Download or read book Green Meadow Stories written by Thornton W. Burgess and published by LA CASE Books. This book was released on 327-01-01 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Green Meadow Stories" is a book written by Thornton W. Burgess, an American naturalist and author of dozens of books for children. The book is a collection of stories that take place in Green Meadow and feature many of the animals that Burgess wrote about in his other books. The stories are meant to teach children about nature and the importance of conservation.
Download or read book Green Meadow Stories written by Thornton W. Burgess and published by Standard Ebooks. This book was released on 2020-08-21T00:14:14Z with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thornton W. Burgess was an American naturalist and the author of dozens of books for children, the most enduring of which are Old Mother West Wind and The Burgess Bird Book for Children. Burgess was a passionate twentieth-century conservationist who dedicated his life to teaching children and their families about the importance of the natural life of the northern North American forest. The Green Meadow Stories compilation is made up of four distinct but entwined tales: those of Happy Jack Squirrel, Mrs. Peter Rabbit, Bowser the Hound, and Old Granny Fox. Through the adventures of these focal characters readers are introduced to the wider territory of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest, and the Smiling Pond as well as to the animals’ Great World. The animals of Burgess’s stories are anthropomorphized, undoubtedly, but not caricatured: these are not the twee creatures of Disney cartoons. Their behaviour is explained in ways that would be understandable to a human child—this is fiction, after all—but Burgess’s “little people of the forest” are not simply humans dressed in fur and feathers. The original illustrations in Burgess’s books (by Harrison Cady, not reproduced in this edition) show the animals wearing clothes, but Burgess’s own descriptions of animals are more natural and metaphorical, and less fantastic. For example, he describes Chatterer the Red Squirrel, “who always wears a red coat with vest of white,” a compact way of communicating the look of a squirrel that many of today’s children will never have seen with their own eyes. Less pleasantly, it is Peter Rabbit’s fur and flesh that is rent when Hooty the Owl tears Peter’s “coat” one night on the Old Pasture. Burgess has tremendous respect for the creatures he depicts, as well as for their natural home. While the presentation of the Green Meadow is hardly “Nature, red in tooth and claw,” it is surprisingly unsentimental. Peter Rabbit, for example, lives a highly anxious life under threat from the many predators who would enjoy having him for dinner; similarly, Happy Jack Squirrel experiences days and nights of terror when Shadow the Weasel discovers Happy Jack’s home and hunts him relentlessly. During a long, hard winter, Granny Fox and Reddy Fox come close to starving, and Old Man Coyote leads Bowser the Hound on a dangerous chase that may result in one or the other dying. Despite other fanciful, sentimental elements of storytelling, Burgess does not sugarcoat prey/predator relationships or the precarity of wild animals’ lives. Burgess is a clear conservationist in his representations of hunting. The animals are highly aware of hunters and their “dreadful guns.” It is a notable moment in this collection when Farmer Brown’s Boy decides he will no longer use his gun to harm the little people of the Green Meadow and the Green Forest. The stories are also notable in their detailed representation of a largely intact forest, something few children in the twenty-first century will experience. On the other hand, these are books for children, and they contain plenty of sweetness and light. Animal pairings—such as when Peter Rabbit meets the dainty Little Miss Fuzzytail, the future Mrs. Rabbit—are vague but sentimental and soon lead to proud new families of Rabbits, Ducks, Deer, and Owls. The “little people” celebrate the arrival of each spring’s babies, mark each other’s new relationships and homes, play together, and even help each other survive. They laugh, tease, and trick each other—a fanciful interpretation of animal behaviour that could lead to a reader’s life-long fascination with, and respect for, forest creatures—and for generations of readers, they did just that. The stories are also more didactic than most twenty-first-century authors would dare to be. There are morals associated with most stories, often attributed to the animal about whom the story is being told. Through this practical teaching, Burgess suggests a correspondence between how animals and humans live; but he consistently clarifies that animal intelligence is different from, but certainly no less than, human intelligence. Unlike the bouncy rhyming verses of many of today’s children’s books, Burgess’s sentences have a somewhat old-fashioned cadence, creating the distinct and appealing music of traditional storytelling. Burgess’s episodic chapters are eminently readable and particularly come to life when they are voiced by animated reading-aloud. For older readers looking for something different to share with children, or for new readers beginning to tackle “chapter books,” the tales of the Green Meadow Stories collection are a delightful place to discover Burgess and his animal friends. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Download or read book Green Meadow Stories written by Thornton W. Burgess and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-06-13 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thornton W. Burgess was an American naturalist and the author of dozens of books for children, the most enduring of which are Old Mother West Wind and The Burgess Bird Book for Children. Burgess was a passionate twentieth-century conservationist who dedicated his life to teaching children and their families about the importance of the natural life of the northern North American forest. The Green Meadow Stories compilation is made up of four distinct but entwined tales: those of Happy Jack Squirrel, Mrs. Peter Rabbit, Bowser the Hound, and Old Granny Fox. Through the adventures of these focal characters readers are introduced to the wider territory of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest, and the Smiling Pond as well as to the animals’ Great World. The animals of Burgess’s stories are anthropomorphized, undoubtedly, but not caricatured: these are not the twee creatures of Disney cartoons. Their behaviour is explained in ways that would be understandable to a human child—this is fiction, after all—but Burgess’s “little people of the forest” are not simply humans dressed in fur and feathers. The original illustrations in Burgess’s books (by Harrison Cady, not reproduced in this edition) show the animals wearing clothes, but Burgess’s own descriptions of animals are more natural and metaphorical, and less fantastic. For example, he describes Chatterer the Red Squirrel, “who always wears a red coat with vest of white,” a compact way of communicating the look of a squirrel that many of today’s children will never have seen with their own eyes. Less pleasantly, it is Peter Rabbit’s fur and flesh that is rent when Hooty the Owl tears Peter’s “coat” one night on the Old Pasture. Burgess has tremendous respect for the creatures he depicts, as well as for their natural home. While the presentation of the Green Meadow is hardly “Nature, red in tooth and claw,” it is surprisingly unsentimental. Peter Rabbit, for example, lives a highly anxious life under threat from the many predators who would enjoy having him for dinner; similarly, Happy Jack Squirrel experiences days and nights of terror when Shadow the Weasel discovers Happy Jack’s home and hunts him relentlessly. During a long, hard winter, Granny Fox and Reddy Fox come close to starving, and Old Man Coyote leads Bowser the Hound on a dangerous chase that may result in one or the other dying. Despite other fanciful, sentimental elements of storytelling, Burgess does not sugarcoat prey/predator relationships or the precarity of wild animals’ lives. Burgess is a clear conservationist in his representations of hunting. The animals are highly aware of hunters and their “dreadful guns.” It is a notable moment in this collection when Farmer Brown’s Boy decides he will no longer use his gun to harm the little people of the Green Meadow and the Green Forest. The stories are also notable in their detailed representation of a largely intact forest, something few children in the twenty-first century will experience. On the other hand, these are books for children, and they contain plenty of sweetness and light. Animal pairings—such as when Peter Rabbit meets the dainty Little Miss Fuzzytail, the future Mrs. Rabbit—are vague but sentimental and soon lead to proud new families of Rabbits, Ducks, Deer, and Owls. The “little people” celebrate the arrival of each spring’s babies, mark each other’s new relationships and homes, play together, and even help each other survive. They laugh, tease, and trick each other—a fanciful interpretation of animal behaviour that could lead to a reader’s life-long fascination with, and respect for, forest creatures—and for generations of readers, they did just that.
Download or read book The Burgess Big Book of Green Meadow Stories written by Thornton Waldo Burgess and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mrs Peter Rabbit Illustrated written by Thornton Burgess and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-16 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Thornton Burgess' book 'Mrs. Peter Rabbit (Illustrated)', readers are transported to the enchanting world of the Green Forest where they follow the adventures of Mrs. Peter Rabbit and her woodland friends. Written in a charming and simplistic style, the book blends elements of fantasy with lessons on the importance of friendship, perseverance, and the wonders of nature. Burgess' vivid descriptions and gentle storytelling make this book a delightful read for both children and adults alike, with beautifully illustrated scenes bringing the characters to life. Set against the backdrop of the early 20th century, 'Mrs. Peter Rabbit' encapsulates Burgess' love for the natural world and desire to inspire a sense of environmental stewardship in his readers. Through the escapades of Mrs. Peter Rabbit, Burgess imparts timeless morals and values that continue to resonate with audiences today. I highly recommend this classic tale to anyone seeking a heartwarming story filled with whimsy and wisdom.
Download or read book The Green Meadow written by Howard Phillips Lovecraft and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Green Meadow (+Biography and Bibliography) (6X9po Glossy Cover Finish): " (INTRODUCTORY NOTE: The following very singular narrative, or record of impressions, was discovered under circumstances so extraordinary that they deserve careful description. On the evening of Wednesday, August 27, 1913, at about eight-thirty o'clock, the population of the small seaside village of Potowonket, Maine, U.S.A., was aroused by a thunderous report accompanied by a blinding flash; and persons near the shore beheld a mammoth ball of fire dart from the heavens into the sea but a short distance out, sending up a prodigious column of water. The following Sunday a fishing party composed of John Richmond, Peter B. Carr, and Simon Canfield, caught in their trawl and dragged ashore a mass of metallic rock, weighing 360 pounds, and looking (as Mr. Canfield said) like a piece of slag. Most of the inhabitants agreed that this heavy body was none other than the fireball which had fallen from the sky four days before; and Dr. Richard M. Jones, the local scientific authority, allowed that it must be an aerolite or meteoric stone. In chipping off specimens to send to an expert Boston analyst, Dr. Jones discovered imbedded in the semi-metallic mass the strange book containing the ensuing tale, which is still in his possession. "
Download or read book Mother West Wind s Neighbors written by Thornton W. Burgess and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Children at Green Meadows written by Enid Blyton and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Children at Green Meadows" by Enid Blyton. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book The Green Meadow Collection written by Thornton W. Burgess and published by . This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The four books in the "Green Meadow Collection" 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,
Download or read book Mother West Wind Why Stories written by Thornton W. Burgess and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-08-12 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thornton W. Burgess' 'Mother West Wind 'Why' Stories' is a delightful collection of charming and whimsical tales centered around the whimsical character of Mother West Wind and her woodland friends. Written in a simple and engaging style, these stories are perfect for children and adults alike. The book not only entertains but also imparts moral lessons through each story, making it a valuable addition to any library of classic children's literature. Burgess' ability to bring the natural world to life in his stories adds depth and richness to the narratives, creating a captivating reading experience. Thornton W. Burgess, a naturalist and conservationist, drew inspiration from his love of the outdoors and his deep understanding of animal behavior when writing 'Mother West Wind 'Why' Stories'. His passion for the environment and wildlife shines through in the vivid descriptions and characterizations present in each story. Burgess' commitment to educating readers about the wonders of nature is evident throughout the book. I highly recommend 'Mother West Wind 'Why' Stories' to anyone looking for a charming and educational read that will transport them to the enchanting world of the forest. Burgess' timeless tales are sure to captivate readers of all ages and leave a lasting impression.
Download or read book Old Granny Fox written by Thornton Waldo Burgess and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a deep winter snow carpets the Green Forest and nearby meadow, Granny Fox and Reddy have some disagreements on how best to find some food. But Granny - with her years of experience - wins out over Reddy and teaches him quite a bit about patience, common sense, and resourcefulness.
Download or read book Green Meadow Books written by Cecily M. Rutley and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bowser the Hound written by Thornton Waldo Burgess and published by Boston, Little, Brown,. This book was released on 1920 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Bowser the Hound gets lost in the Green Forest, Blacky the Crow and other animals decide to help him.
Download or read book Mother West Wind s Children written by Thornton Waldo Burgess and published by Putnam Publishing Group. This book was released on 1911 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen tales that explain why Danny Meadow Mouse has a short tail, the reason Reddy Fox has no friends, and other mysteries about the residents of the Green Meadow.
Download or read book The Adventures of Johnny Chuck written by Thornton Waldo Burgess and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spring arrives in the Green Meadows and brings love and adventure to Johhny Chuck.
Download or read book The Ghost Horse of Meadow Green written by Anne Louise MacDonald and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grandmother is moving to Kim's home to the delight of her granddaughter.
Download or read book Old Mother West Wind written by Thornton Waldo Burgess and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
