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Summary: an awesome eyeful of iridescence
Review: While Kingfishers today are celebrated around the world from Papua New Guinea, to Australia, Malaysia, England & the USA, their images appearing on paper money & stamps all around the Pacific Ocean, it has been the people of China who have penned poems to these halcyon-feathered creatures, & written songs in turquoise-tinted praise.Stories, of course, abounded, & Beverley Jackson has woven one of them through the pages of her latest book, & re-enchants us with the visions that have mesmerized emperors, peasants, dowagers, actors, prostitutes, brides & foreigners alike. KINGFISHER BLUE is a masterpiece, a labor of love unparalleled. If blue is your favorite color; if you have ever looked upon a thing of beauty colored by the feathers of these fabled birds - then you will simply have to put it on your Wish List or purchase your very own copy. Beverley Jackson always takes you away into the reaches of time, remember her SPLENDID SLIPPERS? She wafts us away into the lives of another people, into magical stories where you learn about all sorts of strange & wondrous things, & with superb photography, gifts you indelible images. KINGFISHER BLUE deserves a crownful of stars!
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Summary: an awesome eyeful of iridescence
Review: While Kingfishers today are celebrated around the world from Papua New Guinea, to Australia, Malaysia, England & the USA, their images appearing on paper money & stamps all around the Pacific Ocean, it has been the people of China who have penned poems to these halcyon-feathered creatures, & written songs in turquoise-tinted praise. Stories, of course, abounded, & Beverley Jackson has woven one of them through the pages of her latest book, & re-enchants us with the visions that have mesmerized emperors, peasants, dowagers, actors, prostitutes, brides & foreigners alike. KINGFISHER BLUE is a masterpiece, a labor of love unparalleled. If blue is your favorite color; if you have ever looked upon a thing of beauty colored by the feathers of these fabled birds - then you will simply have to put it on your Wish List or purchase your very own copy. Beverley Jackson always takes you away into the reaches of time, remember her SPLENDID SLIPPERS? She wafts us away into the lives of another people, into magical stories where you learn about all sorts of strange & wondrous things, & with superb photography, gifts you indelible images. KINGFISHER BLUE deserves a crownful of stars!
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