Britain's Birds
A Treasury of Fact, Fiction and Folklore
Published on 3. March 2022
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-911657-14-9 (ISBN)
Description
The perfect gift for bird watchers.
70 of Britain's birds - natural history facts, folklore and literary appearances.
Packed with natural history facts, folklore and literary appearances for more than 70 of Britain's birds. A fascinating and charming guide that will make a perfect gift for anyone who loves birds and natural Britain. Did you know that according to legend blackbirds were originally white? Or that the number of times you hear a cuckoo determines how many children you'll have? Or that woodpeckers have special shock absorbers built into their beaks? Or that in 1958 a puffin was blown inland and knocked a man off his bicycle near Bromley?
There are 40 beautiful custom illustrations in the book too, which will help beginners to identify the birds.
70 of Britain's birds - natural history facts, folklore and literary appearances.
Packed with natural history facts, folklore and literary appearances for more than 70 of Britain's birds. A fascinating and charming guide that will make a perfect gift for anyone who loves birds and natural Britain. Did you know that according to legend blackbirds were originally white? Or that the number of times you hear a cuckoo determines how many children you'll have? Or that woodpeckers have special shock absorbers built into their beaks? Or that in 1958 a puffin was blown inland and knocked a man off his bicycle near Bromley?
There are 40 beautiful custom illustrations in the book too, which will help beginners to identify the birds.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 144 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
570 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-911657-14-9 (9781911657149)
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Persons
Jo was born in Shropshire, and now lives with her husband in Argyll. She has always had a passion for writing, along with a lively fascination for history and the natural world. In 2016 she was invited to become Writer in Residence at the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.