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Paperback Pelican Book

ISBN: 1789140757

ISBN13: 9781789140750

Pelican

With its distinctive, comical walk, large bill, and association with the conservation movement, the pelican has attained iconic status. But as Barbara Allen reveals, this graceful skimmer of ocean waves has a checkered history. Originally classed as "unclean" in the King James Bible, the legend of the compassionate pelican was later appropriated by Christianity to symbolize Christ's sacrifice. This majestic bird, gifted to British royalty in 1664,...

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