Birds by the Shore: Observing the Natural Life of the Atlantic Coast by Jennifer Ackerman co-parenting A riveting cultural history of

A riveting cultural history of changing generations' views of childhood and the importance of play

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Pub Date: Sept 24

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Birds by the Shore: Observing the Natural Life of the Atlantic Coast by Jennifer Ackerman co-parenting A riveting cultural history ofFrom the bestselling author of The Genius of Birds, the revised and reissued edition of her beloved book of essays describing her forays along the Delaware shore For three years, Jennifer Ackerman lived in the small coastal town of Lewes, Delaware, in the sort of blue water, white sand landscape that draws summer crowds up and down the eastern seaboard. Birds by the Shore is a book about discovering the natural life at the ocean's edge: the habits of