Thornton W. Burgess

Author: Thornton W. BurgessISBN-10: 1432579762ISBN-13: 9781432579760Publisher: Kessinger PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2007Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d

For over 100 years, the animal books and stories of beloved children's author Thornton W. Burgess have delighted millions of children and their parents. Burgess was a master at telling charming stories of loveable creatures that captivated little boys and girls. The stories are...

Mixing exciting adventure and good-natured humor with gentle homily, Thornton W. Burgess's timeless stories have drawn generations of youngsters into the comforting world of the Green Forest, the Smiling Pool, and the Laughing Brook. Along with generous helpings of warmth and whimsy, the entertaining...

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Join Billy Mink, Bobby Raccoon, and Jumper the Hare as they battle the Rats, a crew of robbers that takes over the Big Barn and makes life miserable for the peaceful creatures of the Green Forest. These farmyard fables by a beloved storyteller offer...

Thornton W. Burgess was an important and influential American conservationist and a prolific author of entertaining children's stories. For over 50 years, Burgess published numerous popular books on the flora and fauna of the natural world and wrote a regular newspaper column called "Bedtime...

Blacky the Crow is always watching for things not intended for his sharp eyes. The result is that he gets into no end of trouble which he could avoid. In this respect he is just like his cousin, Sammy Jay. Between them they see...

Children will love this wonderful tale of Blacky the Crow, who gets into trouble seeing things he shouldn't. Reset in large type with four original illustrations by Harrison Cady.Author: Thornton W. BurgessISBN-10: 0486405508ISBN-13: 9780486405506Publisher: Dover PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/23/1998Pages: 96Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize: 8.28h x 5.24w...

Blacky the Crow By Thornton W. Burgess Children will love this wonderful tale of Blacky the Crow, who has very sharp eyes, and who is often getting into trouble because he sees things he shouldn't. One day Blacky notices two fresh eggs in a...

Instead of flying straight to that old nest, he first flew over the tree so that he could look down into it. Right away he saw something that made him gasp and blink his eyes. It was quite large and white, and it looked...

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Children will love hearing, and reading, about Bowser the Hound and his adventures in the Green Meadow with Reddy Fox, Old Man Coyote, and Blacky the Crow. What happens when Old Man Coyote plays a trick on Bowser and Bowser gets lost? How does...

Bowser the Hound isn't very clever -- certainly not as clever as Old Man Coyote, who's full of tricks There's one thing, though, that Bowser's really good at, and that's pursuing someone who'll give him a long, hard run. Actually, he'll go without eating...

One day Bowser the Hound found the fresh trail of Old Man Coyote and made up his mind that he would run down Old Man Coyote if he had to run his legs off to do it. You know there is nothing in the...

The four books in "Burgess' Bedtime Story-Books, Volume 1" are a continuation of Thornton W. Burgess's long running - and much beloved - series of children's nature books about the Green Meadow, the Green Forest, and the Smiling Pool. Young readers, and listeners, travel...

Something strange is going on in the Green Forest Sticky-toes the Tree Toad is hearing his voice coming from another tree, yet he hasn't said anything Everyone is complaining that Sammy Jay is keeping them awake at night calling "Thief thief " yet he...

Children will love hearing, and reading, about Chatterer the Red Squirrel and his adventures in the Green Meadows and Green Forest as he desperately uses Redtail the Hawk, one of his other deadliest foes, to escape being dinner for Shadow the Weasel. Then he...

There is something strange is going on in the Green Forest First Peter Rabbit sees a scary creature with no legs, head, or tail, rolling straight at him And then the scary creature chases Reddy Fox, Granny Fox, and even Old Man Coyote. Just...

Poor Bobby Coon He is having the worst dream ever There's this terrible thumping noise, and his whole house is shaking. But wait, he isn't dreaming What's happening? How does he end up living in Farmer Brown's Barn all winter? And what happens to...

Author: Thornton W. BurgessISBN-10: 125818270XISBN-13: 9781258182700Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2011Pages: 376Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.11lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.78d

Happy Jack Squirrel sat on the tip of one of the highest branches of a big hickory tree. Happy Jack was up very early that morning. In fact, jolly, round, red Mr. Sun was still in his bed behind the Purple Hills when Happy...

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Children will love hearing, and reading, about Happy Jack the Squirrel, who is a busy little guy, working hard to store up enough nuts to last him all winter. Yet he has his problems as his cousins Chatterer and Striped Chipmunk also like nuts,...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Wonderfully handsome was Lightfoot the Deer, or so all the animals in The Green Forest thought. With his majestic antlers and proud bearing, he was quite a sight when he moved through the forest. But Lightfoot was worried. It was Autumn, and the hunters...

Lightfoot the Deer, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped, revised, and...

Little Joe Otter, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future...

Peter Rabbit sat on the edge of the dear Old Briar-patch, staring up into the sky with his head tipped back until it made his neck ache. Way, way up in the sky was a black speck sailing across the snowy white face of...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: Thornton W. BurgessISBN-10: 1508624658ISBN-13: 9781508624653Publisher: Createspace Independent...

Everybody knows that Grandfather Frog has a big mouth. Of course It wouldn't be possible to look him straight in the face and not know that he has a big mouth. In fact, about all you see when you look Grandfather Frog full in...

Thornton Waldo Burgess (January 17, 1874 - June 5, 1965) was an American conservationist and author of children's stories. Burgess loved the beauty of nature and its living creatures so much that he wrote about them for 50 years in books and his newspaper...

Children will love hearing, and reading, how Old King Eagle got his white head, what happened when Old Mr. Mink first tried to swim, how Old Mr. Toad learned to sing, that Old Mr. Crow used to have a double tongue and how he...

At the edge of the old briar-patch sits Peter Rabbit -- staring into the sky, his head tipped so far back it makes his neck ache Up in the sky, a black speck sails across the snowy white face of a cloud. How could...

Learn about when Mr. Bluebird won his beautiful coat, when Old Mr. Gopher got pockets, why Old Mr. Grouse got his snowshoes, how Old Mr. Panther lost his honor, why Old Mr. Rat became an outcast, why Mr. Moose loses his horns every year,...

Great classic for teenagers. Easy to read for all ages. This book has been deemed as a classic and has stood the test of time.Author: Thornton W. BurgessISBN-10: 9352974638ISBN-13: 9789352974634Publisher: Alpha EditionLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/06/2018Pages: 86Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.21d

The Merry Little Breezes of Old Mother West Wind are great friends of Striped Chipmunk. They hurry to call on him the very first thing every morning after Old Mother West Wind has brought them down from the Purple Hills. They always beg him...

"Chug-a-rum " said Grandfather Frog. And then he told why Peter Rabbit -- and all rabbits -- cannot bend their wrists. He told a thousand stories, in fact, because that's what Grandfather Frog was meant to do. Stories of Rabbits, Chipmunks, Possums, Foxes --...

Great classic for teenagers. Easy to read for all ages. This book has been deemed as a classic and has stood the test of time.Author: Thornton W. BurgessISBN-10: 9352974611ISBN-13: 9789352974610Publisher: Alpha EditionLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/06/2018Pages: 80Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.19d

A mysterious creature has come to live in the Green Forest, and he's making the regular inhabitants extremely curious -- and nervous. For ages 6-10. 6 black-and-white illustrations.Author: Thornton W. BurgessISBN-10: 0486430308ISBN-13: 9780486430300Publisher: Dover PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/12/2003Pages: 115Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 8.30h x 5.18w x...

Old Mother West Wind's family is very big, very big indeed. There are dozens and dozens of Merry Little Breezes, all children of Old Mother West Wind. Every morning she comes down from the Purple Hills and tumbles them out of a great bag...

"Mother West Wind's Children" continues the adventures begun in the book "Old Mother West Wind." This time we learn why Danny Meadow Mouse has a short tail, why Reddy Fox has no friends, why Peter Rabbit has long ears, why Striped Chipmunk's has pockets...

Great classic for teenagers. Easy to read for all ages. This book has been deemed as a classic and has stood the test of time.Author: Thornton W. BurgessISBN-10: 9352974603ISBN-13: 9789352974603Publisher: Alpha EditionLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/06/2018Pages: 94Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.23d

Thornton Waldo Burgess (January 17, 1874 - June 5, 1965) was an American conservationist and author of children's stories. Burgess loved the beauty of nature and its living creatures so much that he wrote about them for 50 years in books and his newspaper...

MEADOW MOUSE SMELLS A RAT Grandfather Frog told the story: "Back then there was a great deal of trouble, for someone was stealing -- yes, stealing Mr. Rabbit complained first. But no one really believed what Mr. Rabbit said, for he had a bad...

MEADOW MOUSE SMELLS A RAT Grandfather Frog told the story: "Back then there was a great deal of trouble, for someone was stealing -- yes, stealing Mr. Rabbit complained first. But no one really believed what Mr. Rabbit said, for he had a bad...

"Mother West Wind's Neighbors" continues the adventures begun in the book "Old Mother West Wind." * * * * Children will love hearing, and reading, about the origins of why Johnny Chuck does not like Blacky the Crow, the arrival of Unc' Billy Possum...

Delightful fables from the Green Forest reveal why Johnny Chuck doesn't like Blacky the Crow, why Ol' Mistah Buzzard has a bald head, who stole Mrs. Grouse's eggs, and 13 other captivating tales.Author: Thornton W. BurgessISBN-10: 048642846XISBN-13: 9780486428468Publisher: Dover PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/29/2003Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight:...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: Thornton W. BurgessISBN-10: 1499528655ISBN-13: 9781499528657Publisher: Createspace...

Children will love hearing, and reading, about Peter Rabbit and his adventures in the Green Meadow escaping Hooty the Owl, fighting with Old Jed Thumper, how Tommy Tit proves he's a friend, how Old Man Coyote repays his debt, why Peter Rabbit was unhappy,Author:...