Author Statement: by Chris G. Earley ; photographs by Robert McCaw
Audience: Juvenile
Age range lower: 7
Age range upper: 10
Specs: full color photos throughout, glossary
Pages: 32
Trim Size: 8" x 10" X 5/16"
Language code 1: eng
Publication Date: 20090910
Copyright Year: 2009
Birds A to Z
A beautifully illustrated dictionary of 26 birds.
Birds A to Z uses an accessible and successful format to describe a selection of 26 birds. Each page features two full-color photographs of the bird, one or two descriptive paragraphs and a fact box that provides at-a-glance details on each entry's Latin name, diet, range, length, weight, wingspan and nest location.
The 26 birds are:
- Anhinga
- Bluebird
- Chickadee
- Duck
- Egret
- Falcon
- Gallinule
- Hummingbird
- Ibis
- Jay
- Kingfisher
- Loon
- Meadowlark
- Nighthawk
- Owl
- Pelican
- Quail
- Raven
- Skimmer
- Tanager
- Upland sandpiper
- Vulture
- Woodpecker
- Xantus' murrelet
- Yellowleg
- Zone-tailed hawk.
Accurate and up-to-date but with an informal presentation, Birds A to Z is an engaging view into the avian world.
| Bio: | Chris G. Earley is the interpretive biologist at the University of Guelph's Arboretum and author of Hawks and Owls, Sparrows and Finches and Warblers, all specific to the Great Lakes and Eastern North America regions. Robert McCaw is an award-winning nature and wildlife photographer whose work has appeared in more than 300 books, calendars and magazines, including Audubon, National Geographic and Natural History. |
| Preface: | Introduction Birds are cool. The variety of shapes, colors and sizes of birds makes them stand out. And the fact that most of them can fly causes us to be in awe of these feathered wonders. This book features a few of the over 10,000 species of birds that share this planet with us. It is hoped that these pages will inspire you to watch the birds in your own neighborhood and to connect with the natural world. Chris Earley and Robert McCaw |
| TOC: | Table of Contents Introduction |
