Mother West Wind's Children [Paperback]

Thornton W Burgess (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 30, 1985

Fifteen tales that explain why Danny Meadow Mouse has a short tail, the reason Reddy Fox has no friends, and other mysteries about the residents of the Green Meadow.

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About the Author

Thornton Burgess (1874-1965) wrote over seventy books, including eight classic Mother West Wind titles. He was born in Sandwich, Massachusetts.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown; 1985 Edition edition (October 30, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316116572
• ISBN-13: 978-0316116572
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,430,858 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thornton Burgess is a magnificent children's author, March 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mother West Wind's Children (Paperback)

Mother West Wind's Children introduces you to the inhabitants of the world - the meadow, forest and stream - that Thornton W. Burgess created for children. He wrote a number of books, telling the adventures of each character separately, with most of the others appearing in each book. I was thrilled to find that this world enchants today's youngsters. I cannot recommend this book, and, really, all of Thornton W. Burgess' books too highly. If you give them or read them to a child, they will be left with warm memories of all these animals for a lifetime, as well as getting the life lessons that are woven into all real literature, which this is.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful stories - not so great "print", September 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mother West Wind's Children (Hardcover)

These stories have quickly become a bed-time necessity in our house for my 4 year old who now requests them by character. The only draw back is the excessive number of typos in the copy - reddy fox becomes reddy fix, etc. Once you've read them as much as I have, they are quickly overlooked, but the warning is nice to have!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Stories for the Young and Not-so-young, July 10, 2006

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This review is from: Mother West Wind's Children (Paperback)

This book of short stories is an easy read for an upper elementary school child who will not even realize the life-lessons he is learning as he reads of the adventures of Peter Rabbit, Bobby Coon, the Merry Little Breezes, and the rest of the gang. My eleven year old son read it and enjoyed it.

For a read aloud, this book could be read to children as young as a mature three-year-old and certainly would be enjoyed by four to six-year-olds and older children. Since the stories are short and there are a few pictures, and since the action is happening to and by the animals, these stories have no trouble holding a young child's attention. My almost four year old was able to follow along.

Have your child dictate to you or write his own "meadow story" after being inspired by these and you have an excellent learning resource.

Summary: I enjoyed these stories even more than the original, _Old Mother West Wind_. I recommend _Mother West Wind's Children_ be added to your home library.