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RSPB Bird Tales Dawn Casey

RSPB Bird Tales By Dawn Casey

RSPB Bird Tales by Dawn Casey


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RSPB Bird Tales Summary

RSPB Bird Tales: Traditional Stories, Folklore and Activities by Dawn Casey

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.

About Dawn Casey

Dawn Casey is inspired by her travels, the tales of old and her deep love of nature, and has a particular specialism in the retelling of folktales. Dawns work with traditional folk stories has been awarded with the Aesop Accolade from the American Folktale Society and the Gold Nautilus Award for books that support conscious living, green values, spiritual growth and positive social change. Many of Dawns books integrate traditional stories with hands-on activities to celebrate the natural world, and in RSPB Bird Tales Dawn weaves together her wealth of experience of working with traditional tales and her heartfelt love of birds. Dawn previously worked in publishing and as a teacher; she now lives in East Sussex with her two children.

Table of Contents

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

Additional information

NGR9781399406901
9781399406901
1399406906
RSPB Bird Tales: Traditional Stories, Folklore and Activities by Dawn Casey
New
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2024-11-07
192
N/A
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