Bird
(2008)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
J/598/BURNIE,D

0 Holds on 1 Copy

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Kids' Nonfiction J/598/BURNIE,D Due: 4/13/2024

Details

PUBLISHED
New York, N.Y. : DK Pub., [2008]
©2008
EDITION
Revised edition
DESCRIPTION

72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (digital ; 4 3/4 in. ) + 1 wall chart ( 58 x 80 cm)

ISBN/ISSN
9780756637682, 0756637686, 9780756631338 (case), 0756631335 (case), 9780756606589 (hardcover), 0756606586 (hardcover)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Includes index

From dinosaur to bird -- Birds as animals -- Wing -- Maneuverability, fast takeoff -- Speed endurance -- Soaring, gliding, hovering -- Tails -- Structure of feathers -- Feathers -- Wing feathers -- Body, down, tail feathers -- Courtship -- Camouflage -- Feet tracks -- Senses -- Beaks -- Plant, insect eaters -- Hunters, fishers, all-arounders -- Pellets -- Making nest -- Cup nests -- Unusual nests -- Eggs of waterbirds, waders -- Eggs of land birds -- Extraordinary eggs -- Hatching -- Growing up -- Attracting birds -- Watching birds -- Did you know? -- Identifying birds -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index

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

Includes CD-ROM