When a large bald eagle tries to eat Greta, she realizes more than ever just how important friends really are.

Tells the story of a farm boy from Arkansas who could not read or write, and how he overcame his diffictulties and went on to become a successful businessman.

Peggy and her friend find themselves stranded on a log, floating down a wild creek.

Kitty Hawk teaches Pansy Packrat that stealing is wrong. Factual information on hawks is included.

Mattie is content after a circus train wreck and has her life in order, but when messy Cody Coyote tells her there is hot weather on the way, she accepts his help to get back to the train, and teaches him something about orderliness along the way.

This book, introducing vocabulary words, describes the actions of a beaver, a whale, a snail, and a catfish.

Kitty Cougar enjoys frightening the animals on the farm, but when she almost kills a little lamb, Tin Wren decides to help the naughty kitty earn the other animals' forgiveness. Facts about wrens are included.

Spike, a black wolf, is raised by a young boy and his family. He became a hero and a legend and was loved to the end.

Petie Pelican helps meek little Sherman Sheep correct a mistake that he has made and develop self-confidence. Factual information about pelicans is included.

A biography of the author's grandmother, which follows her hard life as she raised fourteen children mostly on her own while her husband was away working for the Texas Rangers or fighting in several wars.