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The Geese of Beaver Bog
by Heinrich, Bernd
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About This Item
New York: Ecco, for HarperCollins, 204. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A fine social history of a flock of geese as studied by Bernd Heinrich in the Summer of 1998. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bound simply in brown paper over boards, brown cloth-backed. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Illustrated endpapers. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xiv, 217 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
Synopsis
When award-winning writer and biologist Bernd Heinrich became the unwitting -- but doting -- foster parent of an adorable gosling named Peep, he was drawn into her world. And so, with a scientist's training and a nature lover's boundless enthusiasm, he set out to understand the travails and triumphs of the Canada geese living in the beaver bog adjacent to his home. In The Geese of Beaver Bog, Heinrich takes his readers through mud, icy waters, and overgrown sedge hummocks to unravel the mysteries behind heated battles, suspicious nest raids, jealous outbursts, and more. With deft insight and infectious good humor, he sheds light on how geese live and why they behave as they do. Far from staid or predictable, the lives of geese are packed with adventure and full of surprises. Illustrated throughout with Heinrich's trademark sketches and featuring beautiful four-color photographs, The Geese of Beaver Bog is part love story, part science experiment, and wholly delightful.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355244
- Title
- The Geese of Beaver Bog
- Author
- Heinrich, Bernd
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ecco, for HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 204
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Bernd Heinrich geese birds ornithology natural history
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