My Friends who don't have Dogs by Anna Levin (English) Hardcover Book

Description: My Friends who don't have Dogs by Anna Levin The ups and downs of owning a pet dog, celebrated in this powerful heart-warming photographic poem which pays tribute to the joys of Mans Best Friend. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In a pet dog you have your own personal trainer, your most loyal companion, your friendliest welcome, your uncritical friend. Yes, there are the muddy paws, the walks in the rain, the wet fur and the chewed footwear... but lets look at the big picture! In a tribute to Mans Best Friend, Anna Levins delightful short poem is a homage to our pet dogs, each line illustrated with a moving photograph of someones mutt: funny, heart-wrenching, loving, exasperating and paying back their owners a hundred times over. AUTHOR: Anna Levin is a writer with a special interest in peoples connections with the natural world. A former Section Editor with BBC Wildlife Magazine, she has worked for a range of publications and environmental organisations, and is a caption writer for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Her books include Otters with photographer Laurie Campbell and Incandescent about the impact of artificial light. 60 colour, 40 b/w illustrations Author Biography Anna Levin is a writer with a special interest in peoples connections with the natural world. A former Section Editor with BBC Wildlife Magazine, she has worked for a range of publications and environmental organisations, and is a caption writer for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Her books include Otters with photographer Laurie Campbell and Incandescent about the impact of artificial light. Long Description In a pet dog you have your own personal trainer, your most loyal companion, your friendliest welcome, your uncritical friend.Yes, there are the muddy paws, the walks in the rain, the wet fur and the chewed footwear ... but lets look at the big picture!In a tribute to Mans Best Friend, Anna Levins delightful short poem is a homage to our pet dogs, each line illustrated with a moving photograph of someones mutt: funny, heart-wrenching, loving, exasperating and paying back their owners a hundred times over. Excerpt from Book My friends who dont have dogs dont havepermanent snow drifts of dirty old hairIn every corner and skirting boardAnd every tread of every stairAnd soggy dog splattersup the walls of the hallAnd muddy pawson newly-washed floorsOr the hoover cloggedwith the usual mixof bits of bonesand chewed-up sticksMy friends who dont have dogsdont haveawkward silences with their overnight guests;fretting over breakfastabout which moment might be bestto break the awful news......that their shoes have been chewed.But then...My friends who dont have dogsdont haveA personal trainer on their caseEach and every dayWho says: come on, dont cowerfrom wind and weatherCome on, grab your wellies, well face it together.Come on! Come on! Lets go! Come on!WEVE GOT TO GET OUTSIDE!Till were windswept and weather-wornwet and muddy and bramble-tornand suddenly...alive!My friends who dont have dogssometimes sayThat they would, well, might, quite like a dogMaybeone dayBut not yet: they want their freedomAnd their holidaysI tell them freedoms whatmy dog givesnot what he takes awayFreedom to feel the deep green hushof the open fieldsand the woods at dusk Details ISBN1913159337 Author Anna Levin Pages 128 Publisher Merlin Unwin Books Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1913159337 ISBN-13 9781913159337 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2021-09-02 Imprint Merlin Unwin Books Place of Publication Shropshire Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-09-02 NZ Release Date 2021-09-02 UK Release Date 2021-09-02 Illustrations 13 Halftones, black and white; 53 Halftones, color DEWEY 821.92 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:132983869;

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