The Burgess Animal Book for Children

by Thornton W. Burgess

Overview

When Jenny Wren learns that Peter Rabbit would like to know more about the four-footed friends who share the Green Meadows and Green Forest with him, she encourages him to speak with Old Mother Nature who is only too happy to help. During their "classroom" chats, she not only teaches Peter about Arctic Hare and Antelope Jack but also tells him about such creatures as Flying Squirrel, Mountain Beaver, Pocket Gopher, Grasshopper Mouse, Silvery Bat, Mule Deer, and Grizzly Bear.
Told with all the warmth and whimsy of Burgess's stories, this engaging book acquaints youngsters with many forms of wildlife and the animals' relationships with one another. The charming collection of entertaining tales is sure to transport today's young readers to the same captivating world of nature that delighted generations of children before them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486437453
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	09/10/2004
Series:	Dover Children's Classics
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	456,538
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	6 - 11 Years

About the Author

Author and conservationist 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.

Table of Contents

	Preface	v
1	Jenny Wren Gives Peter Rabbit an Idea: Peter arranges to go to school to Old Mother Nature	1
2	Peter and Jumper Go to School: The Cottontail Rabbit, Northern Hare and Marsh Rabbit	7
3	More of Peter's Long-Legged Cousins: The Swamp Hare, Arctic Hare, Prairie Hare, Antelope Jack and common Jack Rabbit	14
4	Chatterer and Happy Jack Join: The Squirrel family and order of Rodents	21
5	The Squirrels of the Trees: The Red, Gray, Fox, Kaibab and Abert Squirrels	28
6	Striped Chipmunk and His Cousins: The Chipmunk, Spermophiles and Flying Squirrel	35
7	Johnny Chuck Joins the Class: The Woodchuck and his ways	43
8	Whistler and Yap Yap: The Whistling or Hoary Marmot and Prairie Dogs	50
9	Two Queer Little Haymakers: The Pika or Cony and the Mountain Beaver or Sewellel	56
10	Prickly Porky and Grubby Gopher: Introducing the Porcupine and Pocket Gopher	63
11	A Fellow with a Thousand Spears: More about the Porcupine	69
12	A Lumberman and Engineer: The Beaver and his works	76
13	A Worker and a Robber: The Muskrat and the Brown or Norway Rat	86
14	A Trader and a Handsome Fellow: The Cotton Rat, Wood or Pack Rat and the Kangaroo Rat	92
15	Two Unlike Little Cousins: Whitefoot the Wood or Deer Mouse and Danny Meadow Mouse, also called Field Mouse	99
16	Danny's Northern Cousins and Nimbleheels: The Banded and Brown Lemmings and the Jumping Mouse	108
17	Three Little Redcoats and Some Others: The Pine Mouse, Red-backed Mouse, Rufous Tree Mouse, Rock Mouse and Beach Mouse	115
18	Mice with Pockets, and Others: The Silky and Spiny Pocket Mice, Grasshopper Mouse, Harvest Mouse and House Mouse	121
19	Teeny Weeny and His Cousin: The Common or Long-tailed Shrew or Shrew Mouse, Short-tailed Shrew or Mole Shrew and Marsh or Water Shrew	127
20	Four Busy Little Miners: The Common Mole, Brewer's or Hairy-tailed Mole, Oregon Mole and Star-nosed Mole	133
21	Flitter the Bat and His Family: The Red Bat, Little Brown or Cave Bat, Big Brown or House Bat, Silvery Bat, Hoary Bat and Big-eared Bat	141
22	An Independent Family: The Common Skunk, Hog-nosed or Badger Skunk and Little Spotted Skunk	148
23	Digger and His Cousin Glutton: The Badger and Wolverine or Carcajou	155
24	Shadow and His Family: The Common or Bonaparte Weasel or Ermine, New York Weasel, Long-tailed or Yellow-bellied Weasel, Least Weasel and Black-footed Ferret	161
25	Two Famous Swimmers: Billy Mink and Little Joe Otter	167
26	Spite the Marten and Pekan the Fisher: The Pine Marten or American Sable and the Fisher or Pennant Marten	175
27	Reddy Fox Joins the School: The Red, Black and Silver Foxes, Gray Fox, Kit Fox or Swift, Desert Fox, Arctic and Blue Foxes	180
28	Old Man Coyote and Howler the Wolf: The Prairie Wolf or Coyote and the Timber or Gray Wolf	190
29	Yowler and His Cousin Tufty: The Bay Lynx or Bob Cat and the Canada Lynx or Lucivee	195
30	Some Big and Little Cat Cousins: Puma the Panther, also called Cougar and Mountain Lion, the Jaguar, the Ocelot and the Jaguarundi Cat or Eyra	201
31	Bobby Coon Arrives: The Raccoon and the Civet or Ring-tailed Cat, also called Coon Cat and Bassaris	204
32	Buster Bear Nearly Breaks Up School: The Black Bear and his habits	211
33	Buster Bear's Big Cousins: Silvertip, the Grizzly Bear, the Alaska or Great Brown Bear and the Polar Bear	219
34	Unc' Billy and Old Mrs. Possum: The Virginia Opossum, which is the only American Marsupial	223
35	Lightfoot, Blacktail and Forkhorn: The White-tailed or Virginia Deer, Black-tailed Deer and Mule Deer	229
36	Bugler, Flathorns and Wanderhoof: The Elk or Wapiti, Moose and Caribou	238
37	Thunderfoot, Fleetfoot and Longcoat: The Buffalo or Bison, Antelope and Musk Ox	244
38	Two Wonderful Mountain Climbers: The Rocky Mountain Sheep or Bighorn and the Rocky Mountain Goat	251
39	Piggy and Hardshell: The Peccary or Wild Pig and the Armadillo	256
40	The Mammals of the Sea: The Sea Otter, Walrus, Sea Lions, Seals and Manatee or Sea Cow	263
	Index	270