Entertaining stories of nature with a moral lesson thrown in for good measure are fun as well as thought provoking. Children will be enthralled with the intimate look into the lives of the woodland creatures and their way of life. Subtleness in making a moral point is always a strength in Ms. Gatty's stories.

Volume 3 of 3, includes:
1. Purring When You're Pleased
2. The Voices of the Earth
3. The Master of the Harvest
4. The Deliverer
5. Inferior Animals
6. The General Thaw
7. The Light of Life
8. Gifts
9. Night and Day
10. Kicking
11. Imperfect Instruments
12. Birds in the Nest

AUTHOR
Margaret Gatty (1809-1873) was a British children's author. The wife and daughter of clergymen, Gatty's work has a moral core, but with a sweet and friendly tone, accessible to children.
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