On Wings of Song: Poems About Birds (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets) birds and kids Associate Director of Lawrence Hall

Associate Director of Lawrence Hall of Science

above and below the waves

and botanist

you'll develop the resources to be in tune with nature year after year

Beautifully rendered illustrations accompany well-known nursery rhymes

On Wings of Song: Poems About Birds (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets) birds and kids Associate Director of Lawrence HallFrom backyard to barnyard, from hawks to hummingbirds, from pelicans to peacocks, from Coleridge's albatross to Keats's nightingale to Poe's raven all manner of feathered beings, the inspiration for poetic flights of fancy through the ages, are gathered together in this delightful volume. Some of the winged treasures: Emily Dickinson on the jay; Gertrude Stein on pigeons; Seamus Heaney on turkeys; Tennyson on the eagle; Spenser on the merry cuckoo;