Уолтер Мори0.0 An extraordinary journey of instinct and survival from the author of Gentle Ben
When Andy Evans stumbles upon the snow-covered wreckage of a small plane, he's shocked to find a survivor. Should he put the gravely injured dog out of his misery? The look in the animal's eyes says he's not ready to die. It turns out that Kavik's a champion sled dog, and soon he makes a full recovery. When his rightful owner finds out Kavik is alive, he wants the dog back. But Kavik has other ideas.
Swiftly paced from the first page . . . dramatic and absorbing. The Horn Book"
Мери Вульф Томпсон0.0 Pa asks Tabby if she's afraid before he leaves. But Tabby is afraid! She and her brother will be alone in the wilderness for weeks - what if a panther comes prowling, or a bear? Or if lightning sets a fire? And if Pa can't get back, what will they do?
Филлип Вирек0.0 Set in the Pemigewasset Wilderness of New Hampshire in the 1960s. Paul starts out on this trip thinking that he a a "loser" since he is not good at sports, etc. At the end of this survival trip, he ends up believing in himself. A fine journey towards self-reliance and finding oneself.
Beverly Cleary4.8 Separated from his owner, Henry Huggins, in a shopping center parking lot, an ordinary city dog begins a string of bewildering adventures.
Стерлинг Норт5.0 Nothing's surprising in the North household, not even Sterling's new pet raccoon. Rascal is only a baby when Sterling brings him home, but soon the two are best friends, doing everything together--until the spring day when everything suddenly changes.
Rascal is a heartwarming boyhood memoir that continues to find its way into the hearts of readers fifty years later. This special anniversary edition includes the book's classic illustrations restored to their original splendor, as well as a letter from the author's daughter, and material from the illustrator's personal collection.
"Everyone should knock off work, sit beneath the nearest tree, and enjoy Rascal from cover to cover."—Chicago Tribune
Захари Болл0.0 After running away from his brutal uncle's Mississippi home, Jase meets a stray dog who is as funny-looking as he is loving. When the two enter Lute Swank's general store, they know they've found another friend--and maybe even a home. ALA Notable Book.
Sheila Burnford4.5 The Incredible Journey, by Scottish author Sheila Burnford, is a children's book first published by Hodder, which tells the story of three pets as they travel 300 miles (480 km) through the Canadian wilderness searching for their beloved masters.
It depicts the suffering and stress of an arduous journey, together with the unwavering loyalty and courage of the three animals. The story is set in the northwestern part of Ontario, Canada which has many lakes, rivers, and widely dispersed small farms and towns.
Эвелин Сибли Лэмпман0.0 Craig began to experience a shrinking feeling, as though he might be withering away or else that everything around him was growing rapidly.
It made him quite dizzy, so dizzy that he closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he couldn’t recognize where he was.
Although Craig didn’t realize it yet, he and his cousin, Jill, had been reduced to minute size and taken prisoner by an ant colony in punishment for stepping on one of its members.
Тельма Белл0.0 Gary and Mike, eleven and eight, were boys, of course, and Ginger, ten, was a tomboy. Sharing plans and secrets, the three friends were inseparable.
One day on their way home from school while they were crossing a weed-grown lot, as usual, a familiar landmark--a fallen tree--suddenly appeared in a new light to them. They decided that, with a few judicious alterations, it could be transformed into a wonderful make-believe sailing ship.
Full of ideas, they swarmed over their new find, but all the time they were aware of the quiet Victorian house nearby, with its empty windows watching them. Everyone knew that an old recluse lived there, but no one knew anything about him.
How they came to meet the owner of the house (they called him "Captain Ghost" among themselves), learned how to build and man a ship, met a sinister stranger, and finally solved an old mystery makes exciting reading.
Фиби Эриксон0.0 "Two of them!" cries Ellen. "No wonder we keep seeing black dogs!"
"What do we do now?" asks her brother Jeff. "Mother and Father will never let us keep both."
"I know," says Ellen. "We'll only let them see one dog at a time. We'll always keep one hidden."
But it's not easy to hide a frisky dog. And Ellen and Jeff soon find themselves in double trouble.
Beverly Cleary4.1 Повесть американской писательницы рассказывает о жизни американской семьи, о взаимоотношениях между детьми и взрослыми, о периоде взросления главной героини, пятнадцатилетней девочки Джейн.
Милдред Мастин Пейс0.0 "This is the true, rags-to-riches story of Exterminator, one of the best-loved American horses. Old Bones, as he was affectionately called, came out of nowhere to win a Kentucky Derby and to run a hundred races before his retirement."
