Skylark
Published on 20. October 2016
Book
Hardback
64 pages
978-1-910192-63-4 (ISBN)
Description
"An utter delight" - Jennifer Tetlow. In the Encounters in the Wild series, renowned nature writer Jim Crumley gets up close and personal with British wildlife - here, the skylark. With his inimitable passion and vision, Jim relives memorable encounters with some of our best-loved native species, offering intimate insights into their extraordinary lives.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Jim Crumley: "An utter delight. I cried more than once for the sheer beauty of the writing and descriptions of watching wildlife." - Jennifer Tetlow.; "The most gifted writer where nature writing and mountain writing meet" - Jim Perrin for The Great Outdoors.; "The best nature writer working in Britain today." - The Los Angeles Times.; "Enthralling and often strident." - The Observer.; "Tinglingly readable ... Crumley's distinctive voice carries you with him on his dawn forays and sunset vigils." - Sir John Lister-Kaye, The Herald.; "Nature writing with passion, honesty, even poetry" - Scottish Review of Books.; "Virtuoso writing" - BBC Countryfile.More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Glasgow
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 123 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
150 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-910192-63-4 (9781910192634)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
"Scotland's foremost living nature writer" The Courier. Jim Crumley is a nature writer, journalist and poet with 30 books to his name, mostly on the landscape and wildlife of Scotland. As a highly knowledgable and inspiring wildlife expert, he is in high demand as a contributor for TV and radio, as well as publications such as the The Scotsman and BBC Wildlife.