DescriptionSince he was a young boy, Ruskin Bond has made friends easily. And his mostrewarding friendships have often been with animals, birds and plants-bigand small; outgoing and shy. This collection focuses on these companionsand brings together some of Bond's finest nature stories and essays, bothclassic and new. There are leopards and tigers; bulbuls and owls; bears in themountains and elephants on a ship; wise old forest oaks and geraniums onbalconies; a talking parrot and a tomcat called Suzie-and many more 'wild'and wonderful friends. Beautifully illustrated, this is a lovely gem of a book.