Vivid sketches of the wood-mouse, otter, kingfisher, red squirrel, partridge, deer, and other wood folk. Through his anecdotes the author shares with the reader what can be learned of the habits of animals through keen observation over a long period of time-details that elude the casual visitor to the woods.
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William J. Long (1857-1952) was an American writer, naturalist and minister who lived and worked in Stamford, Connecticut. As a naturalist, Long left Stamford every March, often with his two daughters Lois and Cesca, to travel to "the wilderness" of Maine. There they would stay until the first snows of October, although sometimes he would stay all winter. In the 1920s, he began spending his summers in Nova Scotia, claiming "the wilderness is getting too crowded". Long wrote of his wilderness experiences in the books Ways of Wood Folk, Wilderness Ways, Wood-folk Comedies, Northern Trails, Wood Folk at School, and many others. Long believed that the best way to experience the wild was to plant yourself and sit for hours on end to let the wild "come to you; and they will!".
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Nature Read Aloud,
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This review is from: Secrets of the Woods (Yesterday's Classics) (Paperback)
This author is a great nature writer. I read the Burgess Bird (and Animal and Seashore) Book(s) for Children starting when my children were 5. After we finished those we moved on to this book by William Long.
It teaches nature study to children in a story format that is interesting. In this book, Long tells stories about various animals in nature. The stories are what he saw or experienced of the animal when he came across it in the wild. This author has several other nature books along the same line as this one which we are off to read next.
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poor edition,
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The edition of this book is NOT user friendly. There are NO chapter divisions, there is random type where illustrations should be. Letters are missing in the first words of each chapter. The content is fine. This edition is NOT WORTH THE MONEY!
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Absolutely terrible edition!,
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General Books, LLC basically scans in the pages of the original book and then lets a computer program figure out how to "type" it into a format they can print into book form. Absolutely horrible! Why would I want a book full of typos, random letters, no illustrations (this is a children's book) and basically unreadable, just so I can go on their website and read it online? I buy books to read them physically. I prefer not reading online. I shouldn't have to buy an unreadable book so I can see the "real thing" online. Don't waste your money on any book printed by this company! I have other books from them, as well, all with the same problems. Wish I would have known before I bought them all from different sellers all on the same day.
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LITTLE Tookhees the wood mouse, the 'Fraid One, as Simmo calls him, always makes two appearances when you squeak to bring him out. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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LITTLE Tookhees the wood mouse, the 'Fraid One, as Simmo calls him, always makes two appearances when you squeak to bring him out. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Wally New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- A Natural History of Nature Writing by Frank Stewart on page 86
- Secrets of the Woods by William J. Long in Front Matter
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