Thornton W Burgess
Thornton W. Burgess (1874-1965) wrote thousands of animal stories for children, starting with the 1910 publication of Old Mother West Wind. Burgess's tales convey his fascination with wildlife and his concern for nature, teaching gentle lessons about ecology and respect for the environment.
Thornton W. Burgess (1874-1965) wrote thousands of animal stories for children, starting with the 1910 publication of Old Mother West Wind. Burgess's tales convey his fascination with wildlife and his concern for nature, teaching gentle lessons about ecology and respect for the environment. See less
Thornton W Burgess's Featured Books
Thornton W Burgess book reviews
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The Burgess Bird Book for Children
Lowest Quality Printing
The Burgess Bird Book for Children is a classic that is now out of print, at least in hardcover anyway. You can't get a new hardcover of this book unless you want to pay in the hundreds for a used ... Read More
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Old Mother West Wind
Values our children should learn
by lass, Dec 10, 2009
Old Mother West Wind: Great stories for young children. They are a few pages long and are good for a quick goodnight story, but the stories themselves are big on valuable lessons like how to treat ... Read More
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The Adventures of Johnny Chuck
Still reading after all these years
I bought this book for our grandchildren. Thrity years ago we read the series of books to our two sons. They enjoyed them so much that we're now trying to complete the twenty vol. set. Read More
