![]() ![]() Subscribe for ad free access & additional features for teachers. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and is illustrated by Nancy Barnhart. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. This collection of stories is a captivating and timeless classic which brings alive the creatures of the woodland. A fourth friend enters the story in the form of Badger and when it is discovered that Toad's obsession is becoming self-destructive, Mole, Rat, and Badger intervene to help protect Toad from himself. There they discover Toad's current obsession with his horse-drawn caravan, one which he quickly abandons for a motorcar when his caravan is run off the road by one. ![]() Together the two row down the river eventually meeting up with Toad at Toad Hall. ![]() He journeys to the river where he meets Rat, whom he quickly befriends. Mole decides to abandon his cleaning in order to enjoy the fresh air of spring. Originally written as a series of bedtime stories for the author's son, the story begins at the arrival of spring where we find the good-natured Mole tired of doing his spring cleaning. ![]() First published in 1908, "The Wind in the Willows" is one of the most cherished works of children's literature ever written, undoubtedly Kenneth Grahame's most famous work. ![]()
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