{"product_id":"wildlife-volume-2-9781440145520","title":"Wildlife, Volume 2","description":"This collection of humorous short stories tells the tale of a pond in the foothills of the Olympic Mountains. Formed in the last ice age, the mountain pond has served as a magnet to animals and humans ever since. Pat Neal moved into an abandoned homestead near the pond that was watched over by a Great Blue Heron named Bill. Neal made friends with Bill. When the rest of the birds and animals saw Bill trusting a human, they began to trust him as well and they came to visit him. \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eWildLife, Volume 2: The Mountain Pond\u003c\/i\u003e offers charming tales of a dysfunctional wildlife refuge where the poor creatures were lost, lonely and looking for a meal, even if it was each other. These stories offer an intimate look at the private lives of wildlife at the end of the last frontier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePat Neal is a former historian for the Washington State Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation and a fishing guide for salmon and steelhead on the Rainforest Rivers of the Olympic Peninsula. He writes a weekly column for the Peninsula Daily News. His previous books include WildLife, Volume 1 and The Fisherman's Prayer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50850213003538,"sku":"9781440145520","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9b50cfee-47ff-4a05-9b4b-8bf4199721db.jpg?v=1737408275","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wildlife-volume-2-9781440145520","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}