The Oxford Book of Animal Stories Author:Dennis Pepper Here is a gift for the whole family that will stir the emotions and fill the heart of all animal lovers--an anthology of animal stories that draws on tales from all over the world and across the centuries. There are myths and legends first told thousand of years ago by Inuit, Crow, Gaelic, Modoc, Norse, and other tribes that explain "How Raven B... more »rought the Light" or how Coyote created the world and then gathered the animals to help him make man. Classic fables--such as "The Tortoise and the Hare" and "Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby"--are mixed in with animal stories from 20th-century writers, such as Rudyard Kipling, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Liam O'Flaherty, and Philip Jose Farmer. The book is illustrated with masterful black-and-white ink drawings. It is an impressive collection that explores our relationship with the rest of the animal world. What results is a compassionate and thoughtful volume that urges both children and adults to love and care for the creatures that share the Earth with us. An animal index helps readers find stories about their favorite animals, but most readers will begin with the first story and read straight through to the end of this fine addition to the "Oxford Books of" family.« less