When chaos reigns among the birds, the oldest and wisest birds declare a contest to determine who will be their king. Includes key to all of the birds pictured.
Who doesn’t love dogs? Answer that question in the negative and find yourself contradicted by the countless dog-lauding quotations compiled here by James Charlton and wackily illustrated by Arnold Rot
Riptide may be an unusual name for a dog, but it is one that suits this one well. Rip is resolutely drawn to the salty ocean breeze, and the crash of the waves, and he simply cannot be discouraged—eve
The Welsh poet recalls a Christmas of his childhood, playing with friends in the snow, feasting with a houseful of aunts and uncles, singing carols, and opening presents
Nicolas Freeling, best known for producing some of the finest of modern crime fiction, began his working life as an apprentice cook in a large French hotel, and continued cooking professionally for m
A group of vacationers hunts for a lost gold mine and avoids a mysterious man they refer to as "squashy hat," with the help of their carrier pigeons, Homer, Sophocles, and Sappho
Explores the behavior of birds, how animals behave with each other and with the rest of the world, how ponds support an ecosystem, and how animals communicate
The three interrelated sections of poetry in Fair Sun explore the primary importance of connection, both with other human beings and with the natural world. In the first section, the poems are wide-ra
Roughly fifteen years after Gutenburg printed the first book in Maintz in 1455, Nicolas Jenson of Venice produced what has been universally recognized as among the most beautiful typefaces ever create
Yonder is the sea, great and wide, which teems with things innumerable, living things both great and small. —Psalms 104:25 Most adults know, and many have read, Henry Beston's beloved account of th
The subtitle goes on: Three Incomparable Books of Wit, Charm, and Wisdom Finally Available in One Volume, as Revised, Edited, and Enhanced by the Author. The three books, previously published separa
Fauna and Family, also known as The Garden of the Gods, is the third in Durrell's Corfu trilogy that begins with his beloved classic, My Family and Other Animals and continues with Birds, Beasts and R
Back when we were both very young, Godine had the honor of publishing the first two poetry books of Mark Doty, who has since gone on to considerable and deserved fame and fortune, winning the National
