"Oscar Otter" By Nathaniel Benchley, illustrated by Arnold Lobel, An I Can Read book published by Harper & Row, 1966. Special Harper Crest Library Edition with reenforced boards and binding. Early 1960s printing without isbn and without barcode.

Hard boards, original cloth, illustrated front cover, 6" x 8.3/4"; school stamp inside cover, 64 pages, very good condition.

A child Otter that loves to slide down into the pond decides to venture into the mountains to make a really big, great slide and gets chased by a wolf - but keeps his wits about him. There are morals to the story, when the parent warns you of danger there is a reason; and be resourceful when faced with a challenge.

Nathaniel Goddard Benchley (1915-1981) was an American author. Benchley was the respected author of much children's fiction that provides readers an experience of certain animal species, historical settings, and so on (Oscar Otter, Sam The Minuteman, etc). He presented diverse locales and topics: for instance, Bright Candles recounts the experiences of a 16-year-old Danish boy during the German occupation of Denmark in World War II; Small Wolf features a Native American boy who meets white men on the island of Manhattan and learns that their ideas about land are different from those of his own people.

Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) was the award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved children's books, including the classic I Can Read books about Frog and Toad, and the Caldecott Medal winning Fables.

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