The Burgess Bird Book For Children is a classic children's book written by Thornton W. Burgess. The book is filled with charming stories and illustrations that introduce young readers to a variety of North American bird species. Through the adventures of Peter Rabbit and his friends, children will learn about the habitat, behavior, and unique characteristics of birds such as the chickadee, bluebird, and robin. The book is written in a conversational style that is easy for children to understand, making it an ideal choice ...
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The Burgess Bird Book For Children is a classic children's book written by Thornton W. Burgess. The book is filled with charming stories and illustrations that introduce young readers to a variety of North American bird species. Through the adventures of Peter Rabbit and his friends, children will learn about the habitat, behavior, and unique characteristics of birds such as the chickadee, bluebird, and robin. The book is written in a conversational style that is easy for children to understand, making it an ideal choice for parents, teachers, and librarians looking to introduce children to the wonders of the natural world. With its timeless stories and beautiful illustrations, The Burgess Bird Book For Children is a must-read for any young nature lover.Lipperty-lipperty-lip scampered Peter Rabbit behind the tumble-down stone wall along one side of the Old Orchard. It was early in the morning, very early in the morning. In fact, jolly, bright Mr. Sun had hardly begun his daily climb up in the blue, blue sky. It was nothing unusual for Peter to see jolly Mr. Sun get up in the morning.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Add this copy of The Burgess Bird Book for Children to cart. $66.44, new condition, Sold by Booksplease rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southport, MERSEYSIDE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2010 by Kessinger Publishing.
Add this copy of The Burgess Bird Book for Children to cart. $76.42, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Kessinger Publishing.
Add this copy of The Burgess Bird Book for Children to cart. $113.32, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Kessinger Publishing.
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 copy.
However, the Press at Toad Hall has reissued this work in what they call a "hardcover". Don't be fooled.
Their printing quality is worse than a paperback. The back binding is a piece of tape holding the pages together with two very thin but rather solid boards for the front and back cover. There is even a built in bookmark, but it is merely taped to the last page of the book. This is the lowest quality bookmaking I have EVER seen. A paperback version would look much nicer than the Press at Toad Halls quality. Very dissappointed - in fact I already donated this low quality book to a hospital.
languagejunkie
Apr 12, 2009
Make sure your book has color pictures!
The stories in this book are lively and cute, but be aware that there are two different versions of this book: one with color illustrations and one with black-and-white. How is my daughter supposed to notice the "bright red plumage" or the "yellow body and brown head" when every single one of her pictures is either solid black or a combination of black-and-white? Not all of these birds live in our area and with these dark illustrations, it is impossible to see what these non-local birds are supposed to look like. This forces me to hunt around for pictures elsewhere, taking up valuable time that could be used for other worthwhile activities. I am extremely disappointed that I was not aware of this "minor" discrepency in the versions available and would recommend this book in its COLOR format only. It's worth the extra couple of dollars.
momof4supersons
May 7, 2007
Great book!
Interesting stories. Draws the reader in. My sons have learned so much about the various birds and are becoming avid birdwatchers. Just reading the chapter you learn about the habitat, migration pattern and appearance of whichever bird Peter Rabbit is talking too. Lots of fun for adults who are fowl challenged as well.
