The Adventures of Blacky the Crow is just one out of 170 different books that Thornton W. Burgess wrote for chil dren. Mr. Burgess grew up in the small Cape Cod town of Sandwich, Massachusetts. As a boy, he became familiar with the backroads and woodlands as he did errands to help support his family. He encountered many animals in his daily treks through the woods. After he left Sandwich, Mr. Burgess never forgot these special places.

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Children will love this wonderful tale of Blaeky 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 Blaeky devises a plan to snatch them. But does he suceecd? 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 hmnor and important lessons about nature and wildlife, and is further enhanced by four original Harrison Cady illustrations. Blacky the Crotc is sure to captivate youngsters discovering the joy of reading and the pleasures of storytelling at its finest.

  I. Blacky the Crow Makes a Discovery

 II. Blacky Makes Sure

III. Blacky Finds Out Who Owns the Eggs

 IV. The Cunning of Blacky

  V. Blacky Calls His Friends 

 VI. Hooty the Owl Doesn"t Stay Still

VII. Blacky Tries Another Plan 

VIII. Hooty Comes to Mrs. Hooty"s Aid

 IX. Blacky Thinks of Farmer Brown"s Boy

  X. Farmer Brown"s Boy and Hooty

 XI. Farmer Brown"s Boy Is Tempted

XII. A Tree-Top Battle

XIII. Blacky Has a Change of Heart

XIV. Blacky Makes a Call

XV.  Biacky Does a Little Looking About

XVI.  Blacky Finds Other Signs

XVII. Blacky Watches a Queer Performance

XVIII. Blacky Becomes Very Suspicious

  XIX. Blacky Makes More Discoveries

XX. Blacky Drops a Hint

  XXI. At Last Blacky Is Sure

 XXII. Blacky Goes Home Happy

XXIII. Blacky Calls Farmer Brown"s Boy

XXIV.  Farmer Brown"s Boy Does Some Thinking

 XXV.  Blacky Gets a Dreadful Shock

XXVI.  Why the Hunter Got No Ducks

XXVII.  The Hunter Gives Up

XXVIII. Blacky Has a Talk with Dusky the Black Duck

XXIX.  Blacky Discovers an Egg

 XXX.  Blacky Screws Up His Courage

XXXI.  An Egg That Wouldn"t Behave

XXXU. What Blacky Did with the Stolen Egg