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Grandfather Frog is very old and very wise, and he knows all about the days when the world was young. When he is feeling just right, he dearly loves to tell about those long-ago days.

The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk is another in the long list children's books by the conservationist, Thornton W. Burgess.

The Adventures of Paddy Beaver is another in the long list of children's books by the conservationist, Thornton W. Burgess.

The Adventures of Reddy Fox is another in the series of children's stories by conservationist Thornton W. Burgess.

Arriving in late 19th-century China with her missionary parents, Pearl Buck is soon fascinated by her new home and strikes up a friendship with a young Chinese girl named Willow.

Late 19th-century China is a tumultuous land beset by warring enemies--both from beyond its borders and within the fabled walls of the Forbidden City.