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Originally published in 1904 and remastered by the Boone and Crockett Club in 2012. This fourth book in the acclaimed Acorn Series includes, a collection of unique hunting adventures by Members of the Boone and Crockett Club. It includes chapters by Theodore Roosevelt on our Wilderness Preserves, the zoology of North American big game, five hunting stories on big game shooting in Alaska by James H. Kidder, editor George Bird Grinnell provides, a detailed...
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Originally published in 1895 and remastered by the Boone and Crockett Club in 2012. This second volume in the Club's Acorn series features unique hunting adventures from around the world by members of the Boone and Crockett Club. It includes Theodore Roosevelt on hunting in cattle country, Henry T. Allen tells of wolf hunting in Russia. W.A. Chambers reviews East African hunting. W.W. Rockhill writes about big game of Mongolia and Tibet. And, many...
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The third volume of the Club's Acorn series, Trail and Camp Fire, follows suit with its predecessors featuring, hunting stories and adventure in North America, as well as, Africa. Along with the hunting stories, this volume, also includes, expanded text on the natural history of North American game and forest preservation. Additional chapters about the Adirondack Deer Law and the origin of the New York Zoological Society are, also included, with a...
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The US government has been secretly experimenting with genetic modifications in animals to create a super weapon: a spy incapable of detection who can gather intel in any location. Altered to be able to understand human languages and communicate via computer devices with their human counterparts, the experiments involving highly-intelligent Eurasian red squirrels are a scientific success. After repeated drone failures compromise the safety of military...
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Michael McCray has both his CPA and his law degree, and yet, in the mid 1990's, those became obsolete when he was met with a decision that changed his life forever. That's when he became a whistle blower. At the time, he was working at the United States Department of Agriculture, overseeing a Federal Empowerment Zone in Mississippi for the Clinton White House. There, McCray says he discovered mismanagement and corruption involving the main bureaucrats...
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It's not every day that a squirrel takes to the sea on her own ship, but the fearless Captain Acorn lives for adventure. Whether it's buried treasure, massive storms, or the occasional hamster with a grudge, Acorn and her faithful crew are up to the challenge. Adventures like these don't happen everyday, but then, Captain Acorn is not an everyday squirrel.
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Captain Acorn is back and with more adventures than ever! With old friends and new faces, the fearless, seafaring squirrel is taking the Golden Acorn to uncharted waters. Whether it's a misunderstanding with orcas, a dangerously hyper crewmember, or a particularly grumpy hippo, Captain Acorn is ready for anything so long as she has her trusty friends, beloved ship, and just a little bit of luck.
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In autumn, Bumble and Bee are excited to paint pumpkins and help Froggy make a special apple pie; but when the weather turns frosty, Froggy decides to find a quiet place to settle in for the winter unless Bumble and Bee can tempt Froggy into one more adventure.
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Scholastic Inc
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IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Whether it is best friends picture day or the waggle dance, Bumble and Bee buzz around the pond, trying to engage Froggy in their playful activities--even coming up with a terrifying way to cure Froggy's hiccups.
11) Fair and square
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Yeti and Unicorn cannot always agree, whether it is about which shape is most pleasing, whose style of painting is best, or, more serious, how to divide up a pie--but the two friends always find a way past their differences, because their friendship is important to both.
12) Cheer up
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Unicorn and Yeti are best friends even though they do not always like the same things--and best friends support each other and share experiences, whether it is icicles in the snow or a walk in the dark forest.
14) Frog meets dog
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Dog would like to play with the three frogs he has met, but he is not good at their games of hopping and leaping--but when he chases away a bear the frogs decide to welcome him into their play time.
15) Goat in a boat
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When Goat appears wearing a raincoat and invites all the animals to go for a boat ride on a sunny day, Dog declines but as heavy rain falls, Dog needs a boat, too.
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Fox siblings Fritz and Franny, and their patient dog Fred, are at the amusement park squabbling about which ride is fastest and loudest--but when they are confronted by the biggest, tallest, and loudest roller coaster they decide that maybe Fred would prefer something not quite so scary.
19) Surf's up!
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In rhyming text, Moby Shinobi and his dog Toby head to the beach for a day of fun, where Moby tries to put his ninja skill to work helping his friends build a sand castle which unfortunately cannot withstand the weight of even a small ninja--however when asailboat springs a leak, it is Moby Shinobi to the rescue.
20) Take a hike!
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On a camping trip with his dog Toby, Moby Shinobi's ninja skills keep making a mess of things but when hikers get lost he leads a team to save them.
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