Acclaimed naturalist and birdwatcher Stephen Moss brings us this year's perfect Christmas gift- a year in the life of Britain's favourite bird - the robin
STEPHEN MOSS is a naturalist, author and broadcaster. In a distinguished career at the BBC Natural History Unit his credits included Springwatch, Birds Britannia and The Nature of Britain. He is the president of the Somerset Wildlife Trust and a senior lecturer in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. Originally from London, he now lives with his wife and children on the Somerset Levels. His books include The Robin, The Wren, The Twelve Birds of Christmas, The Swallow, The Swan and The Owl.
Moss’s prettily illustrated book is full of such curiosities.
Gratifyingly, though, it steers clear of becoming a dry deluge of
facts, a pitfall of so much ornithological writing… Moss, a nature
broadcaster and a lecturer in creative writing, is a good
storyteller, seamlessly linking biological fact with the anecdotal…
There is no doubt that Moss’s book, with its charming cover and
quaint illustrations, will make it into many a stocking this year.
Yet, this is far more than a book for Christmas. There is a serious
message here. The more we learn about our favourite bird, the more
we realise how much we don’t know. This gulf is evidence of how we
have become distanced from the natural world… Moss’s charming paean
to this bird that lives hard and dies young reminds us that it
deserves to be more than a whimsical symbol of festive cheer
*The Times*
Well illustrated… The structure, examining a year in the life of
the Robin in the UK, allows Moss plenty of scope to bring in a huge
range of historical, literary and scientific references, and the
result is a highly readable and enjoyable examination of a species
that probably sparks more interest in birds in the UK than any
other.
*Bird Watching*
A gem
*Saga Magazine*
This unpretentious little book, with a nice retro feel, follows the
life of the Robin… Stephen Moss writes seemingly easily (perhaps
for him it is so), telling all you want to know about Robins in a
straightforward, always enjoyable style… It is a stimulating and
worthwhile read
*Birdwatch*
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