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The Complete Language of Birds: A Definitive and Illustrated History (Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia, Band 13) - Hardcover

Minetor, Randi

 
9781577153740: The Complete Language of Birds: A Definitive and Illustrated History (Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia, Band 13)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 157715374X ISBN 13: 9781577153740
Verlag: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

Expand your bird knowledge with this gorgeous encyclopedia of nearly 400 bird species around the world, unique for its inclusion of both their physical and mythological characteristics.

If you’re a nature lover who thrives on bird videos and photography, go beyond the scope of standard field guides with this comprehensive reference. Each entry of The Complete Language of Birds provides not only the bird’s name and physical qualities, but also its history, symbolic meanings, and hidden properties from mythology, legends, and folklore. 

Within the pages of this colorful volume, you’ll find:
 

  • Beautiful illustrations and descriptions of common and unusual birds 
  • Notes on the surprising properties and powers of birds
  • Discussions of the symbolism and mythological significance of each bird species


Dive into an unusual dimension of historical and arcane knowledge with the study of birds. A collection of fun and interesting facts about birds gathered from science and culture, the stunning illustrations and lively descriptions make this an engaging guide you’ll return to again and again.


Elegantly designed and beautifully illustrated, the Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia series offers comprehensive, display-worthy references on a range of intriguing topics, including dream interpretation, techniques for harnessing the power of dreams, flower meanings, and the stories behind signs and symbols.

Also available in the series: Complete Book of Dreams, Complete Language of Flowers, Complete Language of Herbs, Signs & Symbols of the World, Complete Guide to Astrological Self-Care, and Complete Language of Food.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Randi Minetor is the author of more than ninety books, with a focus on birds, nature, travel, and America’s National Parks. Her books about birds include backyard birding, bird-friendly gardening, local and regional birding field guides, quick-reference guides to the birds, trees, and wildflowers of the mid-Atlantic states; and the natural history and evolution of birds. She writes for Birding and North American Birds magazines, and has been published in Bird Watcher’s Digest. In addition to writing about birds, Randi is best known for her non-fiction books on deaths in Glacier, Zion, Acadia, Rocky Mountain, and Everglades national parks, as well as New Hampshire’s Mount Washington and Maine’s Mount Katahdin. 

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The Complete Language of Birds offers stunningly illustrated profiles of nearly 400 bird species, covering both their physical and mystical qualities.

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Verlag
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Erscheinungsdatum
2024
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
157715374X
ISBN 13 
9781577153740
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
256
Kontakt zum Hersteller
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