100 Birds and How They Got Their Names - Hardcover

Wells, Diana

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 156512281X ISBN 13: 9781565122819

Publisher: Workman Publishing, 2001

Synopsis

How did cranes come to symbolize matrimonial happiness? Why were magpies the only creatures that would not go inside Noah's Ark? Birds and bird imagery are integral parts of our language and culture. With her remarkable ability to dig up curious and captivating facts, Diana Wells hatches a treat for active birders and armchair enthusiasts alike. Meet the intrepid adventurers and naturalists who risked their lives to describe and name new birds. Learn the mythical stories of the gods and goddess associated with bird names.

About this title

Review:

""Northwest Coast Indian Painting" ... is eerily beautiful."
--Publishers Weekly, May 31, 1999

"This major contribution to the study of Northwest coast Indian art will quickly become a standard."
--Choice, December 1999

"Edward Malin resurrects the American Indian art form of 'flat painting' that peaked on the Northwest coast more than a century ago."
--Virgil Rupp, East Oregonian, March 17, 2002

About the Author:

Diana Wells is the author of 100 Birds and How They Got Their Names and 100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names, has written for Friends Journal, and is contributing editor of the journal Greenprints. Born in Jerusalem, she has lived in England and Italy and holds an honors degree in history from Oxford University. She now lives with her husband on a farm in Pennsylvania.

About this edition

• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 156512281X
• ISBN 13: 9781565122819
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 297
• Illustrator: Jarrett Lauren