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When a baby squirrel loses his mother to tragedy, he finds an unlikely guardian in a farm cat. As Rusty grows, disaster strikes when the barn becomes engulfed in flames, forcing him to flee into the wild. There, he embarks on a journey of survival, discovering resilience and forging a new life in the depths of the forest. - Summary by Wikipedia

I first discovered this captivating book in the fifth grade, and over fifty years later, it still enchants me. Ernest Thompson Seton was not only a passionate advocate for nature and its creatures but also an extraordinary storyteller. I could truly empathize with Wahb, the great grizzly, as he navigated the challenges of avoiding humans while striving to live freely in his natural habitat. Listening to this audiobook promises to be an enriching hour and a half. Summary by Mike Vendetti, Narrator.

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...

"The life of a wild animal always has a tragic end," as Ernest Thompson Seton said. This is the story of Metitsi Wahb, born a playful cub, orphaned young by the murder of his mother, his brothers and sister, raising himself surrounded by enemies, and growing to the fiercest creature anywhere in his vast range -- though showing himself a gentleman in the Yellowstone National Park. And finally, he is laid low by a smaller, more cunning enemy, and defeated in the end by age and injury. "The life of a wild animal always has a tragic end." I'll warn you this is a gentle and yet violent story, 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.