Old Mother West Wind - (Dover Children's Classics) by Thornton W Burgess (Paperback)

About the Book

Offered together for the first time in one volume, this hardcover edition includes Burgess's first published work, Old Mother West Wind, and its 1911 follow-up, Mother West Wind's Children. Includes George Kerr's original illustrations.

Book Synopsis

It's been a century since readers first ventured into the Green Forest to encounter Reddy Fox, Grandfather Frog, Jimmy Skunk, and other winsome characters. This special edition commemorates the 100th anniversary of Thornton W. Burgess's first published work, Old Mother West Wind, and its 1911 follow-up, Mother West Wind's Children. Replete with the original illustrations, these gentle stories offer children enduring lessons about ecology and respect for wildlife.

From the Back Cover

It's been a century since readers first ventured into the Green Forest to encounter Reddy Fox, Grandfather Frog, Jimmy Skunk, and other winsome characters. This special edition commemorates the 100th anniversary of Thornton W. Burgess's first published work, Old Mother West Wind, and its 1911 follow-up, Mother West Wind's Children. Replete with the original illustrations, these gentle stories offer children enduring lessons about ecology and respect for wildlife.
Dover (2011) unabridged republication of the editions published by Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1910 and 1911. See every Dover book in print at
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About the Author

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.