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In this complete collection of Green Forest stories, beloved storyteller Thornton W. Burgess takes young readers to the Green Forest to enjoy the adventures of Lightfoot the Deer, Blacky the Crow, Whitefoot the Wood Mouse, Buster Bear's Twins, and other woodland friends. The chapters are generally short-the perfect length to read as a bedtime story. For older readers looking for something different to share with children, or for new readers beginning to tackle "chapter books," these tales provide excellent practice in reading that will leave children begging for more.Thornton W. Burgess was a conservationist who wrote thousands of stories reflecting his fascination with wildlife and concern for nature, teaching generations of children gentle lessons about life, ecology, and respect for the environment, all based on his own real-life observations of the animals around him. His engaging tales offer a fascinating look into a complex and beautiful place that any child may then want to explore more fully. As humanity faces the daily loss of animal species, stories that encourage young readers to learn about and respect the creatures of the natural world deserve our renewed attention and respect.

The first novel in the classic Mars series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.

Easily the darkest of Chesterton's Father Brown collections, The Secret of Father Brown is nonetheless a masterwork of perception of the human condition, explored through the usual impossible crimes and a parade of rogues and saints--a corpse in shining armor, a thieving mystic, insouciant British aristocrats, and a Canadian journalist. We are asked to solve death by duel and pistol shot, and thefts of jewels large and small. The stories in this collection are worth reading over and over--to see how the plot unfolds, and to enjoy Chesterton's gorgeous and well-informed prose. Includes the title story, The Mirror of the Magistrate, The Man with Two Beards, The Song of the Flying Fish, The Actor and the Alibi, The Vanishing of Vaudrey, The Worst Crime in the World, The Red Moon of Meru, and The Chief Mourner of Marne. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.

In 1863, facing battle for the first time at Chancellorsville, Virginia, a young Union soldier matures to manhood and comes to grips with his conflicting emotions about war.

Nu, a stone-age warrior, is buried alive in an earthquake. Awakening thousands of years later in Africa, he gives his heart to Victoria Custer, the reincarnation of Nu's lost love, Nat-ul. But others compete for the love of Victoria in modern Africa and for the heart of Nat-ul in the distant past. A novel in the dangerous and beloved world of Tarzan,

Includes The Incredulity of Father Brown, The Secret of Father Brown, and The Scandal of Father Brown. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.

Includes The Innocence of Father Brown and The Wisdom of Father Brown. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.

Lord Graystoke's old nemesis, Nicholas Rockov, forces him to leave a comfortable life in England and return to the jungle as Tarzan, king of the animals.