These five books are part of a series devoted to the natural history of each animal and the animal's impact on human history, primarily as reflected in various aspects of human culture. Reviews of three other books in this series were published in the November–December 2015 issue of ABT (vol. 77, pp. 713–714). Here, I give a short, general introduction to the series and then separate reviews of each of the books listed above, which are followed by Cate Hibbit's reviews of three more books in the series.
As with the previous books, the greater portion of each is devoted to the role the animal has played in the arts, literature, and religion. As a biology teacher, you may want to use this series to involve students who are not enthusiastic about biology but who have an interest in history and/or the arts and literature. And there are many quirky...
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