"Old Mother West Wind" is a charming children's book featuring a collection of delightful animal characters who live in the Green Meadows and the Green Forest. The story centers around Old Mother West Wind, a kind-hearted wind who helps her animal friends by bringing them news and guidance. The book introduces readers to a variety of creatures, such as Peter Rabbit, Jimmy Skunk, and others, as they navigate their daily adventures, face challenges, and learn valuable life lessons about friendship, courage, and the importance of nature. Through engaging tales, Thornton W. Burgess weaves a whimsical narrative that delights young readers. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called Old Mother West Wind .
This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade-12th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.
There are 96 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2003 by Henry Holt & Company .
Burgess lived in Massachusetts. Learn more about Thornton Burgess at thorntonburgess. org. Michael Hague is the best-selling artist of over 90 children's books. He lives in a pink house in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
This book contains the following story:
Old Mother West Wind
Discover the answer to why Grandfather Frog has no tail and why Jimmy Skunk wears stripes, what happens at the grand goings-on at Mink's swimming party, Little Joe Otter's slippery slide, and Reddy Fox's fishing expedition. These and many other adventures are told in a warm, whimsical way that combines gentle lessons about nature and wildlife with the fun of a good story.