Sparrow

Award-winning writer Kim Todd explores the complex history, biology and literary tradition of the cheeky and ubiquitous sparrow, including coverage of the nineteenth-century 'Sparrow War' in the United States over the sparrow's introduction which led to decades of discussion about invasive species.

About the author

Kim Todd is Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Her book Tinkering with Eden? A Natural History of Exotics in America (2001) was the winner of the Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award. She is also the author of Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis (2007).

Summary

Award-winning writer Kim Todd explores the complex history, biology and literary tradition of the cheeky and ubiquitous sparrow, including coverage of the nineteenth-century 'Sparrow War' in the United States over the sparrow's introduction which led to decades of discussion about invasive species.

Product details

• Authors: Kim Todd, Todd Kim
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2011
• EAN: 9781861898753
• ISBN: 978-1-86189-875-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Animal Series; Animal; Animal Series; Animal
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, Wildlife: birds & birdwatching, Nature and the natural world: general interest