Old Mother West Wind and 6 Other Stories (Sets) [Paperback]

Thornton W. Burgess (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Sets

This special set of seven delightful books of warmth and whimsy take young readers to the Green Forest to meet Johnny Chuck, Bobby Raccoon, and other characters to learn gentle lessons about wildlife and the environment.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 672 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (October 11, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486294552
• ISBN-13: 978-0486294551
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #231,256 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classics!, July 8, 2007

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Charles (Raleigh, NC, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Old Mother West Wind and 6 Other Stories (Sets) (Paperback)

I just bought both boxed sets to give to my brother for his children. We both remember the books fondly from when Mom would read them to us when we were young.

My boxed set contained these books: Old Mother West Wind, Old Man Coyote, Prickly Porky, Bobby Raccoon, Johnny Chuck, Jimmy Skunk, and Jerry Muskrat.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love these books, March 28, 2007

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Billie Jo Kariher-dyer "India's Mom" (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Old Mother West Wind and 6 Other Stories (Sets) (Paperback)

As a child I read and loved the Burgess Book of Nature Lore. I wanted to give some of the same love of nature to my own daughter and found that Thornton W. Burgess had written many nature books for children. This particular set is a great starting off point for your young child. I love the way the author incorporates the description, habitat, and sound of many of the animals he is talking about. When your child hears these stories over and over they will be well on their way to discovering the natural world. When I read ""Mrs. Redwings Speckled Egg" to my daughter I have her hold her stuffed replica of a red wing black bird which actually makes the sound of the red wing black bird. It all comes to life for her. She is not quite three and she already is starting to identify different bird calls because these books give us the opportunity to talk about them. If you love nature and you have children you will love these books. Heck even if you don't have kids and are a kid at heart you will love these books.

26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Old Mother West Wind and 6 Other Stories : The Adventures of, February 2, 2002

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Robert LaSalle (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Old Mother West Wind and 6 Other Stories (Sets) (Paperback)

Any of Thorton W. Burgess's books are great reading for children. The stories are simple enough for children to relate to and will stimulate their imaginations as well as their appetite for books that are fun to read.

The downside of these books is that your children are probably going to want to read as many in the series as possible. Fortunately the prices at Amazon are reasonable and if you need to save some money you can take your children to the library where they will quickly memorize the location of books by Thorton W. Burgess.