The triumphant tale of the house sparrow
Presents the history of the house sparrow, from its beginnings in the Middle East to its spread with the growth of agriculture around the world, and discusses its population decline in recent years.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto ; Berkeley :
Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press,
[2018]
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| Summary: | Presents the history of the house sparrow, from its beginnings in the Middle East to its spread with the growth of agriculture around the world, and discusses its population decline in recent years. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781773060064 1773060066 |
| Author Notes: | Jan Thornhill is an author and illustrator who brings her fascination with the natural world to her books for children. They include The Tragic Tale of the Great Auk (Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award finalist); I Found a Dead Bird (National Parenting Publications Gold Award, Norma Fleck Award, Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award); The Wildlife 123 (UNICEF-Ezra Jack Keats International Award, Governor General's Award finalist) and The Wildlife ABC (Governor General's Award finalist). Jan has also won the Vicky Metcalf Award. She spends her spare time in the woods obsessively collecting and cataloging wild mushrooms and slime molds. She lives near Havelock, Ontario. |
