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As this delightful story opens, something strange is going on The waters of the Laughing Brook and Smiling Pool have become a mere trickle, causing alarm among the creatures of the Green Forest. It seems Jerry Muskrat's cousin, Paddy the Beaver, has come south to make himself... Read Full Overview

Work, work all the night; While the stars are shining bright; Work, work all the day --I've got no time to play

Everyone is curious Farmer Brown's boy cannot figure it out. Then Peter Rabbit and Jerry Muskrat set their minds to the problem and try... Read Full Overview

Thornton W. Burgess was an important and influential American conservationist and a prolific author of charming children's stories. For over 50 years, Burgess published numerous popular books on the flora and fauna of the natural world and wrote a regular newspaper column... Read Full Overview

Work, work all the night While the stars are shining bright; Work, work all the day; I have got no time to play.

Chronicles the adventures of Paddy the Beaver and his animal friends.

The Adventures Of Paddy The Beaver is a delightful children's book written by Thornton W. Burgess. The story follows the adventures of Paddy, a beaver who lives in the Green Forest. Paddy is a hardworking beaver who loves to build dams and create new homes for his family. However,... Read Full Overview

The Adventures Of Paddy The Beaver is a classic children's book written by Thornton W. Burgess. The story follows the adventures of Paddy the Beaver, who lives in the Green Forest with his animal friends. Paddy is a hardworking beaver who loves to build dams and create new ponds... Read Full Overview

Chronicles the adventures of Paddy the Beaver and his animal friends.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Thornton Waldo Burgess was an American conservationist and author of children's stories. Burgess loved the beauty of nature and its living creatures so much that he wrote about them for 50 years in books and his newspaper column, Bedtime Stories. He was sometimes known as the... Read Full Overview

Chronicles the adventures of Paddy the Beaver and his animal friends.