The Burgess Bird Book for Children (Illustrated)
Educational & Warmhearted Nature Stories for the YoungestBy Thornton Burgess
Length7h 55m
About this audiobook
The Burgess Bird Book for Children is a book about Peter Rabbit finding out about the birds around him in the Green Meadows and Green Forest. With the help of Jenny Wren, Peter learns that every bird has its story and its own unique personality. Through the form of interesting stories, the book provides many amazing information about numerous birds and their nature, nesting habits, colorations and many more. It is a great introduction for children to the various birds found in North America.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.4 (3.7K)
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GenreChildren's Literature
Length7 hrs 55 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 21, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Burgess Bird Book for Children (Illustrated)
2Preface
3Chapter I. Jenny Wren Arrives.
4Chapter II. The Old Orchard Bully.
5Chapter III. Jenny Has a Good Word for Some Sparrows.
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6Chapter IV. Chippy, Sweetvoice, and Dotty.
7Chapter V. Peter Learns Something He Hadn't Guessed.
8Chapter VI. An Old Friend In a New Home.
9Chapter VII. The Watchman of the Old Orchard.
10Chapter VIII. Old Clothes and Old Houses.
11Chapter IX. Longbill and Teeter.
12Chapter X. Redwing and Yellow Wing.
13Chapter XI. Drummers and Carpenters.
14Chapter XII. Some Unlikely Relatives.
15Chapter XIII. More of the Blackbird Family.
16Chapter XIV. Bob White and Carol the Meadow Lark.
17Chapter XV. A Swallow and One Who Isn't.
18Chapter XVI. A Robber in the Old Orchard.
19Chapter XVII. More Robbers.
20Chapter XVIII. Some Homes in the Green Forest.
21Chapter XIX. A Maker of Thunder and a Friend in Black.
22Chapter XX. A Fisherman Robbed.
23Chapter XXI. A Fishing Party.
24Chapter XXII. Some Feathered Diggers.
25Chapter XXIII. Some Big Mouths.
26Chapter XXIV. The Warblers Arrive.
27Chapter XXV. Three Cousins Quite Unlike.
28Chapter XXVI. Peter Gets a Lame Neck.
29Chapter XXVII. A New Friend and an Old One.
30Chapter XXVIII. Peter Sees Rosebreast and Finds Redcoat.
31Chapter XXIX. The Constant Singers.
32Chapter XXX. Jenny Wren's Cousins.
33Chapter XXXI. Voices of the Dusk.
34Chapter XXXII. Peter Saves a Friend and Learns Something.
35Chapter XXXIII. A Royal Dresser and a Late Nester.
36Chapter XXXIV. Mourner the Dove and Cuckoo.
37Chapter XXXV. A Butcher and a Hummer.
38Chapter XXXVI. A Stranger and a Dandy.
39Chapter XXXVII. Farewells and Welcomes.
40Chapter XXXVIII. Honker and Dippy Arrive.
41Chapter XXXIX. Peter Discovers Two Old Friends.
42Chapter XL. Some Merry Seed-Eaters.
43Chapter XLI. More Friends Come With the Snow.
44Chapter XLII. Peter Learns Something About Spooky.
45Chapter XLIII. Queer Feet and a Queerer Bill.
46Chapter XLIV. More Folks in Red.
47Chapter XLV. Peter Sees Two Terrible Feathered Hunters.
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