The Burgess Bird Book for Children
by Burgess, Thornton W.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-04-23
Publisher(s): Dover Publications
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Summary
Renowned worldwide for stories that teach gentle lessons of conservation and love of wildlife, Thornton W. Burgess has educated generations of young people about nature and the importance of preserving natural resources. In this book, he introduces youngsters to the fascinating subject of bird life, as he tells an appealing story. While "interviewing" saucy Jenny Wren, as well as Redwing the Blackbird, Melody the Wood Thrush, Spooky the Screech Owl, and dozens of other common birds, Peter Rabbit -- and readers -- learn about the birds' physical apperance, behavior, eating and nesting habits, songs, and calls. More than 80 years after its first publication, this book remains valuable for its extraordinarily successful blend of information and entertainment. Book jacket.
Author Biography
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
| Introduction | p. v |
| Jenny Wren Arrives: Introducing the House Wren | p. 1 |
| The Old Orchard Bully: The English or House Sparrow | p. 6 |
| Jenny Has a Good Word for Some Sparrows: The Song, White-throated and Fox Sparrows | p. 10 |
| Chippy, Sweetvoice, and Dotty: The Chipping, Vesper and Tree Sparrows | p. 15 |
| Peter Learns Something He Hadn't Guessed: The Bluebird and the Robin | p. 21 |
| An Old Friend in a New Home: The Phoebe and the Least Flycatcher | p. 27 |
| The Watchman of the Old Orchard: The Kingbird and the Great Crested Flycatcher | p. 33 |
| Old Clothes and Old Houses: The Wood Pewee and Some Nesting Places | p. 39 |
| Longbill and Teeter: The Woodcock and the Spotted Sandpiper | p. 44 |
| Redwing and Yellow Wing: The Red-winged Blackbird and the Golden-winged Flicker | p. 50 |
| Drummers and Carpenters: The Downy, Hairy and Red-headed Woodpeckers | p. 57 |
| Some Unlike Relatives: The Cowbird and the Baltimore Oriole | p. 62 |
| More of the Blackbird Family: The Orchard Oriole and the Bobolink | p. 68 |
| Bob White and Carol the Meadow Lark: The So-called Quail and the Meadow Lark | p. 74 |
| A Swallow and One Who Isn't: The Tree Swallow and the Chimney Swift | p. 80 |
| A Robber in the Old Orchard: The Purple Martin and the Barn Swallow | p. 85 |
| More Robbers: The Crow and the Blue Jay | p. 91 |
| Some Homes in the Green Forest: The Crow, the Oven Bird and the Redtailed Hawk | p. 96 |
| A Maker of Thunder and a Friend in Black: The Ruffed Grouse and the Crow Blackbird | p. 102 |
| A Fisherman Robbed: The Osprey and the Bald-headed Eagle | p. 108 |
| A Fishing Party: The Great Blue Heron and the Kingfisher | p. 114 |
| Some Feathered Diggers: The Bank Swallow, the Kingfisher and the Sparrow Hawk | p. 120 |
| Some Big Mouths: The Nighthawk, the Whip-poor-will and Chuck-will's-widow | p. 126 |
| The Warblers Arrive: The Redstart and the Yellow Warbler | p. 132 |
| Three Cousins Quite Unlike: The Black and White Warbler, the Maryland Yellow-Throat and the Yellow-breasted Chat | p. 138 |
| Peter Gets a Lame Neck: The Parula, Myrtle and Magnolia Warblers | p. 143 |
| A New Friend and an Old One: The Cardinal and the Catbird | p. 149 |
| Peter Sees Rosebreast and Finds Redcoat: The Rose-breasted Grosbeak and the Scarlet Tanager | p. 155 |
| The Constant Singers: The Red-eyed, Warbling and Yellow-throated Vireos | p. 162 |
| Jenny Wren's Cousins: The Brown Thrasher and the Mockingbird | p. 166 |
| Voices of the Dusk: The Wood, Hermit and Wilson's Thrushes | p. 172 |
| Peter Saves a Friend and Learns Something: The Towhee and the Indigo Bunting | p. 178 |
| A Royal Dresser and a Late Nester: The Purple Linnet and the Goldfinch | p. 183 |
| Mourner the Dove and Cuckoo: The Mourning Dove and the Yellow-billed Cuckoo | p. 189 |
| A Butcher and a Hummer: The Shrike and the Ruby-throated Hummingbird | p. 195 |
| A Stranger and a Dandy: The English Starling and the Cedar Waxwing | p. 201 |
| Farewells and Welcomes: The Chickadee | p. 207 |
| Honker and Dippy Arrive: The Canada Goose and the Loon | p. 213 |
| Peter Discovers Two Old Friends: The White-breasted Nuthatch and the Brown Creeper | p. 219 |
| Some Merry Seed-eaters: The Tree Sparrow and the Junco | p. 224 |
| More Friends Come with the Snow: The Snow Bunting and the Horned Lark | p. 229 |
| Peter Learns Something About Spooky: The Screech Owl | p. 234 |
| Queer Feet and a Queerer Bill: The Ruffed Grouse and the Crossbills | p. 240 |
| More Folks in Red: The Pine Grosbeak and the Redpoll | p. 245 |
| Peter Sees Two Terrible Feathered Hunters: The Goshawk and the Great Horned Owl | p. 250 |
| Index | p. 256 |
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