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Watching Birds: Reflections on the Wing - Couverture souple

Taylor, Ann

 
9780595291151: Watching Birds: Reflections on the Wing
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595291155 ISBN 13 : 9780595291151
Editeur : iUniverse, 2003

Synopsis

The author's experiences as reader, teacher, mother, traveler, and especially, amateur birdwatcher. She covers such subjects as raising children to appreciate the natural world, watching birds in Kenya, reading natural historian, John Burroughs, and mistaking a fake owl for a real one near her own school campus- "a book that will appeal to bird watchers, watchers of nature in general, lovers of literature, and those who appreciate a well-crafted essay" (Booklist); "a refreshing book, a wonderful tonic..." (Birdwatcher's Digest); "a comfortable, refreshing approach to observing birds" (Publishers's Weekly); "a wonderful collection...beautifully written" (Living Bird).

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The author's experiences as reader, teacher, mother, traveler, and especially, amateur birdwatcher. She covers such subjects as raising children to appreciate the natural world, watching birds in Kenya, reading natural historian, John Burroughs, and mistaking a fake owl for a real one near her own school campus- "a book that will appeal to bird watchers, watchers of nature in general, lovers of literature, and those who appreciate a well-crafted essay" (Booklist); "a refreshing book, a wonderful tonic..." (Birdwatcher's Digest); "a comfortable, refreshing approach to observing birds" (Publishers's Weekly); "a wonderful collection...beautifully written" (Living Bird).

Biographie de l'auteur

Ann Taylor is a Professor of English at Salem State College in Salem, Massachusetts, where she teaches courses in English Literature, Essays, Arthurian Literature, and Poetry. She has written two books on college composition, academic and free-lance essays, and poetry. She lives with her husband, Frances Blessington, and their two children, Geoffery and Julia.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595291155
ISBN 13 
9780595291151
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
174
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Personne responsable
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