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University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Thornton Burgess

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource presents the texts of two of Thornton Burgess's nature-oriented children's books, "The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat," and "Whitefoot the Woodmouse." The texts can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Thornton Burgess

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A good resource for teachers needing information on children's author and conservationist, Thornton Burgess. This article provides a brief biography, a list of Burgess's awards and accomplishments, and a list of Burgess's published works.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver by Thornton W. Burgess

For Students 2nd - 5th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver, an early 1900s, conservation-themed narrative from the author Thornton W. Burgess, a man famously known as "Bedtime Story...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Book: Blacky the Crow by Thornton W. Burgess

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the full text of the children's novel Blacky the Crow by Thornton W. Burgess.
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Other

"Old Mother West Wind" by Thornton Burgess

For Students Pre-K - 1st
E-text of Thornton Burgess's 1910 children's book, "Old Mother West Wind," organized by chapter.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Whitefoot the Wood Mouse by Thornton W. Burgess

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is the full text of the children's novel Whitefoot the Wood Mouse by Thornton W. Burgess, a story that provides important lessons about animals, nature, and the environment.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Mother West Wind "How" Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Thornton W. Burgess's Mother West Wind "How" Stories has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Mother West Wind "When" Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Thornton W. Burgess's Mother West Wind "When" Stories has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Mother West Wind "Where" Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Thornton W. Burgess's Mother West Wind "Where" Stories has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Burgess Animal Book for Children

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Thornton W. Burgess's The Burgess Animal Book For Children has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Lightfoot the Deer by Thornton W. Burgess

For Students K - 1st
This ebook version of Thornton W. Burgess's Lightfoot The Deer has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Curated OER

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For Students Pre-K - 1st
Thornton W. Burgess, author of children's stories about nature, wrote "The Burgess Bird Book for Children," in which his popular character, Peter Rabbit, meets and interacts with the many birds around him. Explore the full texts from...