Birds

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Where to find it

Information & Library Science Library — Juvenile Folio

Call Number
J598 Oiseaux
Status
Missing

Summary

From fascinating facts to nesting practices and comparisons of beaks and songs, this informative book features a wide range of feathered friends. Stunning photography brings the birds to life, while the text includes an important message of conservation.

Contents

Birds are really..dinosaurs? -- Let diversity reign! -- Creatures of the air -- Light as a feather -- Costume changes -- As the crow (and the crane, and the owl, and the goose...) flies -- Not everyone can fly -- Beaks, tools for every job -- What's on the menu? -- Night shift -- Predator birds are terribly...useful? -- Art of self-defense -- Dressing for shade and light -- Sing out, sing loud -- Art of display -- Beware! This is my territory! -- There's strength in numbers -- Nesting in colonies -- Master-builders -- Breaking away...from your egg -- Squatters and spongers -- Growing up with mom and dad -- On one's own for life -- Getting through the winter in one place -- Migration means travel, both near and far -- To the sun! -- Winter visitors -- How birds are studied -- Protecting habitats -- Sea wanderers in danger -- Protecting birds -- Human and bird.

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