"Although women have long felt kinship with animals, they have seldom participated in the study of them. Now, as more women writers and scientists make animals the subject of their investigations, important new ideas are emerging, based on the premise that animals are honored co-sharers of the earth." "At the forefront of this international movement stand the editors of this groundbreaking anthology, which includes original stories, essays, meditations,...

Nineteen stories featuring nature's creatures include the writing of Rudyard Kipling, Alistair Graham, Isak Dinesen, Jack London, William Faulkner, Farley Mowatt, Elspeth Huxley, and Antoine de Saint-Exupery

A collection of traditional, original, and non-fiction stories, questions and answers, poems, songs, games, and activities associated with animals.