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The Burgess Bird Book for Children
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The Burgess Bird Book for Children

A Living Science & Nature Masterwork
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By Thornton W. Burgess
Kindlefy Living Library
Boston & London
Restored from the Historical 1919 Edition
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Masterwork Edition

This living volume was lovingly sponsored & restored for the benefit of homeschool families, educators, and readers everywhere by

The Miller Family • Homeschool Co-op
Sponsored on September 2026
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This digital Masterwork Edition was faithfully restored from original physical volumes preserved in the collections of the Cornell University Library, digitized by the Internet Archive.

Colophon & Typographic Specifications

Typeset in Amazon Bookerly, an open, sturdy typeface designed by Dalton Maag specifically for effortless reading on digital book displays. Chapter ornamentation features classical printer's fleurons (✦ ❦ ✦), semantic marginal page anchors, and float-left drop-caps complying with Chicago Manual of Style (CMoS 17th ed.) and EPUB 3 accessibility standards.

Body: Bookerly 19px / 1.75 Line HeightDrop-Caps: 3-line Bookerly InitialRestoration: Gemini 3.8 Flash Hybrid Engine
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Bird Directory & Habitat Index

Quickly reference bird species, wildlife habits, and Green Meadow characters across all chapters.

Jenny Wren & House WrensCh. 1, Ch. 2, Ch. 3
Bully the English SparrowCh. 2, Ch. 3
Chippy, Sweetvoice & DottyCh. 4, Ch. 5
Peter Rabbit & Old Orchard FriendsCh. 5, Ch. 6, Ch. 7, Ch. 14
Blacky the Crow & Red-tailed HawkCh. 12, Ch. 24, Ch. 45
Warblers, Vireos & WoodpeckersCh. 15, Ch. 22, Ch. 35
Two Terrible Feathered HuntersCh. 45