Mozart's Starling

Author(s): Lyanda Lynn Haupt

Animals/Natural History

On May 27th, 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart met a flirtatious little starling who sang (an improved version of!) the theme from his Piano Concerto Number 17 in G to him. Knowing a kindred spirit when he met one, Mozart wrote That was wonderful in his journal and took the bird home to be his pet. For three years Mozart and his family enjoyed the uniquely delightful company of the starling until one April morning when the bird passed away. In 2013, Lyanda Lynn Haupt, author of Crow Planet, rescued her own starling, Carmen, who has become a part of her family. In Mozart's Starling, Haupt explores the unlikely bond between one of history's most controversial characters and one of history's most notoriously disliked birds. Part natural history, part story, Mozart's Starling will delight readers as they learn about language, music, and the secret world of starlings.

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Mozart's Starling is a delightful, enlightening, breathless flight through the worlds of Carmen and Star, two European starlings who join their human counterparts in exploring life and music and nature, helping to shed light on the connection between humans and birds-those of us bound to terra firma, and those of us who are free to soar Garth Stein, New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain and A Sudden Light Mozart's Starling sparkles with imagination, emotion, and insight. Thank you, Lyanda Lynn Haupt, for showing us the delight and magic of a starling. Sy Montgomery, author of Birdology and The Soul of an Octopus

Lyanda Lynn Haupt is an ecophilosopher, naturalist, and author of several books, including The Urban Bestiary, Crow Planet, Pilgrim on the Great Bird Continent, and Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds. A winner of the Washington State Book Award and the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award, she lives in Seattle with her husband and daughter.

General Fields

  • : 9781472153050
  • : Little, Brown Book Group
  • : Corsair
  • : 0.36
  • : July 2017
  • : 204mm X 129mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : March 2017
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Illustrations throughout
  • : 288
  • : 780
  • : en
  • : 717
  • : Hardcover
  • : Lyanda Lynn Haupt