{"product_id":"robin-helen-f-wilson-9781789146264","title":"Robin","description":"\u003cb\u003eA tuneful natural and cultural history of this globally renowned songbird. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The robin is a small bird with a distinctive ruddy breast, at once a British national treasure and a bird with a global reputation. In this superbly illustrated account, Helen F. Wilson looks at many aspects of the cherished robin, from its status as a harbinger of seasonal change and, in the United Kingdom, an icon of Christmas, to its place in fairy tales, environmental campaigns, and scientific discovery. In moving between cultural and natural histories, \u003ci\u003eRobin\u003c\/i\u003e asks wide-ranging questions, such as how did the robin's name travel the world? Why is the robin so melancholy? Who was Cock Robin? And how has the history of the color red shaped the robin's ambivalent associations and unusual origin stories?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helen F. Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789146267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789146264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.35w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2022 pg. 9","brand":"Helen F. Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073263399167,"sku":"9781789146264","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3019df82-d1c4-40ad-99e4-aca8a4af4e48.jpg?v=1685446792","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/robin-helen-f-wilson-9781789146264","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}