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Imagine a world where Mother Nature, much like the whimsical old woman who lived in a shoe, juggles countless children with grace and strength. Dive into her enchanting realm, where she nurtures a sick tree or a newborn flower, all while crafting hidden palaces beneath the earth. As she guides little adventurers on their journeys, she tirelessly tends to her magnificent home, the planet we inhabit. Amidst her endless efforts, she shares captivating tales from her youth and unveils the treasures tucked away in the secret corners of her vast palace. Gather around as she spins these magical ...

"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 to Mother West Wind's children, the Merry Little Breezes. (Summary by Laurie Anne Walden)

In How Mother Nature Flowered the Fields, Mother Nature tries to keep everything on Earth in balance. She found room on Earth for all her creatures and looked to mankind to maintain this balance, as they are her most intelligent creatures. When they went astray, Mother Nature found interesting ways to get them back on track.

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. By the time he retired, he had written more than 170 books. Many of his outdoor observations in nature were used as plots for his stories. In his first book, "Old Mother West Wind," published in 1910, the reader meets many of the characters found in later books and stories. These characters include Peter Rabbit, Jimmy Skunk, Sammy Jay, Bobby Raccoon, Joe Otter, Grandfather Frog, ...

This is the 6th compilation of childrens bedtime stories by conservationist and newspaper columnist author Thornton Waldo Burgess. Burgess used his outdoor observations as plots for his stories. The stories involve his earlier developed characters such as Peter Rabbit, Sammy Jay and Grandfather Frog. - Summary by afutterer.

Little stories about animals. - Summary by Henrietta Strauss

Cute little animal stories for children. - Summary by Victoria Bell

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 perfect bedtime stories for small children. (Summary by Laurie Anne Walden)

As flowers and trees begin to bud and bloom, Nox Ap, the bee mother, emerges from her winter sleep. To the Gitxsan, she is nature’s gardener. Without her hard work as a pollinator, we could not enjoy the fruits of strawberries and huckleberries. Follow her life from the first thaw of spring to the end of autumn.

What if Jack and Jill had been playing on a nice soft sand dune instead of that treacherous hill? And suppose Mary's pet wasn't really a lamb. What if Mary had a little...clam? Those questions - and more - are gleefully answered in Mother Osprey: Nursery Rhymes for Buoys & Gulls. This collection retells Mother Goose rhymes and celebrates America's coastlines and waterways - from sea to shining sea.

Bruce the bear likes to keep to himself. That, and eat eggs. But then his hard-boiled goose eggs turn out to be real, live goslings and they are convinced he's their mother. Bruce tries to get the geese to go south, but he can't seem to rid himself of his new companions. What's a bear to do?

A children's audiobook about an Indigenous girl who discovers the miracles that blossom each spring and learns how Creator's gift of courage can transform the way we see the world and ourselves. It’s time to welcome a new season, and this spring is going to be extra special. Dani, a Potawatomi...

El osito estaba jugando en el bosque cuando de pronto sintió ganas de comer algo rico. Entonces fue a su casa y en la despensa encontró un tarro lleno de miel, pero cuando metió una patita para sacar la miel se le quedó atascada. Llamó a su mamá para que lo ayudara a sacar su patita pero ella tampoco pudo. La mamá decidió, entonces, ir en busca de ayuda pero en el camino se encontró con algunos inconvenientes. ¿Podrá al final conseguir que la ayuden a sacar la patita de su osito del tarro de miel?