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Greetings - Chapters 39 and 40 are PL OK. Jude, many thanks for letting me be a part of this effort. Truly enjoyed it. Take a good break now and let me know if I can help on your future projects. Lomond Absolutely, Lomond. I'd love us to be a team again. Will reach out later this year. cheers Jude

"From the armadillo and musk ox to the walrus and manatee, this book introduces you to the many mammals who live and play throughout North America. Old Mother Nature holds daily lessons for Peter Rabbit and all the other little folk of the Green Forest. Where do these animals live? What do the...

And .... Chapter 40 is now uploaded and ready to PL. https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/burgessanimalbookforchildren_40_burgess_128kb.mp3 Phew! Thanks, you two, for your help and support and humour too over the past year. I sure enjoyed this book but it's time for a break from Old Mother Nature ...

As we approach the 40th and final chapter of this book, I realized we need an intro description for the page. Thornton Burgess's own detailed and rather philosophical introduction is the first recording. How does this read for the written intro? "From the armadillo and musk ox to the walrus and...

Chapter 39 is uploaded and ready to PL.

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/burgessanimalbookforchildren_39_burgess_128kb.mp3

Only one more! I'm going to go write the description for this book ... it'll feel almost nostalgic reviewing the earlier chapters/critters.

Jude

Chapter 38 is uploaded and ready to PL.

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/burgessanimalbookforchildren_38_burgess_128kb.mp3

Only two more to go!!!!

Jude

Chapter 37 is uploaded and ready to PL. https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/burgessanimalbookforchildren_37_burgess_128kb.mp3 I remember as a child not believing that so many buffalo could be slaughtered is such a short time and so wantonly. But the photos of bone piles made me believe. Still fee...

Chapter 36 is now uploaded and ready to PL.

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/burgessanimalbookforchildren_36_burgess_128kb.mp3

Musk oxen are the next chapter. I've had a musk ox wool scarf for over 40 years and it's the softest, warmest ever.

cheers
Jude

Chapter 35 is uploaded and ready to PL. https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/burgessanimalbookforchildren_35_burgess_128kb.mp3 Longest chapter yet! But all about deer and their appetites (she wrote thinking about the tulips she used to be able to grow but now accepts that they're just deer fodder ...

Chapter 34 is uploaded and ready to PL.

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/burgessanimalbookforchildren_34_burgess_128kb.mp3

Possums (or Opossums if you're being fancy) are pretty interesting ...

cheers
Jude

Chapter 33 is uploaded and ready to PL. https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/burgessanimalbookforchildren_33_burgess_128kb.mp3 I was surprised that Thornton Burgess did not identify the 'big Alaskan bear' as a Kodiak bear (which is what we have always called them). Either way, they sure are BIG! N...

Chapter 32 is uploaded and ready to PL.

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/burgessanimalbookforchildren_32_burgess_128kb.mp3

I remember so many black bears at the dump when I was a kid ... it was a weekly treat to go out there and watch.

cheers
Jude

Chapter 31 is uploaded and ready to PL.

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/burgessanimalbookforchildren_31_burgess_128kb.mp3

Bobby Coon is one of my favourite Burgess animals so this chapter was a real treat

cheers
Jude

Chapter 30 is uploaded and ready to PL.

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/burgessanimalbookforchildren_30_burgess_128kb.mp3

Mother Nature is much more interested now (well, it is all about panthers and cougars!)

cheers
Jude