My daughter has enjoyed reading all the Burgess Books

It's a wonderful book! Old mother nature teaches Peter rabbit and
his friends about animals and maybe even cousins that the don't
even know!

I thought it was boring but the kids loved it.

Fantastic book of nature lore pertaining to North American animals. Accessible and well written. I dare say I liked it even better than his Bird Book. (AmblesideOnline year 2 book)

I liked the stories and how they explained the animals.

AO2

I read this with my Ambleside Online ( https://www.amblesideonline.org/index ) Year 2 scholars. It was the family favorite of the school year. One of the things I enjoyed about the pacing that AO set for this book (spread throughout three terms) is that it became part of our family rhythm. We became so used to cracking it open multiple times a week that I got pretty choked up while reading the last page.

Learning about animals through stories engaged us and endeared us to God's creation in a way I never imagined possible. Such a treasure!

Not a huge fan of personifying Mother Nature, but it was a good medium to tell about all of the North American animals instead of just dryly listing off facts.

Read with C for Year 2. All the kids enjoyed listening. One of our favorite school books.

I read this with my second grader in our homeschool. As Christians, we are uncomfortable with the idea of Mother Nature, so we changed that character to be “Polly the Park Ranger” who was teaching about the various animals. My daughter really enjoyed the whole book and can’t pick a favorite part.

I was both surprised and grateful that, rather than being relieved that we’d finally finished this book, my seven-year-old daughter was sad about it. Despite sometimes complaining about having to narrate through it, she didn’t want the book to be over. “I can’t remember Morning Time without it.” Sweet, and worth it.

Finished over the year of Form 1AL!