Project Gutenberg 1999-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 99 Wood, Robert Williams 1868 1955 Wood, R. W. (Robert Williams) Wood, Robert W. How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers: A Manual of Flornithology for Beginners HTML Illustrated by the author. Produced by David Garcia, David Newman and James Rose "How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers: A Manual of Flornithology for Beginners" by Robert Williams Wood is a whimsical, illustrated guidebook published in the early 20th century. This unique work blends elements of poetry and humor, aiming to help readers distinguish between birds and plants through playful comparisons. The notable characteristic of this book is its creative approach to natural observation, making it an educational yet entertaining read. The content comprises a series of humorous verses and illustrations that cleverly juxtapose various birds with corresponding plants, encouraging readers to observe their distinctive traits. Each pairing, such as the "Crow" with the "Crocus" and the "Pea" with the "Pewee," provides lighthearted commentary on how to tell these entities apart based on their behaviors, appearances, or sounds. Wood’s playful tone invites beginners to engage with nature in a fun way, making this manual a delightful introduction to the world of flornithology while fostering a sense of curiosity and appreciation for the natural world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American wit and humor Nature study -- Humor PN PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals 59090 57275 2024-09-01T10:19:13.051965 2023-10-01T09:24:35.733444 text/html text/html 51266 2020-12-31T13:36:33 text/html; charset=us-ascii 4181422 2020-12-31T13:36:33 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 4571688 2024-09-01T10:19:31.179872 application/epub+zip 4554702 2024-09-01T10:19:19.976945 application/epub+zip 174962 2024-09-01T10:19:13.443970 application/epub+zip 4887714 2024-09-01T10:19:35.512872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4847675 2024-09-01T10:19:23.693896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204666 2022-09-01T11:37:30.607292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31056 31020 2024-09-01T10:19:12.514976 2023-10-01T09:24:35.329446 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 30864 2020-12-31T13:36:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10868 2020-12-31T13:36:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18681 2024-09-01T10:19:35.687833 application/rdf+xml 22909 2024-09-01T10:19:13.530968 image/jpeg 3299 2024-09-01T10:19:13.486962 image/jpeg 4182004 2024-09-01T10:19:13.233001 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia