Thornton W. Burgess (1874–1965)
Auteur de The Burgess Bird Book for Children
A propos de l'auteur
Thornton Waldo Burgess was born in Sandwich on January 14, 1874. Burgess graduated from Sandwich High School in 1891, and went on to attend a Business College in Boston from 1892-93. At the age of 17, Burgess briefly lived in Boston and then moved to Springfield, Massachusetts. He bought a place in afficher plus Hampden, Massachusetts in 1925 and made it his permanent home in 1957. He published his first book, Old Mother West Wind, in 1910 Burgess was a naturalist and conservationist, and loved loved 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 and 15,000 stories for daily columns in newspapers. Burgess was also actively involved with conservation efforts. Some of his projects over his lifetime included: The Green Meadow Club for land conservation programs. The Bedtime Stories Club for wildlife protection programs, the Happy Jack Squirrel Saving Club for War Savings Stamps & Bonds, the Radio Nature League broadcast from WBZA Springfield, MA., as well as helping to pass laws protecting migrant wildlife. For his efforts, an Honorary Literary Degree was bestowed upon Burgess in 1938 from Northeastern University. The Boston Museum of Science awarded him a gold medal for "leading children down the path to the wide wonderful world of the outdoors." He was also awarded the distinguished Service Medal of the Permanent Wildlife Protection Fund. In 1960, Burgess published his last book, Now I Remember, an autobiography. That same year, Burgess at the age of 83, had published his 15,000th story. From 1912 to 1960, without interruption, Burgess wrote a syndicated daily newspaper column titled "Bedtime Stories". Thornton Burgess died June 5, 1965, at the age of 91. The Thornton W. Burgess Society was incorporated in 1976. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Crédit image: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0003451. Courtesy of Chicago History Museum.
Séries
Œuvres de Thornton W. Burgess
Thornton Burgess Five-Minute Bedtime Tales: From Old Mother West Wind's Library (Dover Children's Classics) (2011) 20 exemplaires
The National Review Treasury of Classic Bedtime Stories: Volume Two (Foundations) (2006) 17 exemplaires
THORNTON BURGESS Ultimate Collection: 37 Children's Books & Bedtime Stories with Original Illustrations: Mother… (2018) 15 exemplaires
The Burgess Animal Book for Children (COLOR Edition): The Unabridged 1920 Edition with Original Illustrations (2021) 9 exemplaires
The Animal World of Thornton Burgess with Flash, the Young Deer and Other Stories (1961) 5 exemplaires
THE BURGESS FLOWER BOOK FOR CHILDREN [GUIDE TO THE MOST EASILY RECOGNIZED M USHROOMS [C1] 3 exemplaires
Thornton W. Burgess Collection - The Mother West Wind Series Vol. I: Old Mother West Wind, Mother West Wind's Children,… (2021) 3 exemplaires
Nature Almanac 3 exemplaires
Stories to Read Aloud 3 exemplaires
Buster Bear Twins 3 exemplaires
The Adventures of Grandfather Frog By THORNTON W. BURGESS: Illustrations by HARRISON CADY 3 exemplaires
Unc' Billy Gets Even 2 exemplaires
Burgess' Bedtime Story-Books, Vol. 1: Reddy Fox, Johnny Chuck, Peter Cottontail, & Unc' Billy Possum (2011) 2 exemplaires
Thornton W. Burgess Collection - The Mother West Wind Series Vol. I: Old Mother West Wind, Mother West Wind's… 2 exemplaires
The Burgess Bird Book for Children (Illustrated): The 1922 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations (2024) 2 exemplaires
The Burgess Bird Book with Original Illustrations in B&W: Bird and Nature Education Storybook for Kids (2021) 2 exemplaires
The Collected Works of Thornton Burgess (Illustrated Edition): Children's Books Classics, Animal Tales & Bedtime… (2018) 2 exemplaires
Thornton W. Burgess Collection - The Mother West Wind Series, Vol. II: Mother West Wind "WHY" Stories, Mother West Wind… 2 exemplaires
The Burgess Bird Book for Children (Annotated):,Adapted for use with Charlotte Mason's Methods (2012) 2 exemplaires
The adventures of Mr. Mocker 2 exemplaires
Jimmy Skunk's Justice 2 exemplaires
Burgess' Bedtime Story-Books, Vol. 3: The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel, Sammy Jay, Buster Bear, and Old Mr.… (2011) 2 exemplaires
LITTLE PETER COTTONTAIL 2 exemplaires
Old Mother West Wind 01 2 exemplaires
Adventures of Mr. Toad (bedtime Story Books) 2 exemplaires
Mother West Wind 'Where' Stories 2 exemplaires
Bob White 1 exemplaire
Robber the Rat Loses Out 1 exemplaire
Old Mother West Wind (Illustrated Edition): Wonderful Warmhearted Collection of Nature and Animal Tales & Beloved… (2018) 1 exemplaire
Mother West Wind "Where" and "Why" Stories 1 exemplaire
THE ADVENTURES OF PETER COTTONTAIL (Annotated): With a link to a FREE audio version! (2020) 1 exemplaire
The Adventures of Mr. Mocker The Bedtime Story-Books 1 exemplaire
Friendly Animals 1 exemplaire
Thornton W. Burgess Collection - The Green Forest Series: Lightfoot the Deer, Blacky the Crow, Whitefoot the Wood… 1 exemplaire
Peter Cottontail's Own Paint Book 1 exemplaire
The Adventures of Billy Mink 1 exemplaire
Happy Jack Squirrel helps Unc' Billy 1 exemplaire
The Greatest Works of Thornton Burgess: Children's Books Classics, Animal Tales & Bedtime Stories: Old Mother West… (2019) 1 exemplaire
The New Burgess Animal Book 1 exemplaire
Unc' Billy Possum 1 exemplaire
The Stories Mother Nature Told to Her Children 1 exemplaire
The Little Burgess Animal Book for Children ... With illustrations by Louis Agassiz Fuertes 1 exemplaire
How To Draw Forest Animals 1 exemplaire
Various Animal Stories 1 exemplaire
The New Burgess Flower Book 1 exemplaire
The New Burgess Bird Book 1 exemplaire
Neighbors 1 exemplaire
The New Burgess Flower Book 1 exemplaire
Mother West Wind's Neighbors #4 1 exemplaire
The New Burgess Bird Book 1 exemplaire
Happy Jacks 1 exemplaire
The New Burgess Animal Book 1 exemplaire
Collection: Animal Book, Bird Book, Audio 1 exemplaire
Paddy the beaver gives warning 1 exemplaire
Peter Rabbit's Carrots 1 exemplaire
Mr. Toad and Danny Meadow Mouse take a Walk 1 exemplaire
The Read-Aloud Treasury Vol. 4 - More Nature/Science 1 exemplaire
The Read-Aloud Treasury Vol. 3 - Nature/Science 1 exemplaire
reads to you LP 1 exemplaire
Peter Rabbit Learns from Striped Chipmunk 1 exemplaire
Jerry Muskrat is Laughed At 1 exemplaire
Peter Rabbit is Lonesome 1 exemplaire
Jerry Muskrat Begins to Build 1 exemplaire
An Important Meeting at the Smiling Pool 1 exemplaire
Striped Chipmunk's Secret Joke 1 exemplaire
Fun with Farmer Brown's Boy 1 exemplaire
The Digging Match 1 exemplaire
Danny Meadow Mouse Learns Something 1 exemplaire
Animal Story Library: 16 Animal Stories (Boxed) 1 exemplaire
Little Joe Otter's Slippery Slide {short story} 1 exemplaire
Spotty the Turtle Wins the Race 1 exemplaire
Why Peter Rabbit's Ears Are Long 1 exemplaire
Burgess' Bedtime Story-Books, Vol. 4: Adventures of Prickly Porky | Old Man Coyote | Paddy the Beaver | Poor Mrs. Quack (2010) 1 exemplaire
Tommy's Wishing-Stone Adventures: Tommy and the Wishing Stone / Tommy's Wishes Come True / Tommy's Change of Heart (2010) 1 exemplaire
The Adventures of Ol' Mistah Buzzard, Jerry Muskrat, Old Granny Fox, Sammy Jay, Prickly Porky, Poor Mrs Quack, Bob… 1 exemplaire
The Adventures of Buster Bear, Reddy Fox, Bobby Racoon, Grandfather Frog, Jerry Muskrat, Danny Meadow Mouse, Jummy… 1 exemplaire
Ambleside Online Taxonomic Key for the Burgess Animal Book with pictures on CD, also includes audio book on CDs 1 exemplaire
A Glad Time Made a Sad Time 1 exemplaire
How Unc' Billy Possum Met Buster Bear 1 exemplaire
Whitefoot's Secret 1 exemplaire
Little Joe Otter's Slide 1 exemplaire
Burgess in the Woods Set of 8 Books - Including A Merry Coasting Party, A Robber Meets His Match and 6 Others 1 exemplaire
Tommy's Wishes Come True, the Wishing-Stone Stories 1 exemplaire
Peter Rabbit Finds No One To Play With 1 exemplaire
The Stolen Eggs 1 exemplaire
Peter Rabbit's Prank 1 exemplaire
Peter Rabbit Introduces his Big Cousin 1 exemplaire
Busy Folks and Sleepy Folks 1 exemplaire
MOTHER WEST WIND "WHEN" STORIES 1 exemplaire
Mother West Wind's Animal Friends, by Thornton W. Burgess ... Illustrated by George Kerr 1 exemplaire
Thornton Burgess Collection: 37 Children's Books & Bedtime Stories with Original Illustrations: Mother West Wind… 1 exemplaire
Thornton Burgess Animal Library: 8 Storybooks: A Merry Coasting Party, Robber Meets His Match, Paddy's Surprise… 1 exemplaire
Green Forest Series 4 volumes: Blacky the Crow, Buster Bear's Twins, Lightfoot the Deer, Whitefoot the Wood Mouse (1923) 1 exemplaire
Green Meadow Stories 1 exemplaire
Strange tracks in the green forest 1 exemplaire
Tempo Thornton Burgess Library. [4 V: Adventures of Lightfoot the Deer/ Adventures of Johnny Chuck/ Adventures of Sammy… (1953) 1 exemplaire
Robber The Rat, No. 3700-B 1 exemplaire
BETTY BEAR'S LESSON. 1 exemplaire
The Burgess Seashore Book for Children 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The Illustrated Treasury of Children's Literature, Volumes 1-2 (1955) — Contributeur — 460 exemplaires
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Burgess, Thornton Waldo
- Date de naissance
- 1874-01-14
- Date de décès
- 1965-06-05
- Lieu de sépulture
- Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - Études
- Sandwich High School, Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA (1891)
- Professions
- children's book author
conservationist
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- Œuvres
- 314
- Aussi par
- 6
- Membres
- 23,991
- Popularité
- #875
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 79
- ISBN
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- Favoris
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