Nordic Journeys
- ISBN-10
- 0951051121
- ISBN-13
- 9780951051122
- Category
- Europe, Northern
- Pages
- 110
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Author
- Terry Plant
Description
Swifts and swallows flew effortlessly overhead , how wonderful it was to see such an abundance of life , as far North as Greenland and the perma - frost region of Siberia and Canada . Here the growing season is extremely short ...
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