Thornton W. Burgess (1874–1965)
Auteur van The Burgess Bird Book for Children
Over de 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 toon meer 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) toon minder
Fotografie: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0003451. Courtesy of Chicago History Museum.
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Werken van Thornton W. Burgess
Thornton Burgess Five-Minute Bedtime Tales: From Old Mother West Wind's Library (Dover Children's Classics) (2011) 20 exemplaren
The National Review Treasury of Classic Bedtime Stories: Volume Two (Foundations) (2006) 17 exemplaren
THORNTON BURGESS Ultimate Collection: 37 Children's Books & Bedtime Stories with Original Illustrations: Mother… (2018) 15 exemplaren
The Burgess Animal Book for Children (COLOR Edition): The Unabridged 1920 Edition with Original Illustrations (2021) 9 exemplaren
The Animal World of Thornton Burgess with Flash, the Young Deer and Other Stories (1961) 5 exemplaren
Nature Almanac 3 exemplaren
Thornton W. Burgess Collection - The Mother West Wind Series Vol. I: Old Mother West Wind, Mother West Wind's Children,… (2021) 3 exemplaren
The Adventures of Grandfather Frog By THORNTON W. BURGESS: Illustrations by HARRISON CADY 3 exemplaren
Buster Bear Twins 3 exemplaren
Stories to Read Aloud 3 exemplaren
THE BURGESS FLOWER BOOK FOR CHILDREN [GUIDE TO THE MOST EASILY RECOGNIZED M USHROOMS [C1] 3 exemplaren
The Burgess Bird Book with Original Illustrations in B&W: Bird and Nature Education Storybook for Kids (2021) 2 exemplaren
BETTY BEAR'S LESSON. 2 exemplaren
Adventures of Mr. Toad (bedtime Story Books) 2 exemplaren
Burgess' Bedtime Story-Books, Vol. 1: Reddy Fox, Johnny Chuck, Peter Cottontail, & Unc' Billy Possum (2011) 2 exemplaren
LITTLE PETER COTTONTAIL 2 exemplaren
The adventures of Mr. Mocker 2 exemplaren
Old Mother West Wind 01 2 exemplaren
The Burgess Bird Book for Children (Annotated):,Adapted for use with Charlotte Mason's Methods (2012) 2 exemplaren
The Burgess Bird Book for Children (Illustrated): The 1922 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations (2024) 2 exemplaren
Mother West Wind 'Where' Stories 2 exemplaren
Jimmy Skunk's Justice 2 exemplaren
Unc' Billy Gets Even 2 exemplaren
Thornton W. Burgess Collection - The Mother West Wind Series Vol. I: Old Mother West Wind, Mother West Wind's… 2 exemplaren
The Collected Works of Thornton Burgess (Illustrated Edition): Children's Books Classics, Animal Tales & Bedtime… (2018) 2 exemplaren
Burgess' Bedtime Story-Books, Vol. 3: The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel, Sammy Jay, Buster Bear, and Old Mr.… (2011) 2 exemplaren
Why Peter Rabbit's Ears Are Long 1 exemplaar
The Stories Mother Nature Told to Her Children 1 exemplaar
THE ADVENTURES OF PETER COTTONTAIL (Annotated): With a link to a FREE audio version! (2020) 1 exemplaar
The Greatest Works of Thornton Burgess: Children's Books Classics, Animal Tales & Bedtime Stories: Old Mother West… (2019) 1 exemplaar
Bob White 1 exemplaar
Spotty the Turtle Wins the Race 1 exemplaar
Little Joe Otter's Slippery Slide {short story} 1 exemplaar
Animal Story Library: 16 Animal Stories (Boxed) 1 exemplaar
Mother West Wind "Where" and "Why" Stories 1 exemplaar
Robber the Rat Loses Out 1 exemplaar
Green Forest Series 4 volumes: Blacky the Crow, Buster Bear's Twins, Lightfoot the Deer, Whitefoot the Wood Mouse (1923) 1 exemplaar
Burgess' Bedtime Story-Books, Vol. 4: Adventures of Prickly Porky | Old Man Coyote | Paddy the Beaver | Poor Mrs. Quack (2010) 1 exemplaar
Various Animal Stories 1 exemplaar
The Adventures of Billy Mink 1 exemplaar
Neighbors 1 exemplaar
Happy Jacks 1 exemplaar
Mother West Wind's Neighbors #4 1 exemplaar
The New Burgess Flower Book 1 exemplaar
The New Burgess Bird Book 1 exemplaar
The New Burgess Animal Book 1 exemplaar
How To Draw Forest Animals 1 exemplaar
Tommy's Wishing-Stone Adventures: Tommy and the Wishing Stone / Tommy's Wishes Come True / Tommy's Change of Heart (2010) 1 exemplaar
The Little Burgess Animal Book for Children ... With illustrations by Louis Agassiz Fuertes 1 exemplaar
Unc' Billy Possum 1 exemplaar
The New Burgess Flower Book 1 exemplaar
The New Burgess Bird Book 1 exemplaar
The New Burgess Animal Book 1 exemplaar
Collection: Animal Book, Bird Book, Audio 1 exemplaar
Old Mother West Wind (Illustrated Edition): Wonderful Warmhearted Collection of Nature and Animal Tales & Beloved… (2018) 1 exemplaar
Jerry Muskrat Begins to Build 1 exemplaar
Peter Rabbit is Lonesome 1 exemplaar
Jerry Muskrat is Laughed At 1 exemplaar
Peter Rabbit Learns from Striped Chipmunk 1 exemplaar
An Important Meeting at the Smiling Pool 1 exemplaar
reads to you LP 1 exemplaar
The Read-Aloud Treasury Vol. 3 - Nature/Science 1 exemplaar
A Glad Time Made a Sad Time 1 exemplaar
Danny Meadow Mouse Learns Something 1 exemplaar
Robber The Rat, No. 3700-B 1 exemplaar
Tempo Thornton Burgess Library. [4 V: Adventures of Lightfoot the Deer/ Adventures of Johnny Chuck/ Adventures of Sammy… (1953) 1 exemplaar
Strange tracks in the green forest 1 exemplaar
How Unc' Billy Possum Met Buster Bear 1 exemplaar
Green Meadow Stories 1 exemplaar
Paddy the beaver gives warning 1 exemplaar
Striped Chipmunk's Secret Joke 1 exemplaar
Peter Cottontail's Own Paint Book 1 exemplaar
Happy Jack Squirrel helps Unc' Billy 1 exemplaar
Friendly Animals 1 exemplaar
Burgess Animal Paint Book 1 exemplaar
Peter Rabbit's Carrots 1 exemplaar
The Digging Match 1 exemplaar
Whitefoot's Secret 1 exemplaar
Mr. Toad and Danny Meadow Mouse take a Walk 1 exemplaar
Little Joe Otter's Slide 1 exemplaar
Peter Rabbit Finds No One To Play With 1 exemplaar
The Stolen Eggs 1 exemplaar
Peter Rabbit's Prank 1 exemplaar
Peter Rabbit Introduces his Big Cousin 1 exemplaar
Busy Folks and Sleepy Folks 1 exemplaar
MOTHER WEST WIND "WHEN" STORIES 1 exemplaar
Mother West Wind's Animal Friends, by Thornton W. Burgess ... Illustrated by George Kerr 1 exemplaar
Fun with Farmer Brown's Boy 1 exemplaar
The Burgess Seashore Book for Children 1 exemplaar
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- Officiële naam
- Burgess, Thornton Waldo
- Geboortedatum
- 1874-01-14
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1965-06-05
- Graflocatie
- Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - Opleiding
- Sandwich High School, Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA (1891)
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- children's book author
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