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Children will love this wonderful tale of Blacky the Crow, who has very sharp eyes, and who is often getting into trouble because he sees things he shouldn't. One day Blacky notices two fresh eggs in a nest belonging to Hooty the Owl and Mrs. Hooty. The eggs are a prize too delicious to pass up and Blacky devises a plan to snatch them. But does he succeed? Young readers will enjoy finding out in this charming tale by master storyteller Thornton W. Burgess.Reset in large, easy-to-read type, this book is filled with gentle humor and important lessons about nature and wildlife, and is further enhanced by four original Harrison Cady illustrations. Blacky the Crow is sure to captivate youngsters discovering the joy of reading and the pleasures of storytelling at its finest.

Blacky the Crow is a mischief maker. He has very sharp eyes and sees things he shouldn't. They often get him into trouble. Blacky loves eggs. One day he discovers that Hooty the Owl and Mrs. Hooty have laid eggs in a nest when there is still snow on the ground. Blacky devises a plan with his fellow crows to steal them. Later, we find out that Blacky has a good side too. As with all Thornton W. Burgess books, there are positive messages for young listeners. Thornton W. Burgess was a conservationist and author of children's stories. He loved the beauty of nature and its living creatures so much that he wrote about them for 50 years. By the time he retired, he had written over 170 books and 15,000 stories for a daily newspaper column.

Blacky the Crow is always watching for things not intended for his sharp eyes. The result is that he gets into no end of trouble which he could avoid. In this respect he is just like his cousin, Sammy Jay. Between them they see a great deal with which they have no business and which it would be better for them not to see. Now Blacky the Crow finds it no easy matter to pick up a living when snow covers the Green Meadows and the Green Forest, and ice binds the Big River and the Smiling Pool. He has to use his sharp eyes for all they are worth in order to find enough to fill his stomach, and he will eat anything in the way of food that he can swallow. Often he travels long distances looking for food, but at night he always comes back to the same place in the Green Forest, to sleep in company with others of his family. Blacky dearly loves company, particularly at night, and about the time jolly, round, red Mr. Sun is beginning to think about his bed behind the Purple Hills, you will find Blacky heading for a certain part of the Green Forest where he knows he will have neighbors of his own kind. Peter Rabbit says that it is because Blacky's conscience troubles him so that he doesn't dare sleep alone, but Happy Jack Squirrel says that Blacky hasn't any conscience. You can believe just which you please, though I suspect that neither of them really knows. - Taken from "Blacky The Crow" written by Thornton W. Burgess

Children will love this wonderful tale of Blacky the Crow, who has very sharp eyes, and who is often getting into trouble because he sees things he shouldn't. One day Blacky notices two fresh eggs in a nest belonging to Hooty the Owl and Mrs. Hooty. The eggs are a prize too delicious to pass up and Blacky devises a plan to snatch them. But does he succeed? Young readers will enjoy finding out in this charming tale by master storyteller Thornton W. Burgess.Reset in large, easy-to-read type, this book is filled with gentle humor and important lessons about nature and wildlife, and is further enhanced by four original Harrison Cady illustrations. Blacky the Crow is sure to captivate youngsters discovering the joy of reading and the pleasures of storytelling at its finest.

- Quality Digital Text- Beautiful Original Color Print Version Artwork- Linked Table of ContentsExcerpt from the book, Mrs. Peter Rabbit:"'Mischief always waits to greet idle hands and idle feet.' ---Peter Rabbit."That is what a lot of people say about Blacky the Crow. Of course it is true that Blacky does get into a lot of mischief, but if people really knew him they would find that he isn't as black as he looks. In fact, Blacky the Crow does a whole lot of good in his own peculiar way, but people are always looking for him to do bad things, and you know you most always see what you expect to see. Thus the good Blacky does isn't seen, while the bad is, and so he has grown to have a reputation blacker than the coat he wears.But this doesn't worry Blacky the Crow. No, Sir, it doesn't worry him a bit. You see he has grown used to it. And then he is so smart that he is never afraid of being caught when he does do wrong things. No one has sharper eyes than Blacky, and no one knows better how to use them. There is very little going on in the Green Forest or on the Green Meadows that he misses when he is about."This is the second volume in the "Green Meadow Series."ContentsChapter I. - Blacky The Crow Makes A Discovery Chapter II. - Blacky Makes Sure Chapter III. - Blacky Finds Out Who Owns The Eggs Chapter IV. - The Cunning Of Blacky Chapter V. - Blacky Calls His Friends Chapter VI. - Hooty The Owl Doesn't Stay Still Chapter VII. - Blacky Tries Another Plan Chapter VIII. - Hooty Comes To Mrs. Hooty's Aid Chapter IX. - Blacky Thinks Of Farmer Brown's Boy Chapter X. - Farmer Brown's Boy And Hooty Chapter XI. - Farmer Brown's Boy Is Tempted Chapter XII. - A Tree-Top Battle Chapter XIII. - Blacky Has A Change Of Heart Chapter XIV. - Blacky Makes A Call Chapter XV. - Blacky Does A Little Looking About Chapter XVI. - Blacky Finds Other Signs Chapter XVII. - Blacky Watches A Queer Performance Chapter XVIII. - Blacky Becomes Very Suspicious Chapter XIX. - Blacky Makes More Discoveries Chapter XX. - Blacky Drops A Hint Chapter XXI. - At Last Blacky Is Sure Chapter XXII. - Blacky Goes Home Happy Chapter XXIII. - Blacky Calls Farmer Brown's Boy Chapter XXIV. - Farmer Brown's Boy Does Some Thinking Chapter XXV. - Blacky Gets A Dreadful Shock Chapter XXVI. - Why The Hunter Got No Ducks Chapter XXVII. - The Hunter Gives Up Chapter XXVIII. - Blacky Has A Talk With Dusky The Black Duck Chapter XXIX. - Blacky Discovers An Egg Chapter XXX. - Blacky Screws Up His Courage Chapter XXXI. - An Egg That Wouldn't Behave Chapter XXXII. - What Blacky Did With The Stolen Egg

BLACKY THE CROW: ILLUSTRATED EDITION - CHILDREN'S BEDTIME STORIES Blacky the Crow often gets himself into terrible trouble because he sees things he shouldn’t. Somehow, he just can’t help it because he has such sharp eyes! But sometimes. . . . This delightful lighthearted story by Naturalist, Thornton Burgess and illustrated by Harrison Cady with the addition of chapters make this an ideal bedtime adventure. Recommended by The Gunston Trust for Nonviolence in Children's Literature.Look for the Gunston Bunnies.Ages 3-8

Children will love this wonderful tale of Blacky the Crow, who has very sharp eyes, and who is often getting into trouble because he sees things he shouldn't. One day Blacky notices two fresh eggs in a nest belonging to Hooty the Owl and Mrs. Hooty. The eggs are a prize too delicious to pass up and Blacky devises a plan to snatch them. But does he succeed?