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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Dreamy about Swans
This book catalogs the basic biology of swans and spreads its wings to encircle the mythological, literary, historical and mystical meanings swans have had for humans through the ages. Information from it will find its way into the pages of my next book, How to Raise Poultry, following How To Raise Chickens: Everything You Need To Know (How to Raise...), next year. A...
Published on March 27, 2008 by Christine Heinrichs
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Good guide to behaviours, mythology and history
If you want to learn about history and mythology of the world's swans then this is the book for you. It is interestingly written and informative. A good read. But if you want to see the brids too and enjoy their gorgeous form variations you will be sadly disappointed. There are no photos and only fairly poor line drawings to give an idea of the appearance of these...
Published on July 1, 2008 by Steven Morvell
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Dreamy about Swans,
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This review is from: Swans of the World: In Nature, History, Myth and Art (Hardcover)
This book catalogs the basic biology of swans and spreads its wings to encircle the mythological, literary, historical and mystical meanings swans have had for humans through the ages. Information from it will find its way into the pages of my next book, How to Raise Poultry, following How To Raise Chickens: Everything You Need To Know (How to Raise...), next year. A beautiful reference, the kind of book you can hold and page through for hours.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good guide to behaviours, mythology and history,
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This review is from: Swans of the World: In Nature, History, Myth and Art (Hardcover)
If you want to learn about history and mythology of the world's swans then this is the book for you. It is interestingly written and informative. A good read. But if you want to see the brids too and enjoy their gorgeous form variations you will be sadly disappointed. There are no photos and only fairly poor line drawings to give an idea of the appearance of these beautiful creatures. If a picture is worth a thousand words then this book could save many thousands of words by simply adding a few well chosen photos.
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Swans of the World: In Nature, History, Myth and Art by Alice L. Price (Hardcover - October 1, 1995)
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