Project Gutenberg 2008-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 135 Roberts, Charles G. D., Sir 1860 1943 Roberts, Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir Roberts, Sir Charles G. D. The Watchers of the Trails: A Book of Animal Life Reading ease score: 74.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Roberta Staehlin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Watchers of the Trails: A Book of Animal Life" by Sir Charles G. D. Roberts is a collection of fictional stories about the lives of various animals, likely written in the early 20th century. Through a blend of factual observation and narrative storytelling, the book explores the behaviors, struggles, and interactions of wildlife in their natural habitats. It captures the essence of the wilderness and the vivid experiences of its inhabitants, making it an engaging read for nature enthusiasts. At the start of the book, the narrative introduces several animal characters, including a black-faced ram who escapes captivity to explore the wilderness for the first time. His journey is filled with discovery and an innate drive for freedom, contrasted with the dangers he faces from other creatures. The opening segments paint a rich picture of life in the wild, detailing not only the ram's adventures but also the interactions between other animals, such as ewes, lynxes, and ultimately, a bear that threatens their safety. This beginning sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the natural world's intricacies, characterizing both the beauty and perils of animal life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Animals -- Anecdotes QL Text Animals-Wild Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 442996 442694 2024-10-11T06:48:51.681674 2023-09-11T09:46:18.439358 text/html text/html 443852 2021-01-03T17:42:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2006511 2021-01-03T17:42:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2187250 2024-10-11T06:49:02.119605 application/epub+zip 2191444 2024-10-11T06:48:55.927646 application/epub+zip 249793 2024-10-11T06:48:54.287644 application/epub+zip 2448197 2024-10-11T06:49:06.765592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2403159 2024-10-11T06:49:00.867591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370712 2022-09-12T05:47:50.511133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399820 399615 2024-10-11T06:48:50.730643 2023-09-11T09:46:17.714352 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 399534 2021-01-03T17:42:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 154657 2021-01-03T17:42:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 399533 2021-01-03T17:42:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 154616 2021-01-03T17:42:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 13372027 2009-01-31T20:03:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 22841 2024-10-11T06:49:06.914566 application/rdf+xml 21797 2024-10-11T06:48:54.868664 image/jpeg 4871 2024-10-11T06:48:54.576633 image/jpeg 2100083 2024-10-11T06:48:51.838660 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia