This collection of 32 great animal stories, both fictional and true, has been gathered from all over the world. Each tale is laid in a well-defined region of the earth. Fabre's Life of the Scorpion, the Mediterranean; the story of a Yak, Tibet; of a monkey, the forests of Guinea; Scoville's story of a black bear, the Great Lakes country; an account of a whale, the Antarctic... For each tale Mr. Sanderson supplies by way of prologue a little essay on the land, its flora and fauna, its ecological significance and a brief sketch of the author. Mr. Sanderson proves himself to be an extraordinary guide. His is a veritable magic carpet which one boards the moment one begins to read his fascinating introduction, a history and analysis of animal literature, which launches one on an enchanted voyage into the animal kingdoms of earth and sea. Alfred Russel Wallace, Francis Buckland, William Beebe, W. H. Hudson, Ernest Thompson Seton, Mukerji, Felix Salten, Paul Du Chaillu are only a few of the authors whose superlative stories are included.