Bird / written by David Burnie ; [special photography Peter Chadwick and Kim Taylor].
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0394996194
- ISBN: 9780394996196
- ISBN: 039489619X
- ISBN: 9780394896199
- Physical Description: 63 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
- Edition: 1st American edition
- Publisher: New York : Knopf : 1988.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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.
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| Mars Hill Library | J 598 BUR (Text) | 30229101223344 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | J 598.19 Bur (Text) | 31010000660326 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | J598 B (Text) | 39493104158649 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Anderson Creek School Media Center | J 598 Bur (Text) | 30470831 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Angier Public Library | J 598 Bur (Text) | 33632002068311 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | JNFIC 598 BUR (Text) | 31111002080030 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | J 598 (Text) | 38344100806742 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Dunn Public Library | J 598 Bur (Text) | 33436000920360 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | J598 BUR (Text) | 0020508931852 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| East Regional Library | J598 B (Text) | 31781018917409 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
