Flying High: Discover the Poetry in British Birds - Softcover

Anneliese Emmans Dean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908241500 ISBN 13: 9781908241504

Publisher: Brambleby Books, 2017

Synopsis

Flying High: a bird book that rhymes, a richly illustrated laughter-and-learning experience for children (and a rib-tickling read for grown-ups). Winner of the York Culture Award - Exellence in Writing

About this title

Review:

A marvellous little book. Made me chuckle, even laugh out loud, with pleasure! --Sir John Lawton, RSPB Vice President 'Hits a beautifully sweet spot, effortlessly combining very entertaining but informative poetry with lovely photographs and bite-sized but accurate facts. It is a book that adults and children alike will learn from and enjoy, and it lends itself very well to 'dipping in', either just for fun, or as a reference book ... With trademark good humour, Anneliese brings each species to life, capturing the essence and adding sparkle and shimmer. ... Highly recommended --Ben Darvill, BTO

This is said to be a book for young people but I enjoyed it a lot and at the very least it is a book that young and old could enjoy together ... I found myself smiling as I read ... poems here ... They contain a lot of the truth about the birds they celebrate, portray and introduce. This is a delightful book and one which will be enjoyed by young people of all ages. --Mark Avery

Glorious ... will delight children and young-at-heart adults alike ... What makes the book so special is the sheer joy, fun and enthusiasm Anneliese brings to her versions of common British birds. --York Press

About the Author:

Anneliese Emmans Dean grew up in York and studied Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge University. Her playful poems for children and for adults are used in projects up and down the country. She brings her books 'Buzzing!' and 'Flying High!' to life in 'edu-taining' poetry shows that she performs in schools, theatres and festivals nationwide. She has been commissioned to write and perform poems nationally and internationally by, amongst others, BBC Radio 2, Radio 4 and the World Service. Her books and performances have won a number of awards. She previously worked as a phonetician for the Oxford English Dictionary, as an editor of academic and educational books, and as a translator. Anneliese now lives back in York, where she first started birdwatching when she was little, and where she's a patron of her local nature reserve. Find out more at her website, www.theBigBuzz.biz.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brambleby Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1908241500
• ISBN 13: 9781908241504
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 136