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41) A bird is a bird
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Describes the unique features that birds have, including beaks, wings, and feathers, and how they are used by different varieties of birds.
42) Birds
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of birds. Includes instructions for projects.
Author
Publisher
Sylvan Dell
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Join Nicholas and his grandfather as they push aside the thoughts of decorating the Christmas tree to lovingly care for a cardinal trapped in the snow of a blizzard on Christmas Eve. Christmas morning finds Nicholas more concerned about the bird than opening his gifts.
Author
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
In photographs that surprise with their eye-catching composition and amaze with their detail, Jim Miller captures the beauty of birds as most people never see them, encouraging viewers to marvel at the elegant combination of form and function in bird species.
47) Eggs and chicks
Author
Series
Publisher
Published in the USA by EDC Pub
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Which bird lays the biggest egg in the world and how do tiny chicks learn to fly? In this book you'll find the answers and lots more about eggs and chicks."
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children's books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these feathered dinosaurs face to face: The Caudipteryx had feathered arms and a tail...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2018
Description
One of our most eloquent nature writers offers a passionate and informative celebration of birds and their ability to help us understand the world we live in. As well as exploring how birds achieve the miracle of flight; why birds sing; what they tell us about the seasons of the year and what their presence tells us about the places they inhabit, The Meaning of Birds muses on the uses of feathers, the drama of raptors, the slaughter of pheasants,...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Presents the history of the house sparrow, from its beginnings in the Middle East to its spread with the growth of agriculture around the world, and discusses its population decline in recent years.
54) A most remarkable creature: the hidden life and epic journey of the world's smartest birds of prey
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"An enthralling account of a modern voyage of discovery as we meet a rare and mysterious bird of prey--the caracara--that puzzled Darwin, fascinates modern-day falconers, and carries secrets of our planet's deep past in its family history. In 1833, Charles Darwin was astonished by an animal he met in the Falkland Islands: handsome, social, and oddly crow-like falcons that were "tame and inquisitive ... quarrelsome and passionate," and so insatiably...
55) Stellaluna
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.
57) Alabama birds
Author
Publisher
Published with the cooperation of the State of Alabama, Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources, Game and Fish Division by University of Alabama Press
58) Other birds
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Formats
Description
"Down a narrow alley in the small coastal town of Mallow Island, South Carolina, lies a stunning cobblestone building comprised of five apartments. It's called The Dellawisp and it is named after the tiny turquoise birds who inhabit the building, alongside the human tenants, and imbue it with an air of magical secrecy. When Zoey Hennessey comes to claim her deceased mother's apartment at The Dellawisp, she meets her quirky, enigmatic neighbors, including...
59) Look for a bird
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
c1977
Description
Simple facts and pictures introduce fourteen familiar American birds.
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
2011
Description
"Extreme Birds is a photographic showcase of 150 birds at the extremes of nature. It reveals nature's ingenuity and sometimes its sense of humor. The species in this book were chosen for their extraordinary characteristics and for behaviors far beyond the typical. They are the biggest, the fastest, the meanest, the smartest. They build the most intricate nests, they have the most peculiar mating rituals, they dive the deepest and they fly the highest....
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