{"id":6187,"date":"2019-12-22T03:21:58","date_gmt":"2019-12-22T03:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/?page_id=6187"},"modified":"2022-09-12T00:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T00:15:00","slug":"the-adventures-of-mr-mocker-by-thornton-w-burgess","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/the-adventures-of-mr-mocker-by-thornton-w-burgess\/","title":{"rendered":"The Adventures of Mr. Mocker"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Adventures of Mr. Mocker<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Thornton W. Burgess<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" title=\"burgess_mocker_cover\" data-id=\"6592\" src=\"\/\/yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/burgess_mocker_cover.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>Description:&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">&nbsp;When Uncle Billy Possum&#8217;s friend, Mr. Mocker, comes up from the south for a visit, his presence causes great confusion around the Briar-patch. First Sammy Jay keeps hearing his own voice, then Sticky-Toes thinks he is going crazy, and Peter Rabbit is equally confused. It is not until Bobby Coon overhears a conversation between Mr. Mocker and Uncle Billy Possum that a plan is hatched with Old Mister Buzzard to expose the mischief-makers, who make amends for the trouble they caused.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span><span><span>\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Additional information:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ages:&nbsp; <\/strong><em>5-8<\/em><span><span><span><span><strong>Format:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span><span>Ebook<\/span><\/span><\/em><span><strong>Illustrations:<\/strong><\/span><em><strong><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span><span><span><span><strong>\u200b<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span>&nbsp;\u200b<\/span><\/em><em>Black and white<\/em><span><span><span><span><strong>Year published:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span><span><span><span>2013<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><span><span><span><strong>ISBN:<\/strong>&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><em>\u200b<\/em><em>978-1-59915-936-2<\/em><span><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span>\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><strong><span>Genres:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span><span><span><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span>&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span>\u200b<\/span><\/em><em>Natural History, Animal Stories<\/em>                    <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Add ebook to cart<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>1. The Lone Traveler2. Unc&#8217; Billy Possum Grows Excited3. Unc&#8217; Billy&#8217;s Vain Search4. Unc&#8217; Billy Comes Home5. Sammy Jay Is Indignant6. Sammy Jay Thinks He&#8217;s Going Crazy7. Sammy Jay Sits Up All Night8. Sammy Jay Is Glad He Sat Up All Night9. The Mystery Grows10. Sammy Jay Seeks Advice11. How Blacky the Crow&#8217;s Plan Worked Out12. No One Believes Peter Rabbit13. Sticky-Toes the Tree Toad Pours Out His Troubles<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u200b<em>14. Peter Rabbit Meets Unc&#8217; Billy Possum15. Peter Rabbit and Unc&#8217; Billy Possum Keep Watch<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>16. Unc&#8217; Billy Possum Does a Little Surprising Himself17. The Meeting of Two Old Friends18. The Mischief-Makers19. Bobby Coon Makes a Discovery20. Bobby Coon and Ol&#8217; Mistah Buzzard Have a Talk21. Bobby Coon Has a Busy Day22. Unc&#8217; Billy Possum Sees Many Backs23. Unc&#8217; Billy Possum Consults Ol&#8217; Mistah Buzzard24. Unc&#8217; Billy Possum Gives a Party25. Unc&#8217; Billy Possum&#8217;s Surprise26. 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