The Burgess Animal Book for Children
by Thornton W. Burgess · Free audiobook · 41 chapters
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) Readers include: Laurie Anne Walden Sean McGaughey Kevin McAsh Esther Betsie Bush Jennette Selig Sandra J. M. Smallheer John Lieder Dot Lieder Janet Friday Lucy Burgoyne Lee Ann Howlett Jamie Wilking Jenilee Tammy Sanders Claire Goget eva For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. Download M4B (223MB)
Chapters
- 1. Chapter 00 - Preface3:42
- 2. Chapter 01 - Jenny Wren Gives Peter Rabbit An Idea12:40
- 3. Chapter 02 - Peter and Jumper Go To School11:12
- 4. Chapter 03 - More of Peter's Long-legged Cousins10:54
- 5. Chapter 04 - Chatterer and Happy Jack Join11:18
- 6. Chapter 05 - The Squirrels of the Trees12:34
- 7. Chapter 06 - Striped Chipmunk and His Cousins13:53
- 8. Chapter 07 - Johnny Chuck Joins the Class11:02
- 9. Chapter 08 - Whistler and Yap Yap10:29
- 10. Chapter 09 -Two Queer Little Haymakers12:05
- 11. Chapter 10 - Prickly Porky and Grubby Gopher10:06
- 12. Chapter 11 - A Fellow With a Thousand Spears10:34
- 13. Chapter 12 - A Lumberman and Engineer16:19
- 14. Chapter 13 - A Worker and a Robber9:27
- 15. Chapter 14 - A Trader and a Handsome Fellow11:46
- 16. Chapter 15 - Two Unlike Little Cousins15:44
- 17. Chapter 16 - Danny's Northern Cousins, and Nimbleheels11:58
- 18. Chapter 17 - Three Little Redcoats, And Some Others11:15
- 19. Chapter 18 - Mice with Pockets, and Others14:31
- 20. Chapter 19 - Teeny Weeny and His Cousin11:55
- 21. Chapter 20 - Four Busy Little Miners16:38
- 22. Chapter 21 - Flitter the Bat and His Family11:45
- 23. Chapter 22 - An Independent Family18:14
- 24. Chapter 23 - Digger and His Cousin Glutton11:01
- 25. Chapter 24 - Shadow and His Family12:35
- 26. Chapter 25 - Two Famous Swimmers13:17
- 27. Chapter 26 - Spite the Marten and Pekan the Fisher6:18
- 28. Chapter 27 - Reddy Fox Joins the School16:21
- 29. Chapter 28 - Old Man Coyote and Howler the Wolf8:06
- 30. Chapter 29 - Yowler and His Cousin Tufty10:14
- 31. Chapter 30 - Some Big and Little Cat Cousins6:34
- 32. Chapter 31 - Bobby Coon Arrives14:32
- 33. Chapter 32 - Buster Bear Nearly Breaks Up School14:31
- 34. Chapter 33 - Buster Bear's Big Cousins10:19
- 35. Chapter 34 - Unc' Billy and Old Mrs. Possum14:21
- 36. Chapter 35 - Lightfoot, Blacktail and Forkhorn15:22
- 37. Chapter 36 - Bugler, Flathorns and Wanderhoof11:26
- 38. Chapter 37 - Thunderfoot, Flatfoot and Longcoat10:43
- 39. Chapter 38- Two Wonderful Mountain Climbers8:44
- 40. Chapter 39 - Piggy and Hardshell14:24
- 41. Chapter 40 - The Mammals of the Sea11:35