Old Mother West Wind

the Beloved Classic That Teaches Children About Ecology and Respect for Wildlife. Thornton Burgess Was Born in 1874 in Sandwich, Massachusetts. While Growing Up He Frequently Roamed the Fields, Woods, and Salt Marshes of Cape Cod, Where He Came to Know the Birds, Animals, and Plant Life Well. Later, as a Grown Man, He Told Stories About the Animals and Wildlife He Knew and Loved to His Young Son. These Stories Were First Collected in Old Mother West Wind. the Volume Was the First of Over Seventy Books for Mr. Burgess. His Characters - Peter Rabbit, Reddy Fox, Sammy Jay, Happy Jack Squirrel, Johnny Chuck, Jimmy Skunk, and More - Are Well Known to Burgess Fans Around the World. This New Quality Reprint of the Classic Offers the Same Warm and Whimsical Bedtime Stories to a New Generation, Teaching Gentle Lessons About Nature and Wildlife Combined with the Fun of a Good Story. Thornton W. Burgess "blended Fact and Fiction, Science and Fable, Entertainment and Environmental Education." -christie Palmer Lowrance, "nature's Ambassador: the Legacy of Thornton W. Burgess Contents Chapter I. Mrs. Redwing's Speckled Egg Chapter Ii. Why Grandfather Frog Has No Tail Chapter Iii. How Reddy Fox Was Surprised Chapter Iv. Why Jimmy Skunk Wears Stripes Chapter V. the Wilful Little Breeze Chapter Vi. Reddy Fox Goes Fishing Chapter Vii. Jimmy Skunk Looks for Beetles Chapter Viii. Billy Mink's Swimming Party Chapter Ix. Peter Rabbit Plays a Joke Chapter X. How Sammy Jay Was Found Out Chapter Xi. Jerry Muskrat's Party Chapter Xii. Bobby Coon and Reddy Fox Play Tricks Chapter Xiii. Johnny Chuck Finds the Best Thing in the World Chapter Xiv. Little Joe Otter's Slippery Slide Chapter Xv. the Tail of Tommy Trout Who Did Not Mind Chapter Xvi. Spotty the Turtle Wins a Race