How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers
Author : Robert Williams Wood
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Page : 40 pages
File Size : 30,83 MB
Release : 1907
Category : American wit and humor
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Author : Robert Williams Wood
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 30,83 MB
Release : 1907
Category : American wit and humor
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Author : Robert Williams Wood
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 50,12 MB
Release : 2019-11-25
Category : Humor
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This Novel is a collection of poems by scientist Robert Williams Wood, themed on nature. The poems explore the distinguishing features between birds and the flowers that resemble them, picking a pair comprising of one each to create a play on words. Some of the matched pairs are: 'The carrot and the parrot', 'the pelican and the panicle', 'the cowbird and the cowslip' and 'the tern and the turnip.' The book is illustrated with drawings.
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Page : 72 pages
File Size : 46,29 MB
Release : 1917
Category : American wit and humor
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Page : 64 pages
File Size : 34,52 MB
Release : 1917
Category : American wit and humor
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Author : Robert Williams Wood
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 31,31 MB
Release : 2021-04-25
Category : Humor
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How to tell the Birds from the Flowers, and other Wood-cuts is a book by Robert Williams Wood. It presents the reader with a manual for flornithology; the classification of the resemblance between certain birds and flowers.
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Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,97 MB
Release : 1907
Category : American wit and humor
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A collection of humorous poems explaining the differences between certain birds and plants they resemble.
Author : Robert Williams Wood
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 24,71 MB
Release : 2017-10-20
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ISBN : 9780265533338
Excerpt from How to Tell the Birds From the Flowers: A Manual of Flornithology for Beginners The Quail T he Kale; 16. The Pecan The The Auk The The Cat-bird The Catnip The Ibis The The Butter ball'oo-m'the Buttercup 22. 23. The Pipe The Snipe 24: The Roc The The Lark The Larkspur 26 The Puffin qffinf. -47. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Page : 28 pages
File Size : 19,32 MB
Release : 1917
Category : American wit and humor
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Author : Robert Williams Wood
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Page : 49 pages
File Size : 48,28 MB
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Category : American wit and humor
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Author : Peter Wohlleben
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 46,10 MB
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1524743747
The internationally bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees shows how we can decipher nature's secret signs by studying the weather. The internationally bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees shows how we can decipher nature's secret signs by studying the weather. In this first-ever English translation of The Weather Detective, Peter Wohlleben uses his long experience and deep love of nature to help decipher the weather and our local environments in a completely new and compelling way. Analyzing the explanations for everyday questions and mysteries surrounding weather and natural phenomena, he delves into a new and intriguing world of scientific investigation. At what temperature do bees stay home? Why do southerly winds in winter often bring storms? How can birdsong or flower scents help you tell the time? These are among the many questions Wohlleben poses in his newly translated book. Full of the very latest discoveries, combined with ancient now-forgotten lore, The Weather Detective helps you read nature's secret signs and discover a rich new layer of meaning in the world around you.