Bird / written by David Burnie.

Eyewitness bird (other title)
DK Eyewitness bird (cover title)

Summary:

"Discover how birds fly, hunt, feed, and camouflage themselves. Witness the breathtaking moment when a chick hatches from its egg, and learn how fledglings first take flight. Inspect individual feathers, beak shapes, and wings, and marvel at record breaking flights."-- Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9780744092110
ISBN: 0744092116
ISBN: 9780744092103
ISBN: 0744092108
Physical Description: 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), photographs (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
Edition: Revised edition.
Publisher: New York : DK, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:	First published in 1988. "New edition"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 69) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	From dinosaur to bird -- Anatomy -- The wing -- Maneuverability -- Speed and endurance -- Soaring, gliding, and hovering -- Tails -- The structure of feathers -- Feathers -- Wing feathers -- Down, body, and tail feathers -- Courtship -- Camouflage -- Feet and tracks -- The senses -- Beaks -- Plant- and invertebrate-eaters -- Hunters and fishers -- Pellets -- Making a nest -- Cup nests -- Unusual nests -- Eggs of waterbirds and waders -- Eggs of land birds -- Extraordinary eggs -- Hatching -- Growing up -- Attracting birds -- Watching birds -- Did you know? -- Identifying birds -- Find out more.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.2 1 87198.