Burgess Animal Book for Children

Name: Burgess Animal Book for Children
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Author: Thornton W. Burgess

بواسطة Thornton W. Burgess

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المزود: Librivox
اللغات:
English
التصنيفات:
Juvenile Fiction / General
التقييم:

Peter Rabbit goes to school, with Mother Nature as his teacher. In this zoology book for children, Thornton W. Burgess describes the mammals of North America in the form of an entertaining story, including plenty of detail but omitting long scientific names. There is an emphasis on conservation. (Summary by Laurie Anne Walden)

الفصول

Preface

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JENNY WREN GIVES PETER RABBIT AN IDEA -- Peter arranges to go to school to Old Mother Nature

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PETER AND JUMPER GO TO SCHOOL -- The Cottontail Rabbit, Northern Hare, and Marsh Rabbit

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MORE OF PETER'S LONG-LEGGED COUSINS -- The Swamp Hare, Arctic Hare, Prairie Hare, Antelope Jack and Common Jack Rabbit

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CHATTERER AND HAPPY JACK JOIN -- The Squirrel family and order of Rodents

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THE SQUIRRELS OF THE TREES -- The Red, Gray, Fox, Kaibab and Abert Squirrels

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STRIPED CHIPMUNK AND HIS COUSINS -- The Chipmunk, Spermophiles, and Flying Squirrel

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JOHNNY CHUCK JOINS THE CLASS -- The Woodchuck and his ways

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WHISTLER AND YAP YAP -- The Whistling or Hoary Marmot and Prairie Dogs

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TWO QUEER LITTLE HAYMAKERS -- The Pica or Cony and the Mountain Beaver or Sewellel

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PRICKLY PORKY AND GRUBBY GOPHER -- Introducing the Porcupine and Pocket Gopher

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A FELLOW WITH A THOUSAND SPEARS -- More about the Porcupine

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A LUMBERMAN AND ENGINEER -- The Beaver and his works

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A WORKER AND A ROBBER -- The Muskrat and the Brown or Norway Rat

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A TRADER AND A HANDSOME FELLOW -- The Cotton Rat, Wood or Pack Rat and the Kangaroo Rat

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TWO UNLIKE LITTLE COUSINS -- Whitefoot the Wood or Deer Mouse and Danny Meadow Mouse, also called Field Mouse

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DANNY'S NORTHERN COUSINS, AND NIMBLEHEELS -- The Banded and Brown Lemmings and the Jumping Mouse

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THREE LITTLE REDCOATS AND SOME OTHERS -- The Pine Mouse, Red-backed Mouse, Rufous Tree Mouse, Rock Mouse and Beach Mouse

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MICE WITH POCKETS, AND OTHERS -- The Silky and Spiny Pocket Mice, Grasshopper Mouse, Harvest Mouse and House Mouse

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TEENY WEENY AND HIS COUSIN -- The Common or Long-Tailed Shrew or Shrew Mouse, Short-tailed Shrew or Mole Shrew and Marsh or Water Shrew

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FOUR BUSY LITTLE MINERS -- The Common Mole, Brewer's or Hairy-tailed Mole, Oregon Mole and Star-nosed Mole

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FLITTER THE BAT AND HIS FAMILY -- The Red Bat, Little Brown or Cave Bat, Big Brown or House Bat, Silvery Bat, Hoary Bat and Big-eared Bat

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AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY -- The Common Skunk, Hog-nosed or Badger Skunk and Little Spotted Skunk

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DIGGER AND HIS COUSIN GLUTTON -- The Badger and Wolverine or Carcajou

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SHADOW AND HIS FAMILY -- The Common or Bonaparte Weasel or Ermine, New York Weasel, Long-tailed or Yellow-bellied Weasel, Least Weasel and Black-footed Ferret