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Mother West Wind's children.

Author:

Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo), 1874-1965, author.

Kerr, George, illustrator.

Summary:

"It's been a century since readers first ventured into the Green Forest to encounter Reddy Fox, Grandfather Frog, Jimmy Skunk, and other winsome characters. This special edition commemorates the 100th anniversary of Thornton W. Burgess's first published work, Old Mother West Wind, and its 1911 follow-up, Mother West Wind's Children. Replete with the original illustrations, these gentle stories offer children enduring lessons about ecology and respect for wildlife." -- Publisher.

General Note:

"This Dover edition ... is an unabridged republication of the following two books: Old Mother West Wind, originally published by Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, in 1910 and Mother West Wind's Children, originally published by Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, in 1911"--Copyright page.

Edition:

Centennial anniversary ed.

Contents:

Old Mother West Wind. -- Mother West Wind's Children.

Physical Description:

x, 316 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Subject Term:

Animals -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Kerr, George,

Publisher:

Dover Publications,

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Publication Date:

2011

ISBN:

9780486480510

Publication Information:

Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2011.

Call Number:

J BURGESS

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It's been a century since readers first ventured into the Green Forest to encounter Reddy Fox, Grandfather Frog, Jimmy Skunk, and other winsome characters. This special edition commemorates the 100th anniversary of Thornton W. Burgess's first published work, Old Mother West Wind, and its 1911 follow-up, Mother West Wind's Children. Replete with the original illustrations, these gentle stories offer children enduring lessons about ecology and respect for wildlife.

Author Notes

Thornton Waldo Burgess was born in Sandwich on January 14, 1874. Burgess graduated from Sandwich High School in 1891, and went on to attend a Business College in Boston from 1892-93. At the age of 17, Burgess briefly lived in Boston and then moved to Springfield, Massachusetts. He bought a place in Hampden, Massachusetts in 1925 and made it his permanent home in 1957. He published his first book, Old Mother West Wind, in 1910

Burgess was a naturalist and conservationist, and loved loved nature and its living creatures so much that he wrote about them for 50 years. By the time he retired, he had written more than 170 books and 15,000 stories for daily columns in newspapers. Burgess was also actively involved with conservation efforts. Some of his projects over his lifetime included: The Green Meadow Club for land conservation programs. The Bedtime Stories Club for wildlife protection programs, the Happy Jack Squirrel Saving Club for War Savings Stamps & Bonds, the Radio Nature League broadcast from WBZA Springfield, MA., as well as helping to pass laws protecting migrant wildlife.

For his efforts, an Honorary Literary Degree was bestowed upon Burgess in 1938 from Northeastern University. The Boston Museum of Science awarded him a gold medal for "leading children down the path to the wide wonderful world of the outdoors." He was also awarded the distinguished Service Medal of the Permanent Wildlife Protection Fund.

In 1960, Burgess published his last book, Now I Remember, an autobiography. That same year, Burgess at the age of 83, had published his 15,000th story. From 1912 to 1960, without interruption, Burgess wrote a syndicated daily newspaper column titled "Bedtime Stories". Thornton Burgess died June 5, 1965, at the age of 91. The Thornton W. Burgess Society was incorporated in 1976.

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Michael Hague illustrates three collections of time-proven tales. Originally published in 1910, Old Mother West Wind by Thornton W. Burgess introduces a group of enchanting woodland creatures, the Merry Little Breezes, Reddy Fox and Tommy Trout among them, to a new generation of readers. Michael Hague's Favorite Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales offers nine classic stories including The Snow Queen, Thumbelina and The Little Mermaid, all adapted by Jane Woodward. And lastly, Hague portrays the lush habitat of Toad, Mole, Rat and Badger in Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. The handsomely designed oversize volumes present Hague's artwork in framed spreads and spot illustrations, just right for lap reading. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Old Mother West Wind (1910)

I Mrs. Redwing's Speckled Egg

II Why Grandfather Frog Has No Tail

III How Reddy Fox Was Surprised

IV Why Jimmy Skunk Wears Stripes

V The Wilful Little Breeze

VI Reddy Fox Goes Fishing

VII Jimmy Skunk Looks for Beetles

VIII Billy Mink's Swimming Party

IX Peter Rabbit Plays a Joke

X How Sammy Jay Was Found Out

XI Jerry Muskrat's Party

XII Bobby Coon and Reddy Fox Play Tricks

XIII Johnny Chuck Finds the Best Thing in the World

XIV Little Joe Otter's Slippery Slide

XV The Tale of Tommy Trout Who Didn't Mind

XVI Spotty the Turtle Wins a Race Mother West Wind's Children (1911)

I Danny Meadow Mouse Learns Why His Tail Is Short

II Why Reddy Fox Has No Friends

III Why Peter Rabbit's Ears Are Long

IV Reddy Fox Disobeys

V Striped Chipmunk's Pockets

VI Reddy Fox, the Boaster

VII Johnny Chuck's Secret

VIII Johnny Chuck's Great Fight

IX Mr. Toad's Old Suit

X Grandfather Frog Gets Even

XI The Disappointed Bush

XII Why Bobby Coon Washes His Food

XIII The Merry Little Breezes Have a Busy Day

XIV Why Hooty the Owl Does Not Play on the Green Meadows

XV Danny Meadow Mouse Learns to Laugh

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