Thornton W. Burgesswas an American naturalist and the author of dozens of books for children, the most enduring of which areOld Mother West WindandThe Burgess Bird Book for Children. Burgess was a passionate twentieth-century conservationist who dedicated his life to teaching children and their families about the importance of the natural life of the northern North American forest.
TheGreen Meadow Storiescompilation is made up of four distinct but entwined tales: those...