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Rather we would like the reader to dip into the pages at random, just as one plays with the shifting patterns of a kaleidoscope"; and that "legends of men taking the shapes of animals" have been omitted. Though Borges conducted research for the book, he also fabricated sources and invented details (and in the case of the peryton, a whole ...
If I Ran the Zoo is often credited [6] [7] with the first printed modern English appearance of the word "nerd", although the word is not used in its modern context.It is simply the name of an otherwise un-characterized imaginary creature, appearing in the sentence "And then, just to show them, I'll sail to Ka-Troo/And Bring Back an It-Kutch, a Preep, and a Proo,/A Nerkle, a Nerd, and a ...
The ending is sort of lame, but overall I enjoyed it". [3] Bookreporter.com rates Zoo very positively, saying, "What is really chilling about Zoo is its plausibility. You may not agree with all of the points of view presented here, but at the very least it will keep you reading—and thinking—from first page to last".
The Incredible Journey (1961), by Scottish author Sheila Burnford, is a children's book first published by Hodder & Stoughton, which tells the story of three pets as they travel 300 miles (480 km) through the Canadian wilderness searching for their beloved masters. It depicts the suffering and stress of an arduous journey, together with the ...
More often, they are said to be red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. However, one version of the cover of the book features a person spitting in pink instead of orange. The Monkey, in both appearance and diet, bears a strong resemblance to Muggle-Wump, a monkey from two of Dahl's earlier books: The Enormous Crocodile and The Twits.
Only the Animals is a 2014 short story collection by Ceridwen Dovey. It is her second book after Blood Kin (2008). It is a collection of ten interrelated short stories about the souls of ten animals caught up in human conflicts over the last century and tells their stories of life and death.
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