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Sting in the Tale: My Adventures with Bumblebees [Kõva köide]

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(University of Southampton)
  • Formaat: Hardback, 288 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 213x147x26 mm, kaal: 376 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 29-Apr-2014
  • Kirjastus: St Martin's Press
  • ISBN-10: 1250048370
  • ISBN-13: 9781250048370
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  • Formaat: Hardback, 288 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 213x147x26 mm, kaal: 376 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 29-Apr-2014
  • Kirjastus: St Martin's Press
  • ISBN-10: 1250048370
  • ISBN-13: 9781250048370
Interweaving lighthearted tales of a child's growing passion for nature with a deep insight into the crucial importance of the bumblebee, the author brings to life his quest to reintroduce the short-haired bumblebee into its native land. 35,000 first printing.

Tales of a child's fascination with nature are interspersed with the author's lifelong research into the habits, history, and importance of bumblebees.

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Short-listed for Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2013.
Prologue ix
1 The Short-haired Bumblebee
1(14)
2 The Bumblebee Year
15(10)
3 The Hot-blooded Bumblebee
25(11)
4 A Brief History of Bees
36(10)
5 Finding the Way Home
46(12)
6 Comfrey and Smelly Feet
58(11)
7 Tasmanian Devils
69(21)
8 Quinn and Toby the Bumblebee Sniffer Dogs
90(17)
9 Bee Wars
107(8)
10 Cuckoo Bumblebees
115(8)
11 Bee Enemies
123(16)
12 The Birds and the Bees
139(12)
13 Does Size Matter?
151(16)
14 Ketchup and Turkish Immigrants
167(20)
15 Chez Les Bourdons
187(20)
16 A Charity Just for Bumblebees
207(20)
17 Return of the Queen
227(18)
Appendix: Common and Latin Names of British Bumblebees 245(2)
Acknowledgements 247(2)
Index 249