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The Burgess Bird Book for Children (Dover Children's Classics) Paperback – April 23, 2003

by Thornton W. Burgess (Author)
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Parents, teachers, and young readers all over the world have enthusiastically welcomed the Dover reprints of Thornton Burgess's classic nature books, including the perennial bestseller, The Adventures of Peter Cottontail. In the present volume, the author's goal of introducing children to the fascinating subject of bird life is brilliantly realized in story fashion. While "interviewing" Slaty the Junco, Redwing the Blackbird, Melody the Wood Thrush, Spooky the Screech Owl, and dozens of other common birds, our guides, Peter Rabbit and saucy Jenny Wren — and, of course, the reader — learn about their physical appearances, eating and nesting habits, and songs and calls. Over eighty years after its first publication, the book remains noteworthy and valuable for its extraordinarily successful blend of information and entertainment.
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The Burgess Bird Book for Children

Over eighty years after its first publication, the book remains noteworthy and valuable for its extraordinarily successful blend of information and entertainment.

The Burgess Bird Book for Children Thornton W. Burgess

Burgess's tales convey his fascination with wildlife and his concern for nature, teaching gentle lessons about ecology and respect for the environment.

Author and conservationist Thornton W. Burgess wrote thousands of animal stories for children, starting with the 1910 publication of "Old Mother West Wind."

In the present volume, the author's goal of introducing children to the fascinating subject of bird life is brilliantly realized in story fashion.

While "interviewing" Slaty the Junco, Redwing the Blackbird, Melody the Wood Thrush, Spooky the Screech Owl, and dozens of other common birds, our guides, Peter Rabbit and saucy Jenny Wren — and, of course, the reader — learn about their physical appearances, eating and nesting habits, and songs and calls.

Jenny Wren Arrives [excerpt]

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. It would be more unusual for Peter not to see him, for you know Peter is a great hand to stay out all night and not go back to the dear Old Briar-patch, where his home is, until the hour when most folks are just getting out of bed.

Peter had been out all night this time, but he wasn’t sleepy, not the least teeny, weeny bit. You see, sweet Mistress Spring had arrived, and there was so much happening on every side, and Peter was so afraid he would miss something, that he wouldn’t have slept at all if he could have helped it. Peter had come over to the Old Orchard so early this morning to see if there had been any new arrivals the day before.

“Birds are funny creatures,” said Peter, as he hopped over a low place in the old stone wall and was fairly in the Old Orchard.

“Tut, tut, tut, tut, tut!” cried a rather sharp, scolding voice. “Tut, tut, tut, tut, tut! You don’t know what you are talking about, Peter Rabbit. They are not funny creatures at all. They are the most sensible folks in all the wide world.”

Jenny Wren Arrives

Jenny Wren Arrives

  • Jenny Wren - This is the saucy little House Wren who builds near your home

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An Old Friend in a New Home

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  • Dear Me the Phoebe - Look for him around an old bridge or shed [bottom].

Longbill and Teeter

Longbill and Teeter

  • Bob White - No other bird is shaped like him

Drummers and Carpenters

Drummers and Carpenters

  • Redhead the Woodpecker - You will know him instantly by his all red head [top].
  • Downy the Woodpecker - His smaller size and the black bars on the white outer feathers of his tail distinguish him [bottom].

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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.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications (April 23, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0486428400
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0486428406
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 6 - 9 years, from customers
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 8
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Why aren’t photos inside in color and they are blurry? Ordered another one and it’s the same. Very disappointed.blurry. The quality is awful. So, I let them know my concerns and they sent me another one and it’s worse. They just print on demand and it’s so blurry. Besides, shouldn’t the pictures be in color to help children identify these birds?Disappointing to say the least and embarrassed to give as a gift.
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Paige Baker
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful stories
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2024
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Sweet stories to share your love of birds with your children.
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Karen Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous old fashioned oral reading with great educational value
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2018
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Fabulous old fashioned oral reading with great educational value! Great for homeschoolers and parents who want to really educate their children on birds in a delightful way. The knowledge of birds are woven so much into the story line that it is caught without much effort. The technical readers read well without distracting from the story. We use it for our multi-handicapped blind daughter that functions at about 7-8 year old. She is captivated by the story. We follow up the stories with a CD of bird songs. Highly recommend it.
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Sara K
5.0 out of 5 stars Kids love
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2023
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A classic. My kids love sassy little Jenny Wren. Be aware that she does call others "stupid" a few times in this book and "Old Mother Nature" replaces God as the creator. We talked about it.
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Kate O’
4.0 out of 5 stars Full of good information, but a bit dated
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2006
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I bought this book as a gift for a neighbor child who enjoys watching birds at the feeder between our houses. When it arrived from Amazon, I skimmed through it, and had mixed feelings. The stories are wonderful to read as an adult but seem a bit dated, and, while still an enjoyable read, may be less than engaging for many children. The illustrations are fairly interpretive and rendered in black and white, so the book doesn't function as any kind of quick reference. But as a learning tool for increasing a child's acquaintance with familiar backyard birds, it's very good. Paired with a good quick-reference field guide or chart, this could make for many happy hours of satisfied bird-watching.
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kbj
5.0 out of 5 stars Learning through Story
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2018
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I guess this is what you would call a living book?
It teaches you so much about many different birds without feeling like it's doing anything more than telling a story.
My 6 year old loves for me to read this, but she is a book lover already.
I have paired it with out Zoology Flying Creatures of the 5th Day cirriculum and the National Geographic Backyard Bird Guide. Reading this made me want to learn more.
I borrowed it from the library for many weeks before buying so I was aware there weren't beautiful color pictures. That is why I often pair it with the field guide so we can see colored pictures also.
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Inna Kondor
5.0 out of 5 stars This has to be the best way to introduce birds to children
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2017
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This has to be the best way to introduce birds to children! I read the stories to my 7 and 5 year olds and they love it! However I wish I would have coloring pages to go with the bird stories to keep kids occupied as they listen, because they are a bit lengthy stories sometimes. But we love it when we see in real life the birds we read about. And wrens will always be Jenny wrens to my kids now 😉
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Philip
5.0 out of 5 stars Cute Story to learn about birds
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2021
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I’ve been reading one chapter a day to my kids at lunch and they look forward to it everyday. Cute story where Peter Rabbit learns about birds and so do we!
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SweetAlohaLife
5.0 out of 5 stars I thoroughly enjoyed this literary nature study
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2017
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I bought this book for my 1st grade son and couldn't put it down myself! I thoroughly enjoyed this literary nature study. The language isn't difficult for young readers, and yet in no way does it talk down to them either. My son learned so much that I didn't even realize he had retained. Many times now we will be walking outside and he will point out something in nature that we read about in the book. Delightful book for all ages!
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Gmom
1.0 out of 5 stars Do not buy this! Full of print errors!
Reviewed in India on September 24, 2017
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Bought the print.pictures were terribly faded out.all the captions were full of print errors.I m deeply disappointed for buying this...
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1.0 out of 5 stars Do not buy this! Full of print errors!
Reviewed in India on September 24, 2017
Bought the print.pictures were terribly faded out.all the captions were full of print errors.I m deeply disappointed for buying this...
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1.0 out of 5 stars 白黒
Reviewed in Japan on September 24, 2017
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Kindle版はイラストがカラーだと書いているレビューがありましたが、実際にはモノクロでした。白黒だと分かっていたら買いませんでした。残念です。
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HooksAndRuns
1.0 out of 5 stars Poor excuse for a re-print.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 2, 2016
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This book is an inexpensive bad reproduction of a wonderful classic. I am very unhappy with the quality as the font is very small, there are many errors, and the illustrations are missing. I have since ordered another version. Don't waste your money on this poorly reproduced version.
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MrsDiGiacomo
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful book, teaching the natural science of wildlife
Reviewed in Canada on December 28, 2015
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This is one of our family's favourite books. Natural science based, the author tells the story of these delightful characters, while at the same time teaching about the natural environment, mating habits, distinguishing features, habitats, migration habits, etc. The children don't even realize they're learning, and the characters pull you into their stories. A living book, if there ever was one.
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Comfort
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful classic!
Reviewed in Canada on April 8, 2017
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I just finished reading this aloud to my 6 year old, and he hung on every word. We can't wait to start our next Burgess book!
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