Robin, Paperback by Wilson, Helen F., Like New Used, Free shipping in the US
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Robin, Paperback by Wilson, Helen F., Like New Used, Free shipping in the US. The robin is a small bird with a distinctive ruddy breast, at once a British national treasure and a bird with a global reputation. Who was Cock Robin?. And how has the history of the color red shaped the robin’s ambivalent associations and unusual origin stories?. Robin, Paperback by Wilson, Helen F., ISBN 1789146267, ISBN-13 9781789146264, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US A tuneful natural and cultural history of this globally renowned songbird. The robin is a small bird with a distinctive ruddy breast, at once a British national treasure and a bird with a global reputation. In this superbly illustrated account, Helen F. Wilson looks at many aspects of the cherished robin, from its status as a harbinger of seasonal change and, in the United Kingdom, an icon of Christmas, to its place in fairy tales, environmental campaigns, and scientific discovery. In moving between cultural and natural histories, Robin asks wide-ranging questions, such as how did the robin’s name travel the world? Why is the robin so melancholy? Who was Cock Robin? And how has the history of the color red shaped the robin’s ambivalent associations and unusual origin stories?
