Mother West Wind 'Where' Stories

Children will love hearing, and reading, about the origins of Old Mr. Gobbler s strutting habit and Mr. Quack s webbed feet, where Miser the Trade Rat first set up shop, Old Mr. Osprey learned to fish, and Thunderfoot the Bison got his hump, and eleven other stories that are sure to entertain and delight both children and adults. * * * *Young readers travel to the timeless world of the Green Forest and Smiling Pool. Gentle lessons about nature, the environment, and the "lesser folk of fur and feathers" for today s young readers and listeners. * * * * Originally published in 1918, Mother West Wind Where Stories was Thornton W. Burgess s sixth book in his Mother West Wind part of his long running, and much beloved, series of children s nature books about the Green Meadow and the Green Forest. This edition includes the original four illustrations. * * * * This book is the eighth in Thornton Burgess s Mother West Wind series. Any imaginative child will be captivated by this book. The chapters are short, with simple language that children will identify with, and is printed in easy-to-read 14-point type. Read aloud to pre-readers, or read by children themselves, this book will surely be a family favorite in no time. Mother West Wind Where Stories is included with Mother West Wind Why Stories, Mother West Wind How Stories, and Mother West Wind When Stories, in Flying Chipmunk Publishing s The Mother West Wind Collection, Volume 2, available in both hardcover and paperback (ISBN 978-1-60459-807-0, and 978-1-60459-874-2, respectively). * * * * Check out the other Thornton Burgess books published by Flying Chipmunk Publishing at www. FlyingChipmunkPublishing.com. (And download the FREE 20 page Mother West Wind Coloring Book available there!)