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Books in the Nature - Mammals genre:

Tales and Talks About Animals (1907)

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A collection of simple stories with colored pictures by several different hands.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham
Charles Robinson
Et al

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Joseph: A Dancing Bear (1908)

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The story of a dancing bear who determines to escape from his tormentors. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): John Barnett
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (1908)

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Jemima is looking for a place to hide her nest and a cunning fox offers her his shed and bids fair to eat her until Kep the farm dog intervenes. Read online at Hathitrust. Or at wikisource.... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

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The Biography of a Silver Fox (1909)

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The life story of a silver fox and the humans who met him. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson
Ernest Thompson Seton

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Ginger and Pickles (1909)

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A cat and a terrier set up a grocery store, but they give unlimited credit to their customers and soon have to file for bankruptcy. Read online at wikisource.... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

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A Handbook to Winnipeg and the Province of Manitoba (1909)

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This handbook was prepared for the 79th annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. One chapter is by Seton. It is called Fauna of Manitoba. Read this book for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Et al
Illustrator(s): Photographs
Unknown
James White

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Life-Histories of Northern Animals Two Volumes (1909)

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An exhaustive work describing the lives of the mammals found in Manitoba. Read for free online at Internet Archive: Volume 1 and Volume 2.... View More

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

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The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909)

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The children of Benjamin Bunny and Flopsy Bunny are captured by Mr. McGregor but rescued by Thomasina Tittlemouse. Read online at Hathitrust. Or at wikisource. Or at Gutenberg.... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

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The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse (1910)

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Tidy Mrs. Tittlemouse is plagued by various insects who invade her home, and an unwelcome toad. Read online at Hathitrust. Or at wikisource. Or at Gutenberg.... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

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The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes (1911)

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Timmy is imprisoned in a hollow tree on suspicion of stealing nuts. He is consoled by Chippy Hackee, a chipmunk. Read online at Hathitrust. Or at wikisource. Or at Gutenberg.... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

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Junior Classics Volume 8 (1912)

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Short accounts of our animal friends, both true and fictitious for children from six to sixteen. Read for free online at HathiTrust.... View More

Author(s): Horatia K. F. Gatty
Beatrix Potter
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Various
Charles Dudley Warner
Illustrator(s): Charles Livingston Bull
Edmund Dulac
Various

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The Tale of Mr. Tod (1912)

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Mr. Brock the badger kidnaps the children of Benjamin bunny and locks them up in Mr. Tod the fox’s house. Peter and Benjamin stage a daring rescue. This was originally published in a new larger format. Read online at Hathitrust. Or at wikisourc... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

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The Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger (1913)

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The Cowardly Lion and Hungry Tiger decide to test their virtue and pass. Read online at gutenberg.org.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill

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The Tale of Pigling Bland (1913)

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Sent out into the world on his own, Pigling Bland rescues a beautiful sow named Pigwig and together they flee over the hills and far away. This was the second book in the new larger format. It was later republished in the original small format. Read ... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

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Wild Animals at Home (1913)

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More descriptions of wild animals in their native habitat, chiefly Yellowstone National Park. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Ernest Seton Thompson
Illustrator(s): Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson
Ernest Seton Thompson

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The Legend of the White Reindeer (1915)

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Animal biographies from Animal Heroes, including Arnaux The Chronicle of a Homing Pigeon, The Boy and the Lynx and The Legend of the White Reindeer.... View More

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

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The Slum Cat (1915)

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Three stories from Animal Heroes: The Slum Cat; Snap: The Story of a Bull-terrier and The Winnipeg Wolf.

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

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The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit (1916)

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The fierce bad rabbit steals a carrot from the good little rabbit, and as he eats it, is shot by a hunter and loses his tail and his carrot. This is the standard book edition that replaced the original panorama format. Read online at archive.org. Or ... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

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Wild Animal Ways (1916)

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Seven animal biographies. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

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The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse (1918)

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The town mouse and the country mouse decide that they prefer their own way of life after sampling the other’s. Read online at Hathitrust. Or at wikisource. Or at Gutenberg.... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

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