{"product_id":"wild-animals-i-have-known-9781805478928","title":"Wild Animals I Have Known","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeet Old Lobo, a gigantic gray wolf whose death-defying predations on sheep and cattle herds are the scourge of farmers and ranchers in the Currumpaw region of northern New Mexico. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis great wolf is just one of the animals whose true stories come to life in this engrossing collection of tales by the celebrated naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton (1860-1946). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining scientific observations of animals in their natural habitats with a romantic vision of nature and the narrative skills of a born storyteller, Seton created an extraordinary collection of tales that gave the animal story new force and believability as a literary genre. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritically and popularly acclaimed upon its initial appearance in 1898, \u003cem\u003eWild Animals I Have Known\u003c\/em\u003e remains, a century later, the best-known and best-loved of his works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach tale focuses on an individual creature: the clever crow, Silverspot; Raggylug, a young cottontail rabbit; the author's errant hound, Bingo; Redruff, a Don Valley partridge; a wild horse known as The Mustang; Vixen, The Springfield Fox; and Willy, faithful sheep-dog by day and treacherous killer by night. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeton offers affectionate but realistic portraits of each animal, stressing the commonality between his subjects and their human neighbors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to his popular wildlife stories, the author is well known for his work as an illustrator and painter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnimal lovers, environmentalists, naturalists, and any reader who appreciates a lively yarn will cherish this memorable wildlife classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Exotic Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50488625463570,"sku":"9781805478928","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_63bebd6a-06bd-4bf0-91f0-fcbcdc731c48.jpg?v=1730481259","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wild-animals-i-have-known-9781805478928","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}