The Adventures of Lightfoot the Deer : 9781479414376

A gentle deer, a forest full of friends, and a world of hidden dangers. Lightfoot learns life's lessons with each adventure. Can he stay safe while exploring the wild?

In The Adventures of Lightfoot the Deer, Thornton W. Burgess introduces young readers to Lightfoot, a wise and cautious deer who navigates the forest's challenges with curiosity and bravery. Along the way, Lightfoot encounters friends like Peter Rabbit and Buster Bear, while learning valuable lessons about kindness, courage, and survival. Burgess's classic storytelling and gentle moral lessons make this a beloved tale for children and nature lovers alike.

Thornton Waldo Burgess (1874-1965) was a 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." Lightfoot the Deer is one of Burgess's Green Forest Series of books for children. lightfoot, a young deer, has adventures with many of his forest friends, including Danny Meadow Mouse, Peter Rabbit, Jumper the Hare, and many others.