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Living Forest Series
Nicknamed the philosopher of the forest, Sam Campbell was a writer, photographer, radio personality, promoter, lecturer and especially a devoted student of living nature. His summer home, which he titled the Sanctuary of Wegimind, was a game preserve in the forests of northern Wisconsin, near the town of Three Lakes. There he studied, mainly in the summertime, the ways of wild animals, "their habits, their work, their play, and the examples they set for human beings in right living."
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How's Inky?
Volume 1 in the
Living Forest Series
127 Pages
A porcupine and his pals
offer some highlights on happiness!
"Inky the porcupine--I hardly know whether to bless him or curse him!" the author writes. "Whichever I do, he won't care a flick of his tail! He
is so exasperatingly self-sufficient, so wholly complacent, he will just waddle away, climb a tree, and look down at me, saying in his most gracious grunts: 'You take things too seriously, Sammy, old boy. Relax! Come on up and eat some bark!'"Join Sam and his peculiar pet for a grand mixture of troubles and pleasures. You'll discover why it takes a lot of quill power to put down How's Inky?
Paperback ISBN 1-881545-19-9
Hardcover ISBN 1-881545-20-2
Too Much Salt
and Pepper
Volume 2 in the
Living Forest Series
258 Pages
Two porcupines with prickly spines who
make you laugh and think!
Life at the Campbells' summer cabin is peaceful and tranquil--well, some of the time. Enter two rambunctious porcupines named Salt and Pepper. Share the joys, adventures and hilarious mischief these little pincushions and other forest
friends create at the author's island home. Too Much Salt and Pepper will prick your heart as you see the warm wisdom of nature Mr. Campbell reveals in every chapter.
Paperback ISBN 1-881545-66-0
Hardcover ISBN 1-881545-67-9
Eeny, Meeny, Miney,
Mo... and still
- Mo
Volume 3 in the
Living Forest Series
237 Pages
Lessons in living from
five frisky red squirrels!
Red squirrels are by nature inquisitive and rambunctious, reason enough to think twice before adopting one--not to mention five! But that is just what happens to Sam and Giny Campbell at their wilderness island home. Eeny, Meeny Miney, Mo... and still - Mo will win your heart with their irresistible antics and crazy capers. All have their own personalities, and you'll have a wonderful time discovering the insights each one has for you. Now sit back in your chair, grab a bag of peanuts, and join the Campbells as they go a little nuts raising these forest friends.
Paperback ISBN 1-881545-55-5
Hardcover ISBN 1-881545-67-3
A Tippy Canoe and
Canada Too
Volume 4 in the
Living Forest Series
250 Pages
An Adventure in animal antics
and wilderness wisdom!
Somewhere east of sunset and somewhere west of dawn is Sanctuary Lake, a wilderness home Sam and Giny Campbell seek in their old but faithful birch canoe, "Buddie." Dip your paddle into the cool waters of imagination and journey into the far-flung world of the furtrading voyageur. A Tippy Canoe and Canada Too will delight you with the wildlife friendships and revelations of the north woods land of distant shores where there
are no roads, no towns, no manmade intrusions-a land where peace lives on.
Paperback ISBN 1-881545-71-7
Hardcover ISBN 1-881545-74-1
On Wings of Cheer
Volume 5 in the
Living Forest Series
236 Pages
A red-winged blackbird
shares his happy heart!
On Wings of Cheer
takes the reader again to the sanctuary in the north woods of Wisconsin. As the story opens, the country is under the enchantment of fall haze and dazzlingly brilliant foliage. It's unseasonably warm and the purple finches, robins and sparrows are singing like it's spring instead of fall. Here we catch our first glimpse of clever Cheer, the remarkable friendly red-winged blackbird, who has delayed his migratory flight to enjoy Sanctuary hospitality. Follow the Campbells' many exciting adventures through a full year, from the excitement of Old Charley (a five hundred pound too friendly bear), to a grand Christmas in the woods and trouble crossing broken ice the following spring.
Paperback ISBN 1-881545-51-2
Hardcover ISBN 1-881545-52-0
Moose Country
Volume 6 in the
Living Forest Series
235 Pages
A boy naturalist
in an ancient forest!
The mysterious
wilderness has always held an attraction for boys and girls of all ages, and what a wilderness is to be found in Sam Campbell's Moose Country! Hi-Bub, a young, inquisitive boy, joins the Campbells for a journey to Sanctuary Lake in Canada's North Country, where a wonderful world of animals and adventure awaits. The author's talent for descriptive writing makes every page blossom with the sights, sounds, and scents of God's marvelous creation. Take this wilderness walk and discover with Hi-Bub the intrigue of animal (and sometimes human) behavior.
Paperback ISBN 1-881545-53-9
Hardcover ISBN 1-881545-54-7
The Seven Secrets of
Somewhere Lake
Volume 7 in the
Living Forest Series
236 Pages
Animal ways that
inspire and amaze!
The Seven Secrets of Somewhere Lake
has been sighted as the best yet. Sam and Giny have no more than just said, "No baby animals this year" than fate dooms it. The Campbells have no choice but to 'adopt' in rapid succession: Zipper, a half starved fawn, Zowie, a baby fox, Zanie, a taffy-colored puppy, and Zinnia, a tiny skunk! Enjoy the adventures with Sam as the family continues to grow when seven young beavers are literally dumped into his lap, and then later Sam's 'buck fever' experience when at last he finds the mountain lion.
Paperback ISBN 1-881545-57-1
Hardcover ISBN 1-881545-58-X
Loony Coon
Volume 8 in the
Living Forest Series
236 Pages
Antics of a
frolicking raccoon!
Raccoons are notorious for their mischief and 'streetwise' animal antics, but seldom has there been a raccoon that could match the career of Loony Coon. Life
for the otters, geese, deer, skunks, and porcupines of the Campbells' wilderness home was always unpredictable when this bundle of energy was in town. So join in the fun, spills, and porcupine quills-the misadventures of Loony Coon -- told in the wonderful Sam Campbell style.
Paperback ISBN 1-881545-24-5
Hardcover ISBN 1-881545-50-4
Fiddlesticks and
Freckles
Volume 9 in the
Living Forest Series
243 Pages
The forest frolics of
two funny fawns!
Fiddlesticks and Freckles carries you away into the Wisconsin wilderness where the Campbell family adopts two orphan fawns. You will meet a host of forest friends in an exciting array of adventures-some hilarious, others sad. Throughout, the author shares those secret lessons revealed through God's natural world.
Paperback ISBN 1-881545-96-2
Hardcover ISBN 1-881545-98-9
Beloved Rascals
Volume 10 in the
Living Forest Series
244 Pages
Nature's knaves
are nicer than you think!
Few people can flush out the personalities of wild animals as well as Sam Campbell. In Beloved Rascals the author reveals a knack for making you gasp at the ornery ways of the more cantankerous members of his wilderness neighborhood. At the same time, you will be touched with the same infectious love Sam has for all these forest friends. There's Midnight, the belligerent old crow, Carcajou, the wolverine, Cominsky, the raccoon, and many other players in Sanctuary Lake's wildlife theater.
Paperback ISBN 1-881545-59-8
Hardcover ISBN 1-881545-60-1
Sweet Sue's
Adventures
Volume 11 in the
Living Forest Series
119 Pages
Even skunks can
can teach lessons
Sam Campbell's Forest Life Books are known and loved by both children and adults. Now the "Philosopher of the Forest" has written Sweet
Sue's Adventures for the younger children who love animals and the outdoors. In clear and concise language for the beginning reader, the author tells why a skunk behaves as he does, where he lives, what he eats, and how he reacts to other forest animals. Come with Sam once again as he hikes and finds more wildlife adventure!
Paperback ISBN 1-881545-21-0
Hardcover ISBN 1-881545-22-9
Calamity Jane
Volume 12 in the
Living Forest Series
126 Pages
A wise old raccoon!
Calamity Jane, a large raccoon ready to deliver four little ones, is the
newest forest friend. See how she raises them, teaches them the ways of the forest, how to protect themselves, and all the things necessary to life in their world. Come and watch as Calamity Jane is captured by hunters, wins their affection, and is finally set free to rejoin her little ones. You will find the reading of Sam Campbell books a special treat.
Paperback ISBN 1-881545-16-4
Hardcover ISBN 1-881545-18-0
How's Inky?
Volume 1 in the
Living Forest Series
127 Pages
A porcupine and his pals
offer some highlights on happiness!
"Inky the porcupine-I hardly know whether to bless him or curse him!" the author writes. "Whichever I do, he won't care a flick of his tail! He
is so exasperatingly self-sufficient, so wholly complacent, he will just waddle away, climb a tree, and look down at me, saying in his most gracious grunts: 'You take things too seriously, Sammy, old boy. Relax! Come on up and eat some bark!'"Join Sam and his peculiar pet for a grand mixture of troubles and pleasures. You'll discover why it takes a lot of quill power to put down How's Inky?
Paperback ISBN 1-881545-19-9
Hardcover ISBN 1-881545-20-2
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