Thornton Burgess Five-Minute Bedtime Tales

Thornton Burgess Five-Minute Bedtime TalesWhere did Grandfather Frog get his big mouth, and why doesn't Buster Bear have a tail? When did Mr. Bluebird win his coat, and how did Howler the Wolf get his name? This charming collection of fables transports readers and listeners into Thornton Burgess's Green Forest. In the magical woodland home of Peter Cottontail, Bob White, Spotty the Turtle, and other adventurous animals, children learn gentle lessons about ecology and respect for the

Each lesson includes detailed instructions on anatomical drawing

Pillow-Problems is one of the rarest of all Lewis Carroll's works

and — through the mental experiment of "Maxwell's demon" — points out how the Second Law of Thermodynamics relies on statistics

Suggestions for further reading complete the text

and other real animals once associated with magical or supernatural powers

Today's costume historians and sewing enthusiasts will find fascinating instruction in such long-lost arts as boning a bodice perfectly

and layouts

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outlined drawings

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allowing them to read the literature and begin thesis work