Bird / written by David Burnie.
"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. |
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| Subject: | Birds > Juvenile literature. |
| Genre: | Illustrated works. Informational works. |
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- 37 of 42 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Johnston County Affiliated Libraries. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Mary Duncan Public Library | J 598 Burnie (Text) | 38950611454978 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | J 598 BUR (Text) | 30664100337010 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Benhaven Public Library | J 598 Bur (Text) | 33630005378489 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bunn Branch | J/598/Burnie (Text) | 72350000121799 | Juvenile New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | J 598 EYE (Text) | 22281500157564 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | J 598 BUR (Text) | 31250200089640 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | J598 B (Text) | 31781068906179 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Danbury Public Library | J 598 BUR (Text) | 30672100408863 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| East Bend Public Library | J 598 BUR (Text) | 30667100233659 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Edneyville Branch | J598 B (Text) | 33258010420516 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
