Birds, Sex and Beauty: The extraordinary implications of Charles Darwin's strangest idea Napoleonic Wars

Birds, Sex and Beauty: The extraordinary implications of Charles Darwin's strangest idea Napoleonic WarsIn all animals, mating is a deal. But few creatures behave as if sex is a simple transaction. Many treat it with reverence, suspicion, angst and violence. In the case of the Black Grouse, the bird at the centre of Matt Ridleys investigation, the males dance and sing for hours a day, for several exhausting months, in an exhausting and sometimes deadly ritual called a lek. To prepare for the ordeal, they grow, preen and display fancy, twisted, bold

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Each chapter is grounded in an insightful anecdote from George's life that will leave you doubled-over with laughter and ready to reign over your own kingdom

packed full of charming animal characters all dressed up as witches

Written by two experts on early childhood intervention and special education

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They have eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea

A joyous picture book celebration of every body from A to Z