Lavine, Sigmund A

Describes the evolution, physical characteristics, and behavior of wild and domestic turkeys and discusses the various breeds and their role in American tradition and folklore.

Discusses the first bird, extinct birds including the roc, great auk, and dodo, and forty-six living species of birds that lack the power of flight.

Describes the evolution, physical characteristics, and behavior of woodchucks and discusses their place in folklore, literature, and medical research.

Describes some of the religious customs and beliefs of various North and South American Indian tribes.

Discusses the history of herbs, their cultivation indoors and out, individual herb facts and lore, and their use today in beauty aids.

Traces the ancestry of the donkey, its place in literature and lore, its history in the United States, and its characteristics, habits, and usefulness.

Describes the behavior and physical characteristics of the red fox and examines its relationship to the human population. Includes a separate chapter on seven other fox species.

Discusses the legends and lore connected with the bison and describes its physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior.

Discusses the physical characteristics, evolution, species, and lore of camels, and their relationship to man.

Text and illustrations describe the arrival of horses in the New World and how they changed the lives of the Indians, especially those living on the grasslands between the Mississippi and the Rockies.