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Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Domestic animals & pets > Birds, including cage birds
Specifications: 2-1/2-inch vinyl figure of Hedwig with a button
that plays Hedwig's sounds from the Harry Potter films. Bonus
sticker book: Mini sticker book includes 8 full-colour stickers.
Perfect gift: A unique and keepsake item for all fans of Harry
Potter. Officially licensed: Authentic collectible. Copyright (c)
2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment. WIZARDING WORLD characters, names,
and related indicia are (c) & (TM) Warner Bros. Entertainment
Inc. WB SHIELD: (c) & (TM) WBEI. Publishing Rights (c) JKR.
(s23)
A spellbinding story from the Sunday Times-bestselling author of
The Girl of Ink & Stars, winner of the Waterstones Children's
Book Prize. 'A story bursting with imagination, sparkle and tender
heart ... I adored it!' JASBINDER BILAN 'Both souful poetry and
thrilling adventure; powerful and delicate, chilling and
comforting' SOPHIE ANDERSON 'Ripping propulsive plot, gorgeous
imagery, floating fairytale prose ... absolutely loved it' ROSS
MONTGOMERY In an Italian city ravaged by plague, Sofia's mother
carves beautiful mementoes from the bones of loved ones. But one
day, she doesn't return home. Did her work lead her into danger?
Sofia and her little brother Ermin are sent to the convent
orphanage but soon escape, led by an enigmatic new friend and their
pet crow, Corvith. Together they cross the city underground,
following clues in bones up to the towers of Siena, where - circled
by magpies - the children find the terrible truth ... The fourth
children's novel by Times number one bestselling author Kiran
Millwood Hargrave, winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize
and the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year From the
author of The Island at the End of Everything, The Way Past Winter,
Julia and the Shark and The Mercies - chosen for the Richard &
Judy Book Club A darkly beautiful historical novel featuring
Kiran's trademark magical realism and an enthralling mystery,
presented as a gorgeous flapped paperback with stunning cover foil
Longlisted for the Diverse Book Awards 2021
Join an incredible mynah bird on an adventure as he makes his way
in the big city. When a little mynah bird is stolen from the
jungle, he uses his amazing gift of mimicry to fool everyone in his
path. This funny and charming book by Uwe Timm features fabulous
illustrations by Axel Scheffler A celebration of a small bird doing
big things! Axel Scheffler is the illustrator of a whole host of
beloved classic children's books such as Stick Man and The Gruffalo
An immersive blend of chicken-keeping memoir and animal welfare
reporting by a journalist who accidentally became obsessed with her
flock. Since first domesticating the chicken thousands of years
ago, humans have become exceptionally adept at raising them for
food. Yet most people rarely interact with chickens or know much
about them. In Under the Henfluence, Tove Danovich explores the
lives of these quirky, mysterious birds who stole her heart the
moment her first box of chicks arrived at the post office. From a
hatchery in Iowa to a chicken show in Ohio to a rooster rescue in
Minnesota, Danovich interviews the people breeding, training,
healing and, most importantly, adoring chickens. With more than 60
billion chickens living on industrial farms around the world,
they're easy to dismiss as just another dinner ingredient. Yet
Danovich's reporting reveals the hidden cleverness, quiet sweetness
and irresistible personalities of these birds, as well as the
complex human-chicken relationship that has evolved over centuries.
This glimpse into the lives of backyard chickens doesn't just help
us to understand chickens better - it also casts light back on
ourselves and what we've ignored throughout the explosive growth of
industrial agriculture. Woven with delightful and sometimes
heartbreaking anecdotes from Danovich's own henhouse, Under the
Henfluence proves that chickens are so much more than what they
bring to the table.
Originally published in 1972 this important falconry book is
probably one of the best of its kind. The author was a respected
falconer of many years experience and his sheer pleasure in the
sport shines through his writing. Contents Include: The Mews -
Weathering Enclosure, Bath, Blocks - Bells, Jesses, Clip Swivels,
Lures, Hoods, Whistle - Hack Hut and Hack Ground - Eyasses,
Treatment before Hack - Hack, its Advantages and Disadvantages -
Eyasses compared with Passgers and Haggards - Food - Hooding and
Manning - Taming - Flying to Lure and Use of the Lure - Hawking -
Homing - The Moult - Health - Miscellany - The Gyrfalcon
It is no secret that pets offer unconditional love, social
support, and many laughs.
This incredible true story of Honey, a grey cockatiel, makes you
laugh as you learn about her unique personality.
You suffer the agony along with Honey's family as they discover
a lone feather on the living room floor, and you are astounded as
this unbelievable misadventure unravels.
An entrancing tale that reveals the cockatiel's mixed bag of
emotions ranging from joy, anger, impatience, curiosity,
sadness...
"Feather Faith" is an enchanting tale that shares one family's
extraordinary experiences as a grey cockatiel brings spontaneity,
humor, and a love like never before to their household, proving
once again how much pets enrich our lives.
Originally published in 1907. One of the earliest and possibly the
most important book ever published on homing pigeons. The well
illustrated and detailed chapters include: The Columba Livia -
Origin and Production - Lofts and Fittings - Food and Feeding -
Interbreeding - Crossing - Mendel's Law Applied to Homing Pigeons -
Founding a Loft - Some Physical Characters - Feathers and the Moult
- The Homing Instinct - Training - Preparing for Old Bird races -
Preparing for Young Bird Races, etc. Many of the earliest pigeon
books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are
now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books
are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high
quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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