That Quail, Robert [Paperback]

The perennially bestselling and acclaimed classic of the little bird who preferred human companionship to other quail.Along with BORN FREE and RASCAL, this true story of the little quail that loved people ranks among the great nature tales of all time.Robert revealed to those about her (he turned out to be a she) that there is indeed a universal language that all life shares. It is called love.Captivating, charming, incredible, poignant. . . . At the end one has met and come to love a wild, shy, natural denizen of the fields and woods almost as a human friend.Enthralling. & No one who has had a pet or watched a bird could fail to be enchanted. & Highly recommended.A classicA delight. & A beautiful little book illustrated with drawings by Cathy Baldwin.