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Bowser the Hound by Thornton W. Burgess

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Bowser the Hound by Thornton W. Burgess

Bowser the Hound is another of the many delightful books by the naturalist Thornton W. Burgess, who wrote children’s stories featuring the animals of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows. Old Man Coyote once again outsmarts Bowser the Hound, craftily leading him away from home, and poor Bowser gets lost. Old Man Coyote may be good at tricking Bowser, but the Hound has an advantage of prowess at pursuit, he loves a good long chase. In fact, Bowser will even go without eating just for the pleasure of chasing Reddy and Granny Fox or Old Man Coyote. Will Bowser find his way back to Farmer Brown’s? Will Reddy Fox finally catch himself a chicken, now that Bowser is no longer guarding the henhouse? Young readers and nature lovers of all ages will love these stories of the lives of our animal friends in the Green Forest.

2 Hour and 11 Minutes.

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Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue at Christmas Tree Cove by Laura Lee Hope

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Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue at Christmas Tree Cove by Laura Lee Hope

In this adventure, first published in 1920, Bunny and Sue lose a valuable possession belonging to their mother. They have many adventures and misadventures as the Brown Family take a family boating trip to the remote, but idyllic, Christmas Tree Cove. As soon as they begin their journey, the fun adventures start. Chapters include: The Big Dog, The Diamond Ring, The Sleepwalker, The Merry Goat, Where is Bunny?, The New Boy, The Surprising Letter, What Stopped the Engine, and many more!

4 Hours and 16 Minutes.

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Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue by Laura Lee Hope

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Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue by Laura Lee Hope

The Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue series follows the adventures of Bunny Brown, a 6-year old lively little boy, and his Sister Sue, a happy 5-year old little girl. Youngsters will their adorable antics and delightful chatter. The Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue series were among the many popular series of books for children and teens published by the Stratemeyer Syndicate from 1916-1930.  Chapters in this volume include: The Lost Ring, Wango, the Monkey, Bunny Goes Fishing, Sue and the Goat, George Watson’s Trick, How Sue Found the Eggs, The Punch and Judy Show, and many other engaging stories. A classic and enjoyable series your children are sure to enjoy!

4 Hours and 17 Minutes.

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Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 1 by Hans Christian Andersen

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Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 1 by Hans Christian Andersen

A collection of works by Danish author and poet, Hans Christian Andersen, who is most famous for his fairy tales. Chapters include: The Tinder-Box, Little Claus and Big Claus, The Princess and the Pea, Little Ida’s Flowers, Little Tiny or Thumbelina, The Saucy Boy, The Travelling Companion, The Little Mermaid Parts 1 & 2, The Emperor’s New Suit, The Galoshes of Fortune Parts 1 & 2, The Daisy, The Brave Tin Soldier, The Wild Swans, The Garden of Paradise, The Flying Trunk, The Storks, The Elf of the Rose, What the Moon Saw Parts 1, 2, & 3, The Wicked Prince, The Metal Pig, The Shepherd’s Story of the Bond of Friendship, A Rose from Homer’s Grave, The Buckwheat, Ole-Luk-Oie, the Dream-God, and The Swineherd.

9 Hours and 24 Minutes.

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Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 2 by Hans Christian Andersen

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Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 2 by Hans Christian Andersen

Volume 2 of the collection of works by Danish author and poet, Hans Christian Andersen, who is most famous for his fairy tales. Chapters include: The Angel, The Nightingale, The Ugly Duckling, The Top and Ball, The Fir Tree, The Snow Queen Parts 1-3, The Little Elder-Tree Mother, The Elfin Hill, The Red Shoes, The Jumper, The Shepherdess and the Sweep, Holger Danske, The Bell, Grandmother, The Darning-Needle, The Little Match-Seller, The Sunbeam and the Captive, By the Almshouse Window, The Old Street Lamp, The Neighboring Families, Little Tuk, and The Shadow.

6 Hours and 7 Minutes.

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Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 3 by Hans Christian Andersen

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Volume 3 of the collection of works by Danish author and poet, Hans Christian Andersen, who is most famous for his fairy tales. Chapters include: The Old House, The Drop of Water, The Happy Family, The Story of a Mother, The Shirt Collar, The Flax, The Phoenix Bird, A Story, The Puppet-Show Man, The Dumb Book, The Old Gravestone, The Conceited Apple Branch, The Loveliest Rose in the World, In a Thousand Years, The Swan's Nest, The Story of the Year, There Is No Doubt About It, A Cheerful Temper, A Great Grief, Everything in the Right Place, The Goblin and the Huckster, Under the Willow Tree, The Pea Blossom, and She was Good for Nothing.

4 Hours and 7 Minutes.

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Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling

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Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling

Just So Stories is a long-loved collection of fanciful tales written by British author Rudyard Kipling. Originally told to his own children and their friends, he later wrote them down for publication, and they are among Kipling’s best known works. Highly fantasized origin stories, highlighting differences among animals, and how certain phenomena in nature supposedly came to be, their witty presentation delights children. There are twelve stories about animals, insects, and other subjects which include chapters like: How the Camel Got His Hump, The Butterfly That Stamped, and How the Alphabet Was Made.

3 Hours and 29 Minutes.

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Mrs. Peter Rabbit by Thornton W. Burgess

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Mrs. Peter Rabbit by Thornton W. Burgess

Mrs. Peter Rabbit is another book by Thornton W. Burgess, in which we meet the lucky little bunny who will become Mrs. Peter Rabbit. Something is wrong with Peter Rabbit, he has no appetite, he is lonely, he just doesn’t know what’s wrong! Peter decides to visit some friends in the Old Pasture but instead finds himself narrowly escaping the clutches of Hooty Owl, experiencing a nasty encounter with Jed Thumper (a big gray rabbit), and eventually staring right into the soft, gentle eyes of Miss Fuzzytail. Soon, Peter has a bride! Children will love listening to the adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rabbit as they start a new, and often precarious, life together in the Dear Old Briar-Patch.  As always, Burgess tells the tale in an engaging manner that brings to life the characteristics of our animal friends!

2 Hours and 3 Minutes.

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Old Granny Fox by Thornton W. Burgess

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Old Granny Fox by Thornton W. Burgess

Old Granny Fox another great tale in the awesome series of children’s story-books about wildlife by master story-teller, Thornton W. Burgess.
Old Granny Fox and grandson Reddy Fox must use all their cunning and foxy-wiles to hunt up enough food to survive the long winter. The deep carpet of snow covering the Green Meadow has made food harder to find. Reddy, in his typically young and foolish fashion comes up with ideas like robbing Farmer Brown’s hen-house in broad daylight.  Granny, with her life time of experience and wisdom, overrules many of Reddy’s foolhardy suggestions. She points out the fact that Farmer Brown’s hens are locked up tight and protected by Bowser the Hound, and instead takes a conceited Reddy hunting and teaches him some surprising new tricks to lure in their dinner. Old Granny and Reddy Fox encounter danger and adventure in their quests to keep their bellies full, including a close encounter with Farmer Brown’s boy, a clever plot to steal Bowser’s food, and an unforeseen thief who might outsmart this sneaky pair. Throughout the book she teaches Reddy quite a bit about patience, common sense, and resourcefulness.

2 Hours and 33 Minutes.

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Old Mother West Wind by Thornton W. Burgess

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Old Mother West Wind by Thornton W. Burgess

Old Mother West Wind is the first title in the long list of children’s stories and books by Thornton W. Burgess whose love of the beauty of nature and for its living creatures inspired his writing for 50 years! Old Mother West Wind was the first of the many books written by Burgess written in 1910. In this volume, you meet many of the favorite characters found in later books and stories, including:  Peter Rabbit, Jimmy Skunk, Sammy Jay, Bobby Raccoon, Joe Otter, Grandfather Frog, Billy Mink, Jerry Muskrat, Spotty the Turtle and of course, Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes. Enjoy such stories as why Grandfather frog has no tail Little Joe Otter’s slippery slide, Red Fox’s fishing adventure, and Billy Mink’s swimming party. These stories have been favorites of children and adults alike for generations!

1 Hour and 38 Minutes.

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The Bobbsey Twins at Meadow Brook by Laura Lee Hope

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The Bobbsey Twins at Meadow Brook by Laura Lee Hope

The Bobbseys are home from their adventure on the houseboat and now they’re off to visit their cousins at Meadow Brook Farm. They haven’t even made it to the farm when they encounter a runaway boy, a runaway dog, and a runaway ram! Meadow Brook proves even more exciting and full of adventure, what with wild animals, a missing twin, and even acting in a movie. It’s the Bobbsey twins on another delightful escapade, and your children are sure to enjoy The Bobbsey Twins: At Meadow Brook,  book no. 7 in the Bobbsey Twins series!

3 Hours and 47 Minutes.

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The Bobbsey Twins at School by Laura Lee Hope

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The Bobbsey Twins at School by Laura Lee Hope

The fourth book in the Bobbsey series, The Bobbsey Twins: At School, finds the children on their way home from an exciting summer vacation. As usual, mysteries and trouble are never far behind them, and they run across a wrecked circus train and a trick dog who insists on following them! Back at home, exciting news awaits: Bert has been selected as president of a new museum that the school is opening. All goes well until opening day, when the museum’s most valuable statue goes missing! Who took it? And why? Can the twins solve this new mystery? Another fun Bobbsey adventure you won’t want to miss!

3 Hours and 35 Minutes.

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The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge by Laura Lee Hope

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The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge by Laura Lee Hope

In this fifth book in the Bobbsey series, The Bobbsey Twins: At Snow Lodge, the story starts out with the twins all back at school after summer vacation. As usual, Danny Rugg, the school bully, is up to his mischief –and this time he’s trying to pin it on Bert. Bert gets accused of freezing a giant snowball to the school steps, and all the evidence seems to point against him. With winter here Christmas is coming too, of course, and the Bobbsey Twins are busy planning for their trip to Snow Lodge–where a lost treasure, a restored friendship, and exciting adventures and a mystery to solve await. Danny Rugg ends up staying in the same area as Snow Lodge and continues to cause trouble, but his father finds out about one of his tricks and punishes him by sending him home.

3 Hours and 30 Minutes.

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The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore by Laura Lee Hope

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The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore by Laura Lee Hope

In this third volume of the classic children’s series, The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore, the twins – Nan and Bert and Freddie and Flossie – visit Ocean Cliff, the seaside home of their cousin Dorothy. During their stay they have loads of fun, sharing in  seaside adventures, and even a few mysteries along the way. Among their escapades are entering the water carnival, playing on the beach, making a new friend, and witnessing a shipwreck, too.

3 Hours and 34 Minutes.

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The Bobbsey Twins in the Country by Laura Lee Hope

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The Bobbsey Twins in the Country by Laura Lee Hope

The second book in The Bobbsey Twins series, The Bobbsey Twins in the Country, finds the two sets of twins experiencing life in the country during the first part of their summer vacation from school. Their stay with their aunt, uncle and cousins on their farm in Meadow Brook is filled with new adventures for the ‘city-raised’ Bobbseys.

4 Hours and 16 Minutes

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The Bobbsey Twins On a Houseboat by Laura Lee Hope

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The Bobbsey Twins On a Houseboat by Laura Lee Hope

In this sixth book in the Bobbsey series, The Bobbsey Twins: on a Houseboat, The Bobbsey family are staying on a houseboat for summer vacation! At first, all seems to be going well – what with fishing, playing with friends, and exploring the river. But then a mean farmer arrives, who seems determined to stop the trip. Why? Where has Will Watson, his mistreated hired boy, run away to? Who is stealing food from the houseboat? Who, or what, made the strange noises the cook heard? Can the twins solve the mystery? Listen along to find out how the story turns out!

3 Hours and 50 Minutes.

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The Bobbsey Twins or Merry Days Indoors and Out by Laura Lee Hope

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The Bobbsey Twins or Merry Days Indoors and Out by Laura Lee Hope

The first volume of the classic children’s series, The Bobbsey Twins, one of the longest running series of children’s books in years past, and lasting favorite for generations. The Bobbsey Twins: Merry Days Indoors and Out follows the adventures of the four Bobbsey children – Twins Nan and Bert and Freddie and Flossie – as they celebrate Christmas, rescue their cat, and attend a friend’s birthday party. Revisit the joys of this delightful old-fashioned children’s classic series.

3 Hours and 31 Minutes.

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The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton W. Burgess

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The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton W. Burgess

When Jenny Wren hears that Peter Rabbit would like to know more about the four-footed friends who share the Green Meadows and Green Forest with him, she tells him to go ask Old Mother Nature, who is a happy and willing instructor. During their “classroom” chats, she teaches Peter about a number of his cousins, including Arctic Hare and Antelope Jack. She also tells him numerous other creatures, such as Flying Squirrel, Mountain Beaver, Pocket Gopher, Grasshopper Mouse, Silvery Bat, Mule Deer, and Grizzly Bear. Told in the warm and appealing fashion of Burgess’s stories, this engaging book acquaints youngsters with many forms of wildlife, as well as animals’ relationships with one another. This charming collection of entertaining tales is sure to transport today’s young readers to the same captivating world of nature that has delighted generations of children before them.

7 Hour and 55 Minutes.

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The Burgess Bird Book for Children by Thornton W. Burgess

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The Burgess Bird Book for Children by Thornton W. Burgess

The Burgess Bird Book for Children is a zoology book written in the form of a story featuring Peter Rabbit. Peter learns from his friend Jenny Wren all about the birds of North America, and we meet many of them in the Old Orchard, the Green Meadow, and the Green Forest.  We meet Slaty the Junco, Redwing the Blackbird, Melody the Wood Thrush, Spooky the Screech Owl, and dozens of other common birds, learning about  their physical appearances, eating and nesting habits, and songs and calls. An engaging introduction to the world of birds!

7 Hour and 10 Minutes.

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The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter by Beatrix Potter

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The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter by Beatrix Potter

The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter contains  nineteen tales featuring a troop of Miss Potter’s most unforgettable characters. Peter Rabbit, the mischievous and rebellious young fellow, is the hero of many a tale, along with his more well-mannered sisters Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail. Their long-suffering mother strives to keep Peter out of mischief and out of Mr. McGregor’s tempting garden filled with luscious fruits and vegetables. The stories sparkle with Beatrix Potter’s endearing ability to tell a tale, holding your attention with her whimsical way of speech, and quaint Victorian style stories. Other memorable characters include Squirrel Nutkin, who is a most impertinent fellow, Peter Rabbit’s cousin Benjamin Bunny, two bad mice, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Tailor Simpkin, a frog called Mr. Jeremy Fisher, and many more. The stories are a mixture of moral fables, fascinating descriptions of nature, and Victorian childhood naughtiness. Our children always love the stories by Beatrix Potter, fun to see another generation of children loving her works!

3 Hours and 47 Minutes.

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