Thornton W. Burgess (1874–1965)
Autore di The Burgess Bird Book for Children
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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 mostra altro 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) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0003451. Courtesy of Chicago History Museum.
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Opere di Thornton W. Burgess
Thornton Burgess Five-Minute Bedtime Tales: From Old Mother West Wind's Library (Dover Children's Classics) (2011) 20 copie
THORNTON BURGESS Ultimate Collection: 37 Children's Books & Bedtime Stories with Original Illustrations: Mother… (2018) 15 copie
The Burgess Animal Book for Children (COLOR Edition): The Unabridged 1920 Edition with Original Illustrations (2021) 9 copie
Nature Almanac 3 copie
Thornton W. Burgess Collection - The Mother West Wind Series Vol. I: Old Mother West Wind, Mother West Wind's Children,… (2021) 3 copie
Buster Bear Twins 3 copie
Stories to Read Aloud 3 copie
The Burgess Bird Book with Original Illustrations in B&W: Bird and Nature Education Storybook for Kids (2021) 2 copie
BETTY BEAR'S LESSON. 2 copie
Burgess' Bedtime Story-Books, Vol. 1: Reddy Fox, Johnny Chuck, Peter Cottontail, & Unc' Billy Possum (2011) 2 copie
LITTLE PETER COTTONTAIL 2 copie
The adventures of Mr. Mocker 2 copie
Old Mother West Wind 01 2 copie
The Burgess Bird Book for Children (Annotated):,Adapted for use with Charlotte Mason's Methods (2012) 2 copie
The Burgess Bird Book for Children (Illustrated): The 1922 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations (2024) 2 copie
Mother West Wind 'Where' Stories 2 copie
Jimmy Skunk's Justice 2 copie
Unc' Billy Gets Even 2 copie
The Collected Works of Thornton Burgess (Illustrated Edition): Children's Books Classics, Animal Tales & Bedtime… (2018) 2 copie
Burgess' Bedtime Story-Books, Vol. 3: The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel, Sammy Jay, Buster Bear, and Old Mr.… (2011) 2 copie
Why Peter Rabbit's Ears Are Long 1 copia
The Greatest Works of Thornton Burgess: Children's Books Classics, Animal Tales & Bedtime Stories: Old Mother West… (2019) 1 copia
Bob White 1 copia
Spotty the Turtle Wins the Race 1 copia
Robber the Rat Loses Out 1 copia
Green Forest Series 4 volumes: Blacky the Crow, Buster Bear's Twins, Lightfoot the Deer, Whitefoot the Wood Mouse (1923) 1 copia
Burgess' Bedtime Story-Books, Vol. 4: Adventures of Prickly Porky | Old Man Coyote | Paddy the Beaver | Poor Mrs. Quack (2010) 1 copia
Various Animal Stories 1 copia
The Adventures of Billy Mink 1 copia
Neighbors 1 copia
Happy Jacks 1 copia
Mother West Wind's Neighbors #4 1 copia
The New Burgess Flower Book 1 copia
The New Burgess Bird Book 1 copia
The New Burgess Animal Book 1 copia
How To Draw Forest Animals 1 copia
Tommy's Wishing-Stone Adventures: Tommy and the Wishing Stone / Tommy's Wishes Come True / Tommy's Change of Heart (2010) 1 copia
Unc' Billy Possum 1 copia
The New Burgess Flower Book 1 copia
The New Burgess Bird Book 1 copia
The New Burgess Animal Book 1 copia
Old Mother West Wind (Illustrated Edition): Wonderful Warmhearted Collection of Nature and Animal Tales & Beloved… (2018) 1 copia
Jerry Muskrat Begins to Build 1 copia
Peter Rabbit is Lonesome 1 copia
Jerry Muskrat is Laughed At 1 copia
reads to you LP 1 copia
A Glad Time Made a Sad Time 1 copia
Robber The Rat, No. 3700-B 1 copia
Tempo Thornton Burgess Library. [4 V: Adventures of Lightfoot the Deer/ Adventures of Johnny Chuck/ Adventures of Sammy… (1953) 1 copia
Green Meadow Stories 1 copia
Paddy the beaver gives warning 1 copia
Striped Chipmunk's Secret Joke 1 copia
Friendly Animals 1 copia
Burgess Animal Paint Book 1 copia
Peter Rabbit's Carrots 1 copia
The Digging Match 1 copia
Whitefoot's Secret 1 copia
Little Joe Otter's Slide 1 copia
The Stolen Eggs 1 copia
Peter Rabbit's Prank 1 copia
Busy Folks and Sleepy Folks 1 copia
MOTHER WEST WIND "WHEN" STORIES 1 copia
Fun with Farmer Brown's Boy 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Burgess, Thornton Waldo
- Data di nascita
- 1874-01-14
- Data di morte
- 1965-06-05
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - Istruzione
- Sandwich High School, Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA (1891)
- Attività lavorative
- children's book author
conservationist
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- 315
- Opere correlate
- 6
- Utenti
- 23,925
- Popolarità
- #877
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 79
- ISBN
- 1,147
- Lingue
- 7
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