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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherVineyard Stories
ISBN-100982714688
ISBN-139780982714683
eBay Product ID (ePID)113430691
Product Key Features
Educational LevelAdult & Further Education
Number of Pages120 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameHome Bird : Four Seasons on Martha's Vineyard
SubjectGeneral
Publication Year2012
TypeTextbook
AuthorLaura Wainwright
Subject AreaNature, Travel
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight8 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceAdult Education
IllustratedYes
SynopsisHome Bird: A Person who Likes to Stay at Home. For Laura Wainwright that home is Martha's Vineyard. Her essays celebrate the simple but profound pleasures that can be found by listening carefully to the voices of the natural world and the rhythms of each season. Walk with her to find lady's slippers or painted turtles in springtime. Join her in the barn across the road on a cold afternoon. Follow her as she cuts watercress, gathers scallops, casts for striped bass-and then prepares some of her favorite recipes. With nuanced observations of everyday details, Wain-wright shows how connecting to the complexity and beauty of the natural world can ground us and help us uncover deeper meaning in our lives. Book jacket., Home bird: A person who likes to stay at home. For Laura Wainwright that home is Martha's Vineyard. Her essays celebrate the simple but profound pleasures that can be found by listening carefully to the voices of the natural world and the rhythms of each season. Walk with her to find lady's slippers or painted turtles in springtime. Join her in the barn across the road on a cold afternoon. Follow her as she cuts watercress, gathers scallops, casts for striped bass - and then prepares some of her favorite recipes. With nuanced observations of everyday details, Wainwright shows how connecting to the complexity and beauty of the natural world can ground us and help us uncover deeper meaning in our lives. The book includes eight recipes.