The Bumper Book of Nature by Stephen Moss
Features nature activities, ideas and information. This book tells how you can go pishing for birds; become a bat detective; take a city safari; find snakes and lizards; identify spiders and their webs; look for owl pellets; make nettle soup or itching powder from rosehips; and, make a bark rubbing, and an elder-stem peashooter.
This book deserves to be a bestsellerA marvellous compendium of those moments that bring youngsters into direct contact with nature. * BBC Wildlife *
Fabulous . . . The Bumper Book of Nature will bring out the bird nester and conker collector in every one of you. Suggested activities are arranged into seasons with beautifully illustrated identification guides and interesting snippets of information. -- Val Hennessy * Daily Mail *
Terrific, beautifully designed, inventive, creative and various. Bravo. -- Michael Morpurgo
This book's boundless enthusiasm for the countryside is infectious. And detailed but easy to understand wildlife guides will have you reaching for the binoculars. * Easy Living *
Packed with identification guides and ideas to help a new generation of naturalists escape from their cotton-wool shackles. * BBC Countryfile Magazine *
Fabulous . . . The Bumper Book of Nature will bring out the bird nester and conker collector in every one of you. Suggested activities are arranged into seasons with beautifully illustrated identification guides and interesting snippets of information. -- Val Hennessy * Daily Mail *
Terrific, beautifully designed, inventive, creative and various. Bravo. -- Michael Morpurgo
This book's boundless enthusiasm for the countryside is infectious. And detailed but easy to understand wildlife guides will have you reaching for the binoculars. * Easy Living *
Packed with identification guides and ideas to help a new generation of naturalists escape from their cotton-wool shackles. * BBC Countryfile Magazine *
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. His books include The Wren, The Robin, Mrs Moreau’s Warbler and Wonderland. 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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780224086165 |
| ISBN 10 | 0224086162 |
| Title | The Bumper Book of Nature |
| Author | Stephen Moss |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2009-04-02 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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