Date 17 September 2015
Pages 186
Format cm 17 x 24
Price € 17.00
EAN 9782366720860
Publisher Website www.plumedecarotte.com

The Book of Wild Beasts

Countryside Stories and Legends
Publisher Plume de carotte
Category Practical Books
Age All Ages
From fleas to bears, spring's herald the swallow to the demonic toad: 77 wild animals and the legends, fantasies, fears, and beliefs surrounding them.

Bear, wolf, fox, bat, eagle, cuckoo, tit, viper, salamander, cicada, ant, spider: most readers will be familiar with most of the animals in this book. But is what you know about them real, or merely the stuff of legend and popular folklore? For around these creatures swirl myriad fantasies, fears, legends, and superstitions that often seem more real than actual, natural fact. This book sets out to tell all the stories about humans and animals in the countryside and bridge the gap between reputation and reality, bringing us one step closer to understanding wild nature.