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Bird / written by David Burnie.

by Burnie, David.

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DK Pub, Inc., c2009.

Birds -- Juvenile literature.

DK eyewitness books.

Eyewitness books.

Publisher description

Alternate title:

DK eyewitness bird clip art.

Eyewitness bird clip art.

Bird body clip art.

72 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) + 1 fold-out wall chart.

At head of title: Eyewitness.

"Clip-art CD"--Cover.

Clip art CD-ROM attached inside front cover.

Fold-out wall chart inserted in pocket inside back cover.

Title on CD-ROM: DK eyewitness Human Body clip art.

Some copies lack accompanying CD-ROM.

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.

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