Journey into Spring

Portrays the coming of spring to the countryside about Hampshire, England, through depicting the growth and activities of common plants and animals. Emphasizes that the flora and fauna of this area have remained largely unchanged in the two centuries since described by Reverend Gilbert White. Pictures the nesting and rearing of the young by the rook, coot, moor hen, wag-tail, skylark, hedge sparrow, long-tailed tit, and sand martin. Activities of animals described include the frog, harvest mouse, hedge-hog, ant, mole, snake, and legless lizard. Stresses the beauty of the landscape and the English love of nature, which has served to preserve the wildlife of the countryside., The coming of spring to the English countryside of Selbourne, caught in all its lush beauty. The narration, which embodies the philosophy of the 18th century English naturalist, Rev. Gilbert White, was written by the English poet, Laurie Lee.
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