Blanchan, Neltje 1865-1918

Overview

Works:	83 works in 531 publications in 1 language and 8,317 library holdings
Genres:	Juvenile works Literature History Fiction Field guides Novels Popular works Pictorial works Guidebooks
Roles:	Author, Creator
Classifications:	QL676, 598.2

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Neltje Blanchan

Doubleday, Neltje de Graff( )

Most widely held works by Neltje Blanchan

Bird neighbors. An introductory acquaintance with one hundred and fifty birds commonly found in the gardens, meadows, and woods about our homes by Neltje Blanchan( )

102 editions published between 1897 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,993 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

First published in 1897, â€œBird Neighbors" was nature writer Neltje Blanchan's first major work, combining hard science and personal experience in a profusely-illustrated and accessible volume. Upon publication, naturist John Burroughs hailed it as "reliable", while The New York Times praised the book's colour pictures and the fact that it could be easily "understood by all readers". This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in bird watching or ornithology, and it would make for a fantastic addition to any collection. Contents include: â€œBird Families", â€œHabitats of Birds", â€œSeasons of Birds", â€œBirds Grouped According to Size", â€œDescriptions of Birds", â€œBirds Conspicuously Black", â€œBirds Conspicuously Black and White", â€œDucky and Gray and Slate-Colored Birds", â€œBlue and Blush Birds", â€œBrown, Olive or Grayish Brown", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing â€œBird Neighbors" now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author

Birds that hunt and are hunted: life histories of one hundred and seventy birds of prey, game birds and water-fowls by Neltje Blanchan( Book )

26 editions published between 1898 and 2007 in English and held by 713 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Nature's garden; an aid to knowledge of our wild flowers and their insect visitors by Neltje Blanchan( Book )

32 editions published between 1900 and 2018 in English and held by 702 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Wild flowers worth knowing by Neltje Blanchan( Book )

32 editions published between 1904 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 575 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

1923. With 48 illustrations. A popular book with descriptions on the wild flowers in Nature's garden. Some of the varieties depicted in this volume are: Spiderwort Family; Lily Family; Amaryllis Family; Buckwheat Family; Crowfoot Family; Poppy Family; Sundew Family; Witch-Hazel Family; Geranium Family; Buckthorn Family; Evening Primrose Family; Milkweed Family; Mint Family; Madder Family; Lobelia Family; and many more

The American flower garden by Neltje Blanchan( Book )

23 editions published between 1909 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 315 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Wild flowers by Neltje Blanchan( Book )

13 editions published between 1917 and 1930 in English and Undetermined and held by 310 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

How to make baskets by Mary White( Book )

18 editions published between 1901 and 1929 in English and held by 295 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Birds worth knowing by Neltje Blanchan( Book )

18 editions published between 1917 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 285 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Game birds Life histories of one hundred and seventy birds of prey, game birds and water-fowls by Neltje Blanchan( Book )

26 editions published between 1898 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 279 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Birds by Neltje Blanchan( Book )

14 editions published between 1907 and 1927 in English and held by 243 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Describes more than 100 common United States birds, including their physical attributes, calls, and nesting and mating habits

Birds every child should know by Neltje Blanchan( Book )

9 editions published between 1907 and 2011 in English and held by 226 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Describes more than 100 common United States birds, including their physical attributes, calls, and nesting and mating habits. Describes more than 100 common United States birds, including their physical attributes, calls, and nesting and mating habits. Originally published in 1907, Birds Every Child Should Know is a collection of storylike descriptions of more than one hundred birds commonly found in the United States. Neltje Blanchan's detailed descriptions of birds -- their physical attributes, calls, nesting and mating habits, and other behaviors -- are nothing less than enchanting, and some read almost like fairy tales. Take for instance the mockingbird's call: when the moonlight sheds a silvery radiance about every sleeping creature, the mockingbird sings to his mate such delicious music as only the European nightingale can rival. Perhaps the stillness of the hour, the beauty and fragrance of the place where the singer is hidden among the orange blossoms or magnolia, increase the magic of his almost pathetically sweet voice; but surely there is no lovelier sound in nature on this side of the sea-or the yellow warbler's nest: an exquisite little cradle of silvery plant fiber, usually shreds of milkweed stalk, grass, leaves, and caterpillar's silk, neatly lined with hair, feathers, and downy felt of fern fronds. Blanchan includes folk history (how Native Americans and southern slaves thwarted mosquitoes by hanging gourds to attract purple martins) as well as common threats to birds that foreshadow current dangers to avian life (the toll taken on songbirds by lighthouses and electric towers). Such informative details, along with the author's disarming enthusiasm for her subject, will charm adult bird-watchers as well as children. Cornelia Mutel's informative foreword places Blanchan's writing in the historical context of a turn-of-the-century environmental reawakening and burgeoning activism and research by women onbehalf of dwindling bird populations

How to attract the birds : and other talks about bird neighbours by Neltje Blanchan( Book )

21 editions published between 1902 and 2018 in English and held by 206 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The bird book : bird neighbors and birds that hunt and are hunted by Neltje Blanchan( Book )

5 editions published between 1931 and 1939 in English and held by 127 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Wild flowers. An aid to knowledge of our wild flowers and their insect visitors by Neltje Blanchan( Book )

9 editions published between 1900 and 2013 in English and held by 125 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Classic text republished as an e-book

Nature's garden : an aid to our knowledge of our wild flowers and their insect visitors by Neltje Blanchan( Book )

11 editions published between 1900 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 110 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Bird neighbors by Neltje Blanchan( )

19 editions published between 1897 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 96 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Birds that every child should know : the East by Neltje Blanchan( Book )

7 editions published in 1907 in English and held by 87 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

[Nature's garden] : an aid to knowledge of our wild flowers and their insect visitors, with colored plates and many other illustrations photographed directly from nature by Henry Troth and A.R. Dugmore by Neltje Blanchan( Book )

12 editions published between 1900 and 2012 in English and held by 71 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The nameless castle by Mór Jókai( Book )

2 editions published in 1898 in English and held by 62 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Canadian wild flowers worth knowing by Neltje Blanchan( Book )

9 editions published between 1917 and 2018 in English and held by 50 WorldCat member libraries worldwide