Project Gutenberg 1999-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 291 Wood, Robert Williams 1868 1955 Wood, R. W. (Robert Williams) Wood, Robert W. How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers: A Manual of Flornithology for Beginners HTML Illustrated by the author. Produced by David Garcia, David Newman and James Rose "How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers: A Manual of Flornithology for Beginners" by Robert Williams Wood is a whimsical, illustrated guidebook published in the early 20th century. This unique work blends elements of poetry and humor, aiming to help readers distinguish between birds and plants through playful comparisons. The notable characteristic of this book is its creative approach to natural observation, making it an educational yet entertaining read. The content comprises a series of humorous verses and illustrations that cleverly juxtapose various birds with corresponding plants, encouraging readers to observe their distinctive traits. Each pairing, such as the "Crow" with the "Crocus" and the "Pea" with the "Pewee," provides lighthearted commentary on how to tell these entities apart based on their behaviors, appearances, or sounds. Wood’s playful tone invites beginners to engage with nature in a fun way, making this manual a delightful introduction to the world of flornithology while fostering a sense of curiosity and appreciation for the natural world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American wit and humor Nature study -- Humor PN PS Text Category: Poetry Category: Humour Category: How To ... Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 59171 2025-10-01T10:03:49.878861 text/html 51266 2020-12-31T13:36:33 text/html; charset=us-ascii 4181422 2020-12-31T13:36:33 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 4571301 2025-10-01T10:04:05.925756 application/epub+zip 4554104 2025-10-01T10:03:55.987924 application/epub+zip 174618 2025-10-01T10:03:50.248864 application/epub+zip 4887554 2025-10-01T10:04:09.666763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4847671 2025-10-01T10:03:59.264824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204666 2022-09-01T11:37:30.607292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31056 2025-10-01T10:03:49.376859 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 30864 2020-12-31T13:36:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10868 2020-12-31T13:36:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19363 2025-10-01T10:04:09.823759 application/rdf+xml 22909 2025-10-01T10:03:50.321852 image/jpeg 3299 2025-10-01T10:03:50.284836 image/jpeg 4181622 2025-10-01T10:03:50.059895 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia