Wild at Heart: Animal Stories

By Michael Morpurgo, Cleo Qian, Alex Brown

The stories in this delightful anthology feature a wide variety of animals--from geese and otters to lions and mules. The impressive list of contributors includes three Nobel laureates. Classics such as Jack London's The Call of the Wild , Rudyard Kipling's The Cat That Walked by Himself , and Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea accompany more recent favorites such as Charlotte's Web and Dick King-Smith's Godhanger . This anthology provides a terrific introduction to animal stories and acclaimed writers, past and present.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0753462443
• ISBN13: 9780753462447
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Kingfisher
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.1" x 0.7" x 5.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7