Lee Sam - The Nightingale The Nature Book Of The Year - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Wondering and wonderful. The nature book of the year. JOHN Lewis - Stempel This lovely book is almost as thrilling as the bird's immortal song - balm for a troubled soul and a glimpse of paradise. Joann a LUMLEY______________________________ Come to the forest sit by the fireside and listen to intoxicating song as Sam Lee tells the story of the nightingale. Every year as darkness falls upon woodlands the nightingale heralds the arrival of Spring. Throughout history its sweet song has inspired musicians writers and artists around the world from Germany France and Italy to Greece Ukraine and Korea. Here passionate conservationist renowned musician and folk expert Sam Lee tells the story of the nightingale. This book reveals in beautiful detail the bird's song habitat characteristics and migration patterns as well as the environmental issues that threaten its livelihood. From Greek mythology to John Keats to Persian poetry and A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square' Lee delves into the various ways we have celebrated the nightingale through traditions folklore music literature from ancient history to the present day. The Nightingale is a unique and lyrical portrait of a famed yet elusive songbird.______________________________ Sam Lee has brought the poetic magic that has long enchanted so many of his musical fans into the written word. Allow yourself to glimpse the world Sam sees to be part of his love affair with the nightingale and you will no doubt be delighted. LILY COLE A wonderful book. Stephen MOSS A magical marriage of the lyrical and practical: a book that makes us want to seek out the nightingale and then reveals how we can. Tristan Gooley
Title: The Nightingale The Nature Book Of The Year
Author(s): Lee Sam
Publisher: Cornerstone
Barcode: 9781804942291
Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Date: 7/13/2023
Category: Wildlife: Birds & Birdwatching