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The Adventures of Sammy Jay
Thornton W. Burgess
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There's nothing that sly troublemaker Sammy Jay likes better than stealing corn - unless it's playing tricks on the other animals in the forest. Yet Chatterer the Red Squirrel would like to keep his corn, thank you very much, and while he's at it prove he is just as smart as Sammy Jay! Thornton Burgess takes us once again into the charming world of the Green Forest and Green Meadows in this delightful story.
There's nothing that sly troublemaker Sammy Jay likes better than stealing corn - unless it's playing tricks on the other animals in the forest. Yet Chatterer the Red Squirrel would like to keep his corn, thank you very much, and while he's at it prove he is just as smart as Sammy Jay! Thornton Burgess takes us once again into the charming world of the Green Forest and Green Meadows in this delightful story.
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Chatterer Has His Turn to Laugh
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
"Matter enough, Reddy Fox! Matter enough!" snapped Sammy Jay . . . Frontispiece (missing from book) (Page 60)
"I'll get even with you, Peter Rabbit!" (missing from book)
Farmer Brown's boy didn't even look towards him
"No-o-o," replied Chatterer slowly
Sammy flew straight over to where Blacky was sitting
Chatterer gave a little gasp of fright
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SAMMY JAY MAKES A FUSS
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Community Reviews
Thornton Burgess lived close to me, and I have been to the Laughing Brook and Green Meadow that he writes about. Therefore, these books hold a special place for me. I particularly liked this one, as it is fun to read about Chatterer and Sammy one-upping each other.
Excellent book for intermediate English learners. Lots of new vocabulary and such good stories. Sammy and Chatterer are a pair of scamps.
The Adventures of Sammy Jay appears to be a continuation of Chatterer the Red Squirrel, because they have a rivalry that includes Peter Rabbit as well. Although these stories appear to be interconnected, they actually are quite different but seem to reinforce similar values among which respect for n
Love the Thornton Burgess books. Caleb will listen to these on repeat all day if I let him. (Audio on CanonPlus)
not as good as his otter book.
So, so simple "entertainment for kids", but if you're paying attention you'll find so much more. In fact a good part of the cleverness of Burgess' writing (when you're paying attention) is figuring out where he's disguising lessons in natural history, zoology, and animal behavior behind the veneer o