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Crow
Boria Sax
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Description for Crow
Paperback. Though people generally do not think of them in such terms, crows are remarkably graceful: from the tip of a crow's beak to the end of its tail is a single curve, which changes rhythmically as the crow turns its head or bends toward the ground. This book presents a survey of crows, ravens, magpies and their relatives in myth, literature and life. Series: Animal S. Num Pages: 184 pages, 68 black & white illustrations, 27 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 189 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 318.
Though people generally do not think of them in such terms, crows are remarkably graceful: from the tip of a crow's beak to the end of its tail is a single curve, which changes rhythmically as the crow turns its head or bends toward the ground. Foraging on their long, powerful legs, crows appear to glide over the earth; they take flight almost without effort, flapping their wings easily, ascending into the air like spirits. Nevertheless, the whiskers around their beaks and an apparent smile make crows, in a scruffy sort of way, endearingly 'human'. In a vast range of ... Read more
Though people generally do not think of them in such terms, crows are remarkably graceful: from the tip of a crow's beak to the end of its tail is a single curve, which changes rhythmically as the crow turns its head or bends toward the ground. Foraging on their long, powerful legs, crows appear to glide over the earth; they take flight almost without effort, flapping their wings easily, ascending into the air like spirits. Nevertheless, the whiskers around their beaks and an apparent smile make crows, in a scruffy sort of way, endearingly 'human'. In a vast range of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Animal S.
Condition
New
Weight
318g
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861891945
SKU
V9781861891945
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Boria Sax
Boria Sax is lecturer in literature at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and is the founder of the organization Nature in Legend and Story (NILAS). He has published many books on images of animals in human culture including Animals in the Third Reich (2000) and The Mythical Zoo (2001).
Reviews for Crow
'Sax's book roams divertingly over the scientific and cultural history of the "corvid" family, which includes the carrion crow, the raven, the rook and the jackdaw, tracing ambivalent responses to the mischievous birds.' - The Guardian 'A fascinating and delightful book ... examines the crow in myth, literature and life ... With sections on the crow in ... Read more