Lightfoot the Deer

by Thornton W. Burgess and Thornton W. Burgess; Harrison Cady [Illustrator]

Book Overview

Autumn should have been a season of contentment for the inhabitants of the Green Forest. Food was plentiful and all the young creatures born earlier in the year had been taught how to look out for themselves. It should not have been a sad time, but it was -- because of the hunters and their long guns
Lightfoot the Deer was especially concerned. "There's nothing quite so terrible as being continually hunted," he thought. The handsome creature certainly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486401006
• ISBN13: 9780486401003
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.2" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 9

Customer Reviews

Childhood Classic

One of the books that I most remember from childhood. This book would be especially of interest to children who have an interest in animals and nature. I read many of the other books in this series also.

Lightfoot the Deer

I know this book is old, but it's clean, and written well.

This is the favorite book from my childhood and I'm over 40!

This is a wonderfully descriptive tale of the conflict between deer and hunter from the deer's point of view. Lightfoot is a sweet and gentle deer. The description of the process of growing and shedding antlers is something I found fascinating as a child. To this day, I go back and read this book again every year.