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Originally published in 1907 Birds Every Child Should Know is a collection ofstorylike descriptions of more than one hundred birds commonly found in theUnited States. Neltje Blanchans detailed descriptions of birds theirphysical attributes calls nesting and mating habits and other behaviors are nothing less than enchanting and some read almost like fairy tales. Takefor instance the mockingbirds callwhen the moonlight sheds a silvery radiance about every sleeping creature themockingbird sings to his mate such delicious music as only the Europeannightingale can rival. Perhaps the stillness of the hour the beauty andfragrance of the place where the singer is hidden among the orange blossoms ormagnolia increase the magic of his almost pathetically sweet voice but surelythere is no lovelier sound in nature on this side of the sea.or the yellow warblers nestan exquisite little cradle of silvery plant fiber usually shreds of milkweedstalk grass leaves and caterpillars silk neatly lined with hair feathersand downy felt of fern fronds.Blanchan includes folk history how Native Americans and southern slavesthwarted mosquitoes by hanging gourds to attract purple martins as well ascommon threats to birds that foreshadow current dangers to avian life the tolltaken on songbirds by lighthouses and electric towers. Such informativedetails along with the authors disarming enthusiasm for her subject willcharm adult birdwatchers as well as children.Cornelia Mutels informative foreword places Blanchans writing in thehistorical context of a turnofthecentury environmental reawakening andburgeoning activism and research by women onbehalf of dwindling birdpopulations. «
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