Wildlife Novels

[Tam]

Theres another author of a series of wildlife novels from the 1940's called Kennneth Richmond, he wrote
Kesrel Klee
Krark the carrion crow
Garth the heron
,and one called Witch of the woods(tawney owl) all fron respective birds perspective ,there all relatively short about 140/150 pagers or so but contain interestin information and are a good insight to peoples attitude towards wildlife 60+ years ago,i recently bought these second hand of amazon so u sould still be able to pick up a copy.

[Goatboy]

This thread has reminded me of a book I had as a kid. It was a collection of short stories all based on the animal world. It was so wonderful, I wish I still had it. My favourite was the Kipling story, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. In fact it may have been that story that sparked my interest in wildlife.

I also love the James Herriot books. Though as an exiled Yorkshire man they make me feel homesick.

[coasty]

Originally Posted by Goatboy

This thread has reminded me of a book I had as a kid. It was a collection of short stories all based on the animal world. It was so wonderful, I wish I still had it. My favourite was the Kipling story, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. In fact it may have been that story that sparked my interest in wildlife.

I also love the James Herriot books. Though as an exiled Yorkshire man they make me feel homesick.

James Herriot,,,AKA Alf Wight cured my poorly pet rat when I was a small boy,,

Andy

[petermcgain]

There is a trilogy of novels written for teenagers about a 15 year old boy called Smiler who absconds from the police after being accused of a crime he hasn’t committed, and a cheetah that escapes from Longleat wildlife park. The first book is called The Runaways when their paths cross on Salisbury Plain in a very readable, and plausible, way. The second novel is called The Flight of the Grey Goose and the third is The Painted Tent which is about the return to the wild of a captured peregrine falcon. There is a strong element of conservation of wildlife in the novels as Smiler becomes more and more convinced he wants to work with animals. Like all good fiction the three books can be read independently of each other and can be enjoyed by all ages.

[outdoorguy]

when i was a kid i loved the willard price novels.. great escapism.. think i might have to read them again... james

[tcdandelion]

Years ago I read a wonderful book , the title and author escape me now , I think it was something like " Islands on the Plain ". It was a marvellous story of the wildlife living on a kopje somewhere out on the African savannah . The main character , if I remember correctly , was a Leopard . Anyone out there help me with this one ?