spinney
a small area covered by trees or bushes.
“There was a small spinney of larch trees just here”
Winnie-the-Pooh
A. A. Milne
Pooh, Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Roo, and Eeyore have been delighting readers for a century. A. A. Milne wrote them for his son, and E. H. Shepard gave them form. This edition keeps the original illustrations and explains the particular birds, trees, slang, and references of Milne’s day, so parents have an answer ready when a child asks.
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What’s inside
- Comprehensive glossary
- Original E. H. Shepard illustrations
- Historic orientation
- Biographical article on A. A. Milne
- Full, unabridged text
Words from this book
larch tree
a large tree that grows cones where pine needles come in versus leaves.
“There was a small spinney of larch trees just here”
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