Squirrels at My Window: Life With a Remarkable Gang of Urban Squirrels [Paperback]

Grace Marmor Spruch (Author), Nurit Karlin (Author, Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 189 pages
• Publisher: Johnson Books (February 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555662579
• ISBN-13: 978-1555662578
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #374,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A True Insight Into Squirrel/Human Relationships, April 26, 2000

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Gregg Bassett, President of The Squirrel Love... (Elmhurst, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Squirrels at My Window: Life With a Remarkable Gang of Urban Squirrels (Paperback)

Originally published in hardcover under the title, "Such Agreeable Friends: Life with a Remarkable Group of Urban Squirrels," this delightful book, now back in print as a paperback under its new title, is the wonderfully fascinating true story of the relationship that the author and her husband have formed with the urban gray squirrels that visit their New York City apartment; squirrels that have come in through the window and visited with them in their kitchen, bedroom and even sometimes their living room. This book is fascinating reading for squirrel lovers and non-squirrel lovers alike. For those people who see squirrels as just a bunch of furry pests that are all alike, Grace's descriptions of the individual personalities and habits of such bushy tailed friends as Notchko, Runty, Genius, Sweetie and Blackbuster will help them see squirrels in a whole new light. Grace Spruch is a physics professor at Rutgers University and an author. This combination, coupled with her real-life experiences with squirrels and genuine love for animals, makes for a truly enjoyable and enlightening book.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book - not sentimental, September 5, 2001

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Donald (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Squirrels at My Window: Life With a Remarkable Gang of Urban Squirrels (Paperback)

Really enjoyed this book. I appreciated that the author remained objective and observational throughout - without slipping into sentimentality. I was able to relate to the squirrels directly - rather than through someone's emotional filter. I love squirrels and have befriended many - Grace was able to capture the experience of relating to squirrels. Her insights - and the depth of relationship with them - have deepened my appreciation of squirrels.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CAN'T PUT IT DOWN, May 29, 2001

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TOYA DAVIS (SUMMERVILLE, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Squirrels at My Window: Life With a Remarkable Gang of Urban Squirrels (Paperback)

I just received this book, and can't put it down! It is great! It is the most informative and personal book on squirrels I have found! I feed a "gang" of squirrels on my windowsill at work and can really identify with the author. All of her observations of squirrels are right on the money!