Bird-Ways

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Bird-Ways is a book by Harriet Mann Miller, first published in 1885. This work is the initial book in a series focused on birds, which gained significant popularity among both adults and children. Miller's approach in this series relied on direct field observations, and her ability to convey the wonder of nature grew with each publication.1

Harriet Mann Miller was an American author known for her children's fiction and factual nature writing. She also wrote under the pseudonym Olive Thorne Miller. Her other works include Four Handed Folk (1890), The Woman's Club (1891), and a series of "Kristy" books.1

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Harriet Mann Miller
In 1885 Miller published Bird-Ways, the first of a series of books on birds for adults and children that became widely popular. In the course of the series her reliance on firsthand field observation and her ability to convey a sense of nature’s wonder both grew apace. Miller’s other…
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In 1885 Miller published Bird-Ways, the first of a series of books on birds for adults and children that became widely popular. In the course of the series her reliance on firsthand field observation and her ability to convey a sense of nature’s wonder both grew apace. Miller’s other…
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