| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
63 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
Eyewitness books
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
From dinosaur to bird -- Birds as animals -- The wing -- Maneuverability and fast takeoff -- Speed and endurance -- Soaring, gliding, and hovering -- Tails -- The structure of feathers -- Feathers -- Wing feathers -- Body, down, and tail feathers -- Courtship -- Camouflage -- Feet and tracks -- The senses -- Beaks -- Plant and insect eaters -- Hunters, fishers, and all-arounders -- Pellets -- Making a nest -- Cup nests -- Unusual nests -- Eggs of water birds and waders -- Eggs of land birds -- Extraordinary eggs -- Hatching -- Growing up -- Attracting birds -- Watching birds. |
| Summary |
A photo essay on the world of birds examining such topics as body construction, feathers and flight, the adaptation of beaks and feet, feeding habits, courtship, nests and eggs, and bird watching. |
| Subject |
Birds -- Juvenile literature.
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Birds.
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| Added Author |
Chadwick, Peter, illustrator.
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Taylor, Kim, 1933- illustrator.
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| ISBN |
039489619X |
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9780394896199 |
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0394996194 library binding |
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9780394996196 library binding |
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