Animal Ebooks

softray · 01-08-2011, 03:55 AM

Hello Friends,

I am a great reader of books containing stories about animals.

Let us join hands and contribute so that other like minded people can enjoy the stories that you have enjoyed. Come, join, suggest & contribute in one place.

I'll upload my collection of book one by one if it is allowed.

Cheers !!

PS: I liked the heart-warming stories of the beloved vet named James Herriot very much.

gmw · 01-08-2011, 05:52 AM

The ebook requirement makes it hard. Some of the James Herriot are on Amazon in audio, but no ebook I can see.

As a kid I loved "The Silver Brumby" books by Elyne Mitchell, but so far the only audio of the first book I can see is on cassette. A couple of others look like they may be available on CD. I just did a search for another favourite from when I was a kid, books by Joseph E. Chipperfield ("Rex of Larkbarrow" and similar), but none of those seem to be available in ebooks or audio either. I remember enjoying "Hunter's Moon" by Garry Kilworth, but again no ebook.

Things are looking pretty desperate until you remember "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame - just one of the best books ever written AND, believe it or not, available in audio and ebook. ... and this leads to William Horwood's follow-ons, they aren't up to the original but they're not too bad and they seem to be available in audio. Too bad Horwood's other animal books (Callanish, the Duncton Wood series etc) don't seem to be available.

"Watership Down" by Richard Adams is available in Kindle and audio, and if you ever see "Shardik" or "The Plague Dogs" then I'd recommend them too.

That's about as good as I can do off the top of my head.

weatherwax · 01-08-2011, 02:41 PM

What about the books from Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown?

HarryT · 01-08-2011, 03:13 PM

A couple of obvious public domain choices:

"Black Beauty" by Anna Sewell
"The Call of the Wild" by Jack London.

DArenson · 01-08-2011, 05:11 PM

The works of Gerald Durrell.

Catlady · 01-08-2011, 05:59 PM

There are several new-ish nonfiction cat tales:

Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat, by Vicki Myron
Homer's Odyssey (blind cat), by Gwen Cooper
Making the Rounds with Oscar (cat who comforts dying patients), by David Dosa
Cleo: The Cat Who Mended a Family, by Helen Brown

softray · 01-09-2011, 05:36 AM

I have read her first book "Emma and I" and it really touched me.

After that I tried to search for her other books about the dog named "Emma" (Emma V.I.P, Emma and Company, Emma's Story, After Emma & Emma Forever
). Finally I found two other books from the above list in text file form.

I want to upload some books here for others to read. If it is allowed here, then I will upload and you also upload the e-books that you have enjoyed.

Keep participating. Thank you.

softray · 01-09-2011, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weatherwax

What about the books from Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown?

Great great books

I love the conversation between the Cats (Mrs. Murphy & Pewter) and Dog (Tucker). There are a possum (simon) and an Owl too ......

Very witty, very interesting. Apart from the animal characters, human characters are also great. I have got most of the books in e-book form and I have just finished book no. 3.

DMcCunney · 01-09-2011, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by softray

I want to upload some books here for others to read. If it is allowed here, then I will upload and you also upload the e-books that you have enjoyed.

We welcome ebook uploads, but the books must be either in the public domain, or available under something like a Creative Commons license that permits sharing and redistribution. Works currently under copyright can't be accepted - providing them would be violations of copyright and illegal. In particular, while you may have found text copies of Sheila Hocking's books, they are under copyright and not legally sharable on MR.

I'm sure folks here can make recommendations of books on the topic that can be legally copied and shared.
______
Dennis

softray · 01-10-2011, 12:45 AM

Thanks DMcCunney for your guidance.

Chicken soup for Pet Lover's Soul & Chicken soup for Cat & Dog Lover's soul are the book that I would like to read. Have any one of you read them ?

CrayWolf · 01-10-2011, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by softray

I am a great reader of books containing stories about animals.

[...]

PS: I liked the heart-warming stories of the beloved vet named James Herriot very much.

Consider Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love. It's non-fiction, the story of a family who took in a dog that had been rescued after being used as a "bait dog" for dogfighting. It's definitely heartwarming.

(I will caution, though, that IMO the first chapter is very poorly written. Get past the first chapter, and the story picks up considerably.)

01-08-2011, 03:55 AM	#1
softray Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: none	Animal Ebooks Hello Friends, I am a great reader of books containing stories about animals. Let us join hands and contribute so that other like minded people can enjoy the stories that you have enjoyed. Come, join, suggest & contribute in one place. I'll upload my collection of book one by one if it is allowed. Cheers !! PS: I liked the heart-warming stories of the beloved vet named James Herriot very much.

01-09-2011, 05:36 AM	#7
softray Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: none	Books by Sheila Hocken. I have read her first book "Emma and I" and it really touched me. After that I tried to search for her other books about the dog named "Emma" (Emma V.I.P, Emma and Company, Emma's Story, After Emma & Emma Forever ). Finally I found two other books from the above list in text file form. I want to upload some books here for others to read. If it is allowed here, then I will upload and you also upload the e-books that you have enjoyed. Keep participating. Thank you. Attached Thumbnails

01-10-2011, 12:45 AM	#10
softray Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: none	E-Book Upload Thanks DMcCunney for your guidance. Chicken soup for Pet Lover's Soul & Chicken soup for Cat & Dog Lover's soul are the book that I would like to read. Have any one of you read them ?

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01-08-2011, 05:52 AM	#2
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,818 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	The ebook requirement makes it hard. Some of the James Herriot are on Amazon in audio, but no ebook I can see. As a kid I loved "The Silver Brumby" books by Elyne Mitchell, but so far the only audio of the first book I can see is on cassette. A couple of others look like they may be available on CD. I just did a search for another favourite from when I was a kid, books by Joseph E. Chipperfield ("Rex of Larkbarrow" and similar), but none of those seem to be available in ebooks or audio either. I remember enjoying "Hunter's Moon" by Garry Kilworth, but again no ebook. Things are looking pretty desperate until you remember "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame - just one of the best books ever written AND, believe it or not, available in audio and ebook. ... and this leads to William Horwood's follow-ons, they aren't up to the original but they're not too bad and they seem to be available in audio. Too bad Horwood's other animal books (Callanish, the Duncton Wood series etc) don't seem to be available. "Watership Down" by Richard Adams is available in Kindle and audio, and if you ever see "Shardik" or "The Plague Dogs" then I'd recommend them too. That's about as good as I can do off the top of my head.

01-08-2011, 02:41 PM	#3
weatherwax Guru Posts: 904 Karma: 5921577 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South of Germany Device: PRS650 (red), Kindle PW2, Galaxy Note 8	What about the books from Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown?

01-08-2011, 03:13 PM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	A couple of obvious public domain choices: "Black Beauty" by Anna Sewell "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London.

01-08-2011, 05:11 PM	#5
DArenson ebookworm Posts: 268 Karma: 100026 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kobo, Kindle	The works of Gerald Durrell.

01-08-2011, 05:59 PM	#6
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,418 Karma: 52613881 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	There are several new-ish nonfiction cat tales: Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat, by Vicki Myron Homer's Odyssey (blind cat), by Gwen Cooper Making the Rounds with Oscar (cat who comforts dying patients), by David Dosa Cleo: The Cat Who Mended a Family, by Helen Brown

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