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Darwin Rocks    by Jill Martin
Price: Free! 220 words. Published on November 5, 2009. .

A poem about the diversity of life on this little planet. Which animal is your favourite?
By Sheer Pluck    by Roger Kean
Price: $2.99 USD. 86700 words. Published on April 21, 2010. .

In 1873, orphaned at 15 and penniless, Frank Hargate, too proud to accept help from others, determines to make his own way in life and joins an explorer's expedition to darkest West Africa. Among new friends, he struggles against staggering odds to survive hostile nature, cannibals, disease and the bloody Ashanti war. From the horrors, a man aspiring to help others toward a better life is forged.
The kid Silverhair    by jesus muñoz alconada
Price: Free! 1940 words. Published on October 3, 2010. .

the story a homage to the power of love unify and transforms crosswise of the soul human ( represented for silverhair´s lady friends ) As well as whoever you touch silverhair you would become a beautiful animal,I did not grasp it would happen with the villans that would be left once crossbreeds were turned into and ugly animals
God's Glorious Symphony    by Patricia Rachal
Price: Free! 710 words. Published on December 6, 2010. .

Beautiful rendition of the connection between God and Nature. An expose' of God's interaction with animals and all living things in an ordinary setting of trees, wind, birds and other animals and how it may relate to humans.
True Tails    by J. H. Soeder
Price: $3.95 USD. 61320 words. Published on May 20, 2011. .

Winner of 5 National Book Awards, its the never-before-told story of a boy who discovers he can “hear” the thoughts of birds and animals—tiny insects to the largest living creatures today, whales—and “speak” back to them with his mind. Its “tails” describe the miracle that is life, as the animals’ clearly sentient behavior in response to him and as witnessed by others.
Flowering Off the Chrome    by John Hughes
Price: $3.44 USD. 6060 words. Published on October 10, 2011. .

Flowering Off the Chrome is a collection of symbolic poetic projections into the rural landscape. Removed from the urban sprawl, set during midsummer and narrated through a series of dramatic monologues, Hughes has created a rich sequence of see-sawing yarns about the comings and goings on a farm he knew as a child. Looking back through the eyes of an old man who chose to remain and work the land.
Nocturnal Animals    by Matthew Tomala
Price: Free! 540 words. Published on November 2, 2012. .

Written and illustrated by elementary students In this educational story about the incredible variety of nocturnal species, students describe many diverse habitats and ecosystems by researching a wide array of nocturnal animals.
Seal Hunting Nain-Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1965 – 66    by Llewelyn Pritchard
Price: $5.95 USD. 210 words. Published on January 16, 2013. .

(Cover Photograph: David Harris shoots & Albert Ford at tiller) A unique photo album of historical photographs (with original captions) about seal hunting in the Nain – Nunatsiavut Labrador wilderness, Newfoundland and Labrador Province of Canada 1965-66.
Newspaper Accounts of Shark Attacks    by Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Price: $3.50 USD. 4580 words. Published on May 1, 2013. .

My e-book is a collection of real-life shark attacks on humans. It ranges from the early 20th century until the early 21st century. Sharks often mistake the arms and legs of people for bait fish. This is because of their poor eyesight. The text presents newspaper coverage of sharks that have victimized swimmers, scuba divers, surfers, and divers in inlets. I hope the book will encourage caution.