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A BOOK THAT CHANGED AMERICA... Ernest Thompson Seton was an influential naturalist, and a sometime professional hunter and trapper. Much of this book speaks to the contradictions between these roles. In November 2008, both the PBS series, "Nature," and the BBC series, "Natural World," presented episodes called "The Wolf That Changed America," about Seton, focused in particular on the first story in this book: "Lobo, King of the Currumpaw." Their contention was that his experiences in the capture of Lobo made him the outspoken and controversial activist for wildlife preservation he became. From...

I first read this little book when I was in the fifth grade, and now more than fifty years later, I still find it fascinating. Ernest Thompson Seton was a man with a concern for nature her creatures and an excellent story teller. I could almost feel Wahb, the great grizzly’s pain and frustration as he tried to avoid contact with humans and just be left alone to carry out his bear business. Listening to this audio book will be an hour and a half well spent. Summary by Mike Vendetti, Narrator.

Wahb (meaning White Bear) is an orphaned Grizzly Bear who learns to respect his fears, fight for peace, and trust the healing powers of a stinky hot-spring. The story is aptly titled "The Biography of a Grizzly" because it is about the life of a Grizzly. Seton writes with a folksy tone that will enlighten children to the gore and war that Grizzly Bears endure.

Ernest Thompson Seton's book, "Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac." Published in 1919, it tells the story of a tiny Grizzly cub who grew to be the Monarch of the Plains -- and the Prisoner of humanity's arrogance. "Kind memory calls the picture up before me now, clear, living clear: I see them as they sat, the one small and slight, the other tall and brawny, leader and led, rough men of the hills. They told me this tale--in broken bits they gave it, a sentence at a time. ... They told of the river at our feet: of its rise, a thread-like rill, afar on Tallac's side, and its growth--a brook, a ...

Příběh o přátelství, vztahu k přírodě a zálesáctví, který zásadně ovlivnil generace čtenářů. Dva kamarádi Yan a Sam prožívají svá dobrodružství na kanadské farmě na pomezí hlubokých lesů. Poznávají vlastnosti a zvyky divoké zvěře. Učí se orientovat v drsné přírodě, rozdělat oheň, postavit si týpí, vydělávat kůže, ušít si obuv a mnoho dalších indiánských dovedností. Málokdo odolá pokušení vyrobit si vlastní luk, indiánskou čelenku, mokasíny, nebo dokonce návodu jak vycpat výra. Kniha probouzí neutuchající vášeň pro každou chvilku strávenou v přírodě a schopnost v ní přežít.

Маленькие дикари - повесть канадского писателя Эрнеста Сетона-Томпсона, жанр детская литература, приключения. Приключения подростков, которые решили поселиться в лесу и пожить жизнью индейцев. Темы индейского быта и жизни на природе, среди диких животных, соединились в увлекательной и познавательной книге.

История мальчика, который волею случая был воспитан индейцем и стал замечательным охотником и следопытом.