Barry Moser

The Call of the Wild is a novel by Jack London published in 1903. The story is set in the Yukon during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush—a period in which strong sled dogs were in high demand. The novel's central character is a dog named Buck, a domesticated dog living at a ranch in the Santa Clara Valley of California as the story opens. Stolen from his home and sold into service as sled dog in Alaska, he reverts to a wild state. Buck is forced to fight...

An illustrated collection of twenty-five myths from various parts of the world explaining the creation of the world.

Text and illustrations explore the countryside and people of Appalachia.

A collection of stories, featuring sparrows, jays, buzzards, and bats, based on those African American tales originally written down by Martha Young on her father's plantation in Alabama after the Civil War.

A dog and a cat take turns explaining what is wonderful about being who they are.

A turtle carved in rock on a bluff over the Hudson River by Indians long ago watches with sadness the changes man brings over the years.

A retelling of the events of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus based on Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.

Presents information about twenty animals with unusual names and habits, including the loris, okapi, viscacha, and zorilla.

Little Tricker the squirrel watches as Big Double the bear terrorizes the forest animals one by one, but then Little Tricker gets revenge.

An illustrated biography of young Samuel Clemens, who grew up to be the writer known as Mark Twain.