In fact, I have found out from a book review that this book that it is "a living fossil: a serious, enjoyable, multi-layered novel of ideas". ... As the reader proceeds, Jill Paton-Walsh brings in a new element in the chapter. ... Something mysterious is brought into the scene, when they hear a cry of a young man. ... Moreover, the author makes the situation more and more ironic as she adds more details of the mysterious creature who then turns out to be a little girl living in the wild, yet one who has survived the cold weather. ... In addition, I understand that the second chapter is un...

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I will examine Barilla's struggles with creating wildness in his backyard in comparison to how different cities of the world manage to live side-by-side with the wild animal population. ... Furthermore, I will review the education, training, and career of James Barilla in hopes to better understand the purpose of his work, My Back Yard Jungle. ... He travels from place to place and discusses the interaction of "wildness" of different regions with local people. ... In an effort to find an answer to his many questions, he ends the first chapter of his novel by posing those exact ...

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Egan delves deep into this eccentric relationship. ... In chapter six, Egan easily could have said a few small fires near Wallace occurred but rather says, "a string of fires not far from Wallace, a row of nasty flames, small but intense, whipped up by the big electrical storm of July 26.... The chapters that follow the flames contain such detail and emotion it is extremely evident how much Egan knows about his subject, and he sincerely wants this story to be told. ... Roosevelt hardly seems real, listing story after story of the young President taking down wild animals and opposing some ...

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