The Burgess Bird Book For Children (Illustrated, Indexed)

Burgess wrote this book to introduce birds to little children. He uses our old friend Peter Rabbit to acquaint children with a variety of birds as they return to Peter's neighborhood in the spring. Peter learns about birds' nesting habits, its feeding preferences, and its interactions with other wildlife. We meet Jenny Wren, Scrapper the King-bird, Redwing the Blackbird, and dozens more. An engaging introduction to birds for young children.

It is a big book: in print, it had 444 pages. Louis Agassiz Fuertes produced 31 beautiful, full-color, full-page illustrations. They have been restored, and captions have been replaced.