The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel (Dover Children's Thrift Classics) [Paperback]

Thornton W. Burgess (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 18, 1992 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Dover Children's Thrift Classics

Delightfully told tale chronicles escapades of a bushy-tailed little mischief-maker who decides to leave the Green Forest for a new home, only to find that curiosity, carelessness, and mistrust can lead to a heap of troubles. Entertaining adventures among "the lesser folk in fur and feathers," created by beloved storyteller and conservationist.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; New edition edition (September 18, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486273997
• ISBN-13: 978-0486273990
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,113,471 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great animal adventure with life lessons, April 26, 2000

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L Youngman (Kentucky) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel (Dover Children's Thrift Classics) (Paperback)

Chatterer the Red Squirrel is a precious animal adventure story that young children will love. While reading it to my 7 year old, my 11 and 13 year olds would inevitably wander into the room. Chatterer is a mischievous little red squirrel. If he's not picking on Shadow the Weasel and learning the hard way what an unruly tongue can do, he's in Farmer Brown's Corn CRib stealing corn. His mischieviousness finally catches up with him and because of his carelessness Farmer Brown's boy traps him. He then becomes a prisoner, although a quite comfortable one. He soon realizes that freedom is much more important than anything else. Throughout the story he learns many life lessons, although they seem small, which we as humans should take to heart. I would highly recommend this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite childhood series!, November 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel (Paperback)

I thought the Adventure books were great!(Chatterer the best!)I first started reading them when I was about 7 or 8. I'm now 13 and I still enjoy the books. They really do help kids appreciate nature and most importantly, life. These would be great books for kids ages 5 to 10, I think.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All The Chatter Regarding Chatterer, May 16, 2010

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Darien Summers "Author of The Mischievous Har... (San Francisco, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel (Dover Children's Thrift Classics) (Paperback)

Mischievous and fun loving, Chatterer the Red Squirrel, takes center stage in this fun and entertaining tale about a squirrel who sets out to find a new home and ends up in more trouble than he ever thought possible.

The tale starts out with Chatterer being chased by one of the area's most feared predators: Shadow the Weasel. All seems hopeless for Chatterer until he comes up with a brilliant last minute plan and sets another predator after Shadow; proving that sometimes it pays to be mischievous! Chatterer escapes that scenario only to find himself a prisoner of Farmer Brown's boy. Now Farmer Brown's boy doesn't consider Chatterer to be his prisoner, only his pet of sorts as he put Chatterer in a cage. However, while Chatterer is well fed and looked after, he lacks the freedom that he so desires. That is until one day when Chatterer is lucky enough to escape when Farmer Brown's boy leaves the gate open; whether by accident or on purpose, we never truly find out.

I found the most charming aspect of this tale to be Chatterer's innocent love of mischief. He never takes his love of mischief too far, so we the parents are able to enjoy and appreciate it as a good source of entertainment for children. I highly recommend the book and hope you give it a try.

Darien Summers, author of The Mischievous Hare, a children's book.