{"product_id":"wild-animals-i-have-known-ernest-thompson-seton-9780771093807","title":"Wild Animals I Have Known","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn immediate success upon its first publication in 1898, \u003ci\u003eWild Animals I Have Known\u003c\/i\u003e gave the animal story new credibility and power as a literary genre and remains Seton' s best-loved work. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith over 200 illustrations by the author.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWild Animals I Have Known\u003c\/i\u003e, Ernest Thompson Seton guides us through the inner lives of the creatures he met on Manitoba's plains, New Mexico's ranges, and in Toronto's ravines. His portrayal of the ways of nature is a fascinating reflection of the conflicting impulses of his time: Romanticism is tempered by scientific observation; sentimentality by Darwinian dispassion. Yet each of Seton's animal heroes--Silverspot the Crow, Raggylug, the Cottontail Rabbit, and Wully, the Yaller Dog--is in his way an exception among his kind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeton's compassionate appreciation for the wisdom expressed in the natural world made\u003ci\u003e Wild Animals I Have Known\u003c\/i\u003e an instant bestseller when it was first published in 1898, and has inspired generations of readers since.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ernest Thompson Seton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0771093802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780771093807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Canadian Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Ernest Thompson Seton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153115623679,"sku":"9780771093807","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c509d639-dcfc-40cd-b491-3c1c69f099e2.jpg?v=1770781390","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wild-animals-i-have-known-ernest-thompson-seton-9780771093807","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}