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Books in the Nature - Mammals genre:

Shasta of the Wolves (1919)

Shasta of the Wolves is a feral child novel by Olaf Baker. It was originally published in 1919 by Dodd, Mead and Company with illustrations by Charles Livingston Bull. It was reprinted a number of times up until 1959.... View More

Author(s): Olaf Baker
Illustrator(s): Charles Livingston Bull

The Three Mulla-Mulgars (1919)

Thumb, Thimble and Nod set out to find their royal father and the earthly paradise of Tishnar. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Walter de la Mare
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

The Adventures of Fleet Foot and her Fawns (1920)

Despite its cover some editions of this volume include both Mammy Cottontail Uses Her Wits and The Adventures of Fleet Foot and her Fawns, a nature book about deer. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Allen Chaffee
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

Hunting and Hiding (1920)

This illustration appeared in the November 1920 issue of The Designer and The Woman's Magazine. It is available online at freelibrary.

Author(s): Unknown
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1920)

The story of how Doctor Dolittle learned to speak with the animals and became the animals’ doctor. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

Bannertail: The Story of a Gray Squirrel (1922)

Animal biography of a gray squirrel. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

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

Dusty Star (1922)

An Indian boy befriends wild animals and adopts a wolf cub.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Olaf Baker
Illustrator(s): Paul Bransom

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (1922)

In search of Long Arrow the Indian, Doctor Dolittle and his companions journey to the floating Spidermonkey Island. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

Newbery Medal
Newbery Medal - 1923

Doctor Dolittle’s Post Office (1923)

Doctor Dolittle discovers that animals also have a written form of their language and goes about setting up the fastest postal service in the world for them. Read online at archive org..... View More

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

The Story of Mrs. Tubbs (1923)

Her animal friends, Pink, Ponk, and Punk, help Mrs. Tubbs regain her home. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

Doctor Dolittle’s Circus (1924)

Concerned by the abuse of animals in the circus, Doctor Dolittle decides to start his own to show how good a circus could be if the animals were in charge. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

Johnny Bear and Other Stories from Lives of the Hunted (1924)

Includes Johnny Bear, Tito, and Why the Chickadee Goes Crazy.

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

Doctor Dolittle’s Zoo (1925)

In these adventures the good Doctor solves a mystery and opens a zoo in his back garden.

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

Lives of Game Animals: Four Volumes (1925)

A four-volume work describing the lives of North American animals that are of interest to sportsmen.

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

Lobo and Other Stories (1925)

Contains Lobo, Silverspot, Redruff and Bingo.

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

The Oregon Trail Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life (1925)

Francis Parkman took a tour of the western United States in 1846 which included a buffalo hunt with a band of Sioux. He recorded his adventures in this, his first book, which met with critical success. He went on to write the history of the European ... View More

Author(s): Francis Parkman
Illustrator(s): N. C. Wyeth

The Ten Commandments in the Animal World (1925)

The author finds that animals respect the natural law.

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

Animals (1926)

Selected lives from Life-Histories of Northern Animals. This appeared in many editions under various titles.

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

The Cruise of the Cachalot (1926)

This is the story of a cruise after sperm whales by a member of the crew. The scan is of an early reprinting. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Frank Bullen
Illustrator(s): Mead Schaeffer

Doctor Dolittle’s Caravan (1926)

Doctor Dolittle’s Circus travels to London where they stage a bird opera.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

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