Thornton W. Burgess

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Thornton W. Burgess - Bowser the Hound

Old Man Coyote craftily leads Bowser the hound away from home, and Bowser gets lost. Will Bowser find his way back to Farmer Brown's? Will Reddy Fox finally catch himself a chicken, now that Bowser is no longer...

Laurie Anne Walden 2 hours 13 minutes

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Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse (dramatic reading)

Dramatic Readings

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Thornton W. Burgess - Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse (dramatic reading)

Danny begins his tale regretting the length of his tail until he is corrected by Mr. Toad. Then he has a series of stalkings by Reddy and Granny Fox. He is captured by Hooty the Owl and escapes mid-flight to Peter...

1 hour 46 minutes

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Animals & Nature

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Thornton W. Burgess - Adventures of Reddy Fox (version 2)

This timeless story tells of an overconfident little fox who steals a plump pet hen and is hotly pursued by Farmer Brown's boy and Bowser the Hound. Children will delight in Reddy's risky antics and the commotion...

Little Tee and 7 more 1 hour 58 minutes

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Adventures of Jerry Muskrat (dramatic reading)

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Thornton W. Burgess - Adventures of Jerry Muskrat (dramatic reading)

Join us as we follow Jerry Muskrat and his friends on an adventure to discover what is threatening their homeland, Laughing Brook and Smiling Pool. (Summary by Linette Geisel) Cast: Narration: Marty Kris...

1 hour 59 minutes

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Animals & Nature

449

Thornton W. Burgess - Mrs. Peter Rabbit

A wonderful book in which we meet the lucky little bunny who becomes Mrs. Peter Rabbit! This is one of many delightful animal books written by Thornton W. Burgess. I grew up reading and enjoying these tales of talking...

C. L. W. Rollins 2 hours 4 minutes

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Adventures of Mr. Mocker (dramatic reading)

Dramatic Readings

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Thornton W. Burgess - Adventures of Mr. Mocker (dramatic reading)

When an innocent blue jay starts talking in his sleep, it's up to him to find out what's going on in this fun, naturalistic, Southern-style children's story. (Summary by Miriam Esther Goldman) Cast: Narration:...

1 hour 42 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Thornton W. Burgess - Adventures of Johnny Chuck

The Adventures of Johnny Chuck is another in the long list of children's books by conservationist Thornton W. Burgess. In this story, it is spring time and a young chuck's fancy turns to thoughts of … traveling,...

John Lieder 1 hour 39 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Thornton W. Burgess - Mother West Wind 'Why' Stories

Thornton W. Burgess was a conservationist and prolific author of children's books. His gently humorous stories about the animals of the meadows and woods teach little lessons about getting along with others; they are...

Neeru Iyer and 8 more 2 hours 53 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Thornton W. Burgess - Mother West Wind's Children

«You can't fool old Mother Nature. No, Sir, you can't fool old Mother Nature, and it's of no use to try.» The animals of the Green Meadows and Green Forest have little adventures while Grandfather Frog tells stories...

Laurie Anne Walden 2 hours 59 minutes

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Thornton W. Burgess - Adventures of Reddy Fox

The Adventures of Reddy Fox is another in the series of children’s stories by conservationist Thornton W. Burgess. In this story, Reddy and Granny Fox must outsmart Farmer Brown’s Boy who is out to get Reddy for...

John Lieder 1 hour 38 minutes

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Animals & Nature

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Thornton W. Burgess - Old Mother West Wind

Thornton Waldo Burgess (January 14, 1874 – June 5, 1965) was a conservationist and author of children's stories. He loved the beauty of nature and its living creatures so much that he wrote about them for 50 years....

Laurie Anne Walden 1 hour 39 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Thornton W. Burgess - Adventures of Paddy Beaver

The Adventures of Paddy Beaver is another in the long list of children’s books by the conservationist, Thornton W. Burgess. In this book, the industrious and clever Paddy Beaver, a newcomer to the Green Forest, has...

John Lieder 1 hour 39 minutes

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