"The Book of Birds" is a pocket book of poetry written by William Wordsworth, with each poem connected through the common theme of birds. This fantastic collection also includes an introductory excerpt from "Reminiscences" (1881) by Thomas Carlyle. The poems in this collection include: "The Green Linnet", "To a Sky-lark, 1807", "To a Sky-lark, 1827", "To the Cuckoo", "The Sparrow's Nest", "A Wren's Nest", "Animal Tranquillity and Decay", "A Sketch", "Resolution and Independence", "The Contrast - The Parrot and the Wren", etc. A fantastic collection not to be missed by nature lovers and fans of Wordsworth's seminal written work.