Birds : myth, lore & legend
Chadd, Rachel Warren2016
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Why are owls regarded either as wise or as harbingers of doom? What gave rise to the fanciful belief that storks bring babies? Why is the eagle associated with victory or the hummingbird with paradise? The answers are here in this new and engaging book. By re-telling the many legends, beliefs, proverbs and predictions associated with more than 80 birds from many nations, it brings into focus the close - and often ancient - links between humans and these remarkable feathered descendants of dinosaurs.
Main title:
Birds : myth, lore & legend / Rachel Warren Chadd, Marianne Taylor.
Author:
Chadd, Rachel Warren, authorTaylor, Marianne, author
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2016.London : Bloomsbury, 2016.
Collation:
304 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 26 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781472922861 (hbk)
Dewey class:
398.3698398.24528 CHA
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2359754