Charming wildlife book. 8 full page black and white drawings such as "Out popped the funny face of a badger" or the hair raising "Spitting, Snarling, Yelling...it (a large wildcat) charged upon the Porcupines." Illustrated endpapers. 16 short tales, among them "The Trials of Peter Possum," and "The Peril of the Snowy Egrets," and "The Last Panther on Cushman Range."
Contents
The narrow escape of Velvet Wings -- How Lhoks went back to the forest -- The trials of Peter Possum -- The Minnow Twins -- How Porcupine Ridge was settled -- Methuselah, the tyrant of Black Pond -- Mahug, the champion diver -- Fierce Star Nose, the burrower -- The loyalty of Silver Wing, the gull -- How Kos-Ko-Menos, the kingfisher, won his belt -- The wit of Clown-face, the badger -- The sugar camp on Lone Mountain -- The peril of the snowy egrets -- Mogul, the last buffalo of the herd -- The last panther on Cushman Range -- Nemox, the crafty robber of the marshes.
Contents
The narrow escape of Velvet Wings -- How Lhoks went back to the forest -- The trials of Peter Possum -- The Minnow Twins -- How Porcupine Ridge was settled -- Methuselah, the tyrant of Black Pond -- Mahug, the champion diver -- Fierce Star Nose, the burrower -- The loyalty of Silver Wing, the gull -- How Kos-Ko-Menos, the kingfisher, won his belt -- The wit of Clown-face, the badger -- The sugar camp on Lone Mountain -- The peril of the snowy egrets -- Mogul, the last buffalo of the herd -- The last panther on Cushman Range -- Nemox, the crafty robber of the marshes.