Dawn Casey

RSPB Bird Tales (eBook, ePUB)

Traditional Stories, Folklore and Activities

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A beautiful celebration of Britain's best-loved birds, featuring illustrations, folktales, stories and seasonal crafts and activities that can be enjoyed by the whole family.

A rich treasury of fact, folklore, traditional tales and seasonal crafts and activities, RSPB Bird Tales celebrates 25 of our most familiar and best-loved British birds, offering a wealth of ways to deepen our relationships with our feathered friends.

Organised by month and highlighting important moments for birds throughout the year - including courtship, nest-building and migration - in-depth portraits of each species give vivid insights into their fascinating, hidden lives.

Each beautifully illustrated bird biography includes a roll call of folk names, a traditional tale, fascinating folklore covering traditions, superstitions and beliefs, key identification features, tips to help birdlife thrive and awe-inspiring facts that reveal the true wonder of birds' lives.

From learning to recognise distinctive bird songs and calls to making a mini pond and bird box to benefit garden birds, this enriching and practical book encourages readers to reconnect with nature through bird-related activities for the whole family.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781399406918
• Artikelnr.: 72250444

Autorenporträt

Dawn Casey is inspired by nature, her respect for the tales of old and her delight in the wonder of the world. Her work has been awarded the Gold Nautilus Award for books that support conscious living, green values, spiritual growth and positive social change, and is also the author of many books for children. Dawn previously worked in publishing and as a teacher and now lives in East Sussex with her two children.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
January:
Wren
The Corvid Family
February:
Bird Calls and Song
The Tit Family
House Sparrow
March:
Nest Building
The Thrush Family
Blackbird
Song Thrush
May:
The Dove Family
June:
Migration
Summer Visitors
Nestlings and Fledglings
July:
Mallard Duck
Mute Swan
August:
New Feathers (Moulting)
The Woodpecker Family
Birds of Prey
September:
The Finch Family
October:
The Owl Family
November:
Greylag Goose
Starling
December:
Robin
References
Index