The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 1915

The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel

By Thornton W. Burgess, Harrison Cady (Illustrator)

Book #9 in the Burgess' Bedtime Story-books series

A red squirrel's survival hinges on outsmarting predators and escaping capture in a forest adventure.

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Chatterer the Red Squirrel faces a perilous journey in the Green Forest, dodging Shadow the Weasel and outwitting Farmer Brown's boy. As he seeks refuge in a corn-crib, danger lurks at every turn. Will Chatterer escape becoming a meal for Black Pussy, or will his cleverness lead him to safety? Join Chatterer in a tale of survival, cunning, and the timeless lessons of nature.

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Originally published in 1915, “The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel” is part of the rich heritage of children’s nature books left to us by Thornton W. Burgess in his long running - and much beloved - series of children’s nature books about the Green Meadow and the Green Forest. Children will love hearing, and reading, about Chatterer the Red Squirrel and his adventures in the Green Meadows and Green Forest as he desperately uses Redtail the Hawk, one of his other dealiest foes, to escape being dinner for Shadow the Weasel. Then he decides to move to the Green Meadows to escape Shadow, and discovers Farmer Brown’s corn-crib is a wonderful place for corn dinners! But Farmer Brown’s boy catches him! Will he escape or will he become Black Pussy’s next meal? Young readers travel to the timeless world of the Green Forest and Smiling Pool. Gentle lessons about nature, the environment, and the “lesser folk of fur and feathers” for today’s young readers and listeners. Any imaginative child will be captivated by this book. The chapters are short, with simple language that children will identify with, and is printed in easy-to-read 14-point type. Read aloud to pre-readers, or read by children themselves, this book will surely be a family favorite in no time. This edition includes the original six Harrison Cady illustrations. “The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel” is the ninth book in his Bed-Time Storybook series, and is also included with “The Adventures of Buster Bear,” “The Adventures of Sammy Jay,” and “The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad” in Flying Chipmunk Publishing’s “Thornton Burgess’s Bed-Time Storybooks, Volume 3” (ISBN 978-1-60459-977-0). Check out our other Thornton Burgess books at www.FlyingChipmunkPublishing.com (And download the FREE 20 page “Mother West Wind/Peter Rabbit Coloring Book” available there!), or Friend us on Facebook for our latest Children’s, Juvenile, and Adult releases.

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Format
Pages
80
Reading age
9–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
940L
Themes & topics
Books about squirrels and chipmunks
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~6.2
F&P level
~V
Publication
Published
May 16, 2011
First published
January 1, 1915
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781604599640

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