The Burgess Book of Nature Lore

The Burgess Book of Nature Lore: Adventures of Tommy, Sue and Sammy with Their Friends of Meadow, Pool, and Forest
by Thornton W. Burgess

This wonderful book from 1965 is our current read aloud at lunchtime. I still have my own copy from my childhood. Today we read the Striped Chipmunk chapter and it made me think I should make a list of all the chapters, in case I want to have facts, photos, or other information ready at my fingertips.

chapter 1 - Vacation Frustration

chapter 2 - The Testing of a Friend - chipmunk

chapter 3 - Tommy's Insect Soup - pitcher plant

chapter 4 - Uncle Ben Goes Along - woodchuck

chapter 5 - The Lovely Trap - orb weaver

chapter 6 - Sue's Change of Mind - toad

chapter 7 - Tommy Bluffs a Bluffer - hog-nosed snake

chapter 8 - Mrs. Snapper Has Important Business - snapping turtle

chapter 9 - Fishy but True - sunfish & bullhead

chapter 10 - The Little Bee Box - honeybee

chapter 11 - Sammy Loses the Line - honeybee, cont.

chapter 12 - Jimmy Understands - skunk

chapter 13 - Sue Keeps a Secret - rabbit

chapter 14 - Sue Tries Detecting - leaf-cutter bee

chapter 15 - The Fairy Bottles - potter wasp & mud-dauber wasp

chapter 16 - The Hole in the Dam - beaver

chapter 17 - The Chain of Life - mink

chapter 18 - Where Was Mother Bear? - black bear

chapter 19 - Sue Has an Adventure - ruffed grouse

chapter 20 - A Mother's Love - red fox

chapter 21 - The Lion Hunt - antlion

chapter 22 - Sue Finds a Nest - hummingbird

chapter 23 - The Paper Makers - paper wasp

chapter 24 - Living Jewels - monarch butterfly

chapter 25 - The Fierce Little One - shrew

chapter 26 - Some Hair! - white-tailed deer

chapter 27 - The Masked Raiders - raccoon

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