 pages. Film tie-in, based on the 1973 movie, the fifth and final installment in the original Planet of the Apes movie series.

Surrey, Great Britain: Dragon's World Children's Books, March 1995. Hardcover in pictorial covers. Near Fine book / no jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Covers clean and bright. Dust stains to top edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 81 pages. Illustrated

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England: Automobile Association and Sandy, Bedfordshire, England: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, 1988. Hardcover. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Light dust stains to top edge, otherwise As New. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 394 pages.

Rare! Leeds, UK: Peepal Tree Press, 2000. Paperback. First Edition. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. 52 pages. A collection of short stories set mainly in Guyana which feature brave, ingenious, kindly, and sometimes mischievous animals and children.

London: APA Publications, 1999. Trade Paperback. Second Edition. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 362 pages.

New York: Random House, April 2015. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light reading wear to covers. Not from a library. No remainder marks. xx + 343 pages. The remarkable story of Billy Williams, whose uncanny rapport with the world's largest land animals transformed him from a carefree young man into the charismatic war hero known as Elephant Bill. In 1920, Billy Williams came to colonial Burma as a "forest man" for a British teak company. Mesmerized by the intelligence and character of the great animals who hauled logs through the jungle, he became a gifted "elephant wallah." In Elephant Company, Vicki Constantine Croke chronicles Williams's growing love for elephants as the animals provide him lessons in courage, trust, and gratitude. Elephant Company is also a tale of war and daring. When Japanese forces invaded Burma in 1942, Williams joined the elite British Force 136 and operated behind enemy lines. His war elephants carried supplies, helped… Read More

Bath, England: Parragon Plus, 2001. Hardcover. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Light dust stains to top edge. Jacket clean and bright with slight reading wear to bottom corners. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 384 pages. Over 1000 illustrations. Heavy item: expedited or international shipping will require additional charges. Contents: World of horses; Anatomy of the horse; Horse care and management; Health and breeding; Basic tack; Riding and training; Competitions; Horses in the human world; Classifying horses; Breeds

Georgetown, Guyana: Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana, 2006. Single Issue Magazine. Fine. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. 80 pages. Illustrated in color.

Georgetown, Guyana: Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana, 2007. Single Issue Magazine. Fine. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. 92 pages. Illustrated in color.

New Delhi: Penguin Books India, January 1994. Trade Paperback. As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not damaged. Sticker from Giggles Bookshop, Madras to back cover. 345 pages. An enchanting collection of 110 tales, translated from twenty-two different languages, that are by turns harrowing and comic, sardonic and allegorical, mysterious and romantic. Gods disguised as beggars and beasts, animals enacting Machiavellian intrigues, sagacious jesters and magical storytellers, wise counselors and foolish kings—all inhabit a fabular world, yet one that is also firmly grounded in everyday life. Here is an indispensable guide to India's ageless folklore tradition.

New York: Ballantine Books, September 1996. Paperback. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Metallic green covers. As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 128 pages.

New York: Dover Publications, 1989. Trade Paperback. Unabridged and unaltered republication of the first American edition, published in 1904. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright with slight reading wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 315 pages. Laid-in book review from Washington Post Book World. The curious call of an unseen bird lures a young explorer deeper and deeper into the jungle, where he encounters the source of the siren song - a lovely, half-wild girl with mysterious powers. Thus begins the romance between Abel, a Venezuelan revolutionary hiding among an Indian tribe in the uncharted rain forest of British Guiana, and Rima, who speaks the languages of birds and longs to return to the land of her birth to be reunited with others of her kind. As Abel chases after his secret admirer, she leads him further and further into her invisible trap of love. Then the secret begins to unfold. William Henry Hudson was an English… Read More

New Delhi: Rupa & Co, 1999. Paperback. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 277 pages. With illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling and W. H. Drake.

New York: Tor Classics, August 1995. Mass Market Paperback. First Thus / full number line. Near Fine. Tanned, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 180 pages.
Jungle Book II tells of the further adventures of Mowgli, the boy raised by wolves in the jungle. Through his cunning and fearlessness, Mowgli earns the respect of the animals of the jungle. He leads his wolf-brothers into battle against a threatening pack of red dogs. And when Mowgli's human parents are persecuted by a violent group of villagers, he comes to their aid. This is the story of how Mowgli must come face-to-face with himself as a man and decide whether he will leave his jungle kingdom to join the society of man.

New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1992. Hardcover. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Pictorial covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 128 pages. 350 color illustrations. This guide provides insights into cat behavior based on the scientific research and careful analysis of veterinarian Bruce Fogle. Supported by 350 color photographs taken especially for this book, Fogle explains how cats communicate through body language, meowing and hissing, and rituals like rubbing and grooming.

RARE! Vientiane, Lao PDR: Institute for Cultural Research, October 11, 1999. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Near Fine. Light wear to back cover, otherwise As New. Not from a library. In Lao and English. 18 pages. 17 B&W illustrations.