Animal Lore and Legend

The Wisdom and Wonder of Animals Revealed

Ruth Binney (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

144 Seiten

2017
Rydon Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-910821-15-2 (ISBN)

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For as long as humans have inhabited the earth, we have lived alongside the multitude of other creatures with which we share our planet. However it is undoubtedly true that today most of us are not as close to the animals around us as our forebears were, and that many of the world's best loved large mammals and most beautiful birds are in danger of becoming extinct. The threats of the 21st century to the animal world make it even more pertinent to explore the many legends and folktales, myths and superstitions that reflect this past closeness, highlight our desire to explain nature's wonders and mysteries, and underline the necessity to preserve for future generations all creatures great and small.

Gathered together in this fascinating book are the lore and legends of the animal world, alongside the realities of nature. Yet whatever their natural attributes, in folklore animals can do almost anything. They can be our friends and foes - and of course they can talk to each other. They can be evil witches and devils in disguise, they can bring good luck and bad. And in real life they can be our dearest companions, to the point of sheer worship.An amazing collection of fanciful superstitions, intriguing tales and amusing anecdotes, which any animal lover will truly relish.

Ruth Binney has been studying the natural world for most of her life. She holds a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and has been involved in countless publications during her career as an editor. She is the author of many successful natural history and gardening books including Weeds on Trial 9781910821275, Flower Garden Secrets 9781910821428, The English Countryside 9781910821459 and Coasts 9781910821398. She lives in Cardiff.

1 Little birds that know 14

2 The cruel crocodile 15

3 Cunning as the fox 17

4 Spider talents 18

5 A complete turkey 20

6 Safe with the dolphins 21

7 The pure and gentle dove 22

8 The stupid ass 23

9 The Devil's goat 24

10 Piggy tales 26

11 Beware the bats 28

12 The swan's pure beauty 29

13 The victory eagle 31

14 Bee messengers 32

15 The helpful robin 34

16 Hippo lore 35

17 The mighty elephant 36

18 Dirty rats 38

19 A mouse in the house 40

20 Bear strength 41

21 The lion, king of the beasts 43

22 Menacing big cats 44

23 Monkey business 45

24 Fluttering by 47

25 The wisdom of salmon 48

26 The ways of the serpent 49

27 Beetle power 51

28 Cats, good and bad 52

29 The faithful dog 54

30 For love, luck and health 56

31 Animal love signs 58

32 Money and wealth 59

33 The lucky greeting 60

34 Harm them at your peril 62

35 Predicting stormy weather 63

36 Animals at home 65

37 Birds of doom 66

38 Christmas lore 67

39 Easter rites 69

40 Beware the owl 70

41 Forecasting the weather 71

42 Groundhog Day and Candlemas 73

43 Creatures of the zodiac 74

44 Aries - the ram 76

45 Taurus - the bull 77

46 Cancer - the crab 78

47 Leo - the lion 79

48 Scorpio - the sting in the tail 80

49 Capricorn - the goat 81

50 Pisces - a fishy duo 82

51 Chinese astrology 83

52 Dreams and prophecies 86

53 Healing the stomach 87

54 To cure a fever 88

55 The dreaded cough 90

56 Blood letting leeches 91

57 To drive out illness 93

58 Maggot clinic 94

59 Just a flea bite? 95

60 Mosquitoes - the flying foe 97

61 To ease the rheumatism 98

62 Of Gods, spirits and monsters 100

63 The mystery of mermaids 102

64 Phoenix rising 104

65 Hideous winged monsters 105

66 The elusive sea serpents 107

67 Norway's own Kraken 109

68 The monster of the loch 111

69 Follow the footprints 113

70 Tales of the thunderbird 114

71 Curses of the 'were' creatures 115

72 Tales of the vampire 117

73 The croak of the evil toad 118

74 The serpent god 120

75 The unicorn - one-horned wonder 121

76 'Here be dragons' 123

77 Enter the dragon 126

78 The ghastly griffin 127

79 Magical horses 129

80 The sacred bull giant 130

81 The mighty wolf 131

82 Beware the boggart and bug-a-boo 132

83 Mystic water horses 134

84 The charming sirens 135

Erscheinungsdatum	09.11.2017
Zusatzinfo	100 Illustrations, black and white
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 178 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-910821-15-2 / 1910821152
ISBN-13	978-1-910821-15-2 / 9781910821152
Zustand	Neuware