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Woodland Tales (1903)

af Ernest Thompson Seton

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First published in1922, "Woodland Tales" is a charming collection of classic short animals stories for children of all ages. Ernest Thompson Seton (1860 - 1946) was an English author and wildlife artist who founded the Woodcraft Indians in 1902. He was also among the founding members of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), established in 1910. He wrote profusely on this subject, the most notable of his scouting literature including "The Birch Bark Roll" and the "Boy Scout Handbook". Seton was also an early pioneer of animal fiction writing, and he is fondly remembered for his charming book "Wild Animals I Have Known" (1898). This collection is perfect bedtime reading for animal-loving children and would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Contents include: "Blue-eyes, the Snow-child, or the Story of Hepatica", "The Story of the Dawnsinger, or How the Bloodroot Came", "The Prairie-girl with Yellow Hair", "The Cat's-eye Toad, a child of Maka Ina", "How the Bluebird Came", "Robin, the Bird that Loves to Make Clay Pots", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.… (mere)
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An amazing mish-mash of information about "woodland" creatures and plants, fairy stories (of the "brownies in the wood" type), "origin" stories of various creatures and plants, activities to do and learn from, rampant sexism, and cultural appropriation. Some of the info and activities were actually interesting, and possibly even useful (edible plants, dangerous plants and creatures), but the style was so cutesy it was hard to extract the useful stuff. The sexism didn't relate to people, but to the woodland creatures - he describes raising a monarch butterfly from a caterpillar, and gives, without any explanation, a description of the butterfly which fits the male and not the female. At that point I realized that none of his descriptions (except one - he does talk about female sparrows as well as male) include sexual dimorphism - he describes one form of each creature, without even suggesting that there might be variations. The cultural appropriation is another mish-mash - he "admires" "Indians" and "the Red Man", and shows it by telling origin stories which...may have had roots in one or another tribe's beliefs, but feel more like they're entirely made up. He also lays out activities like a Council Fire, with again parts drawn from many different peoples - sand painting, a song in...maybe an actual Native American language, maybe just gibberish he made up, I can't tell. It's a pity, because he seems to actually be a good observer of the life around him, but this book is essentially unreadable now (and probably wasn't too hot when it was new). ( )
  jjmcgaffey | Nov 3, 2018 |
Collection of short fables and tales about how animals and plants got their particular traits, relative to the northeast region of the United States. Origin tales, if you will. Some appear to be created by Seton himself, many are based on Native American folklore, although I could never discern what tribe they might have originated from. There are also some folk tales, which I enjoyed to a limited extent. It is obvious that Seton viewed Native American skills and lore as a perfection to aspire to, but the way he conveyed it in the stories often used language that could be found offensive to modern readers. Even when he was admiring "the red man" his phrasing was frequently condescending or overly simplistic.

There are also lots of activities described, by which you can teach children about nature, or test your skills in finding constellations, recognizing species in the woods or creating small crafts using various plant items and things found in the woods. It was this last group that interested me, particularly the description on how to make a fish figure from a young pinecone and brown paper. But although this bit of "woodcraft" was interesting, I know I will probably only try a few and ultimately found it tiresome.

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  jeane | Jan 26, 2014 |
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First published in1922, "Woodland Tales" is a charming collection of classic short animals stories for children of all ages. Ernest Thompson Seton (1860 - 1946) was an English author and wildlife artist who founded the Woodcraft Indians in 1902. He was also among the founding members of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), established in 1910. He wrote profusely on this subject, the most notable of his scouting literature including "The Birch Bark Roll" and the "Boy Scout Handbook". Seton was also an early pioneer of animal fiction writing, and he is fondly remembered for his charming book "Wild Animals I Have Known" (1898). This collection is perfect bedtime reading for animal-loving children and would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Contents include: "Blue-eyes, the Snow-child, or the Story of Hepatica", "The Story of the Dawnsinger, or How the Bloodroot Came", "The Prairie-girl with Yellow Hair", "The Cat's-eye Toad, a child of Maka Ina", "How the Bluebird Came", "Robin, the Bird that Loves to Make Clay Pots", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

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