Meet some amazing animals―from caring crocodile mothers to meat eating plants, from the tallest parents in the woods to sea horse fathers looking after their young . . . with the odd hairy jumping spiders thrown in.
With The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America, you won't need to wonder what all that racket is anymore! • Each entry is accompanied by facts about a bird's (annoying) call, its (dumb) migratory pattern, its (downright tacky) ...
Describes the characteristics, behavior, habitat, and range of fifty birds, and includes recordings of their songs
SCIEIHIFIC NAME: (irus canadensis he Sandhill Crane is a big gray bird that can be mistaken for a Great Blue Heron (see pp. 104-105). Cranes nest in freshwater marshes in the Northwest. upper Great Lakes. and Canada, and spend the ...
A sensitive, stunning debut on movement, migration, and loss, in the vein of Valeria Luiselli's Sidewalks.
A MUST-HAVE: A must-have sequel to the bestselling parody book The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America. UNIQUE & LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY: This is a great coffee table or bar top conversation-starting book.
In this beautifully illustrated volume, Faaborg’s approachable writing style will engage students and birders alike while introducing them to the study of the evolution, taxonomy, anatomy, physiology, diversity, and behavior of birds.
One Hundred Birds Telling One Hundred Little Stories is illustrated and written by local artist and writer Kristina Henson. For each of 100 days, Kristina sketched a bird and wrote a poem or story told from the bird's unique perspective.
Examines the extraordinary plumage, behavior, and conservation successes of all thirty-nine bird of paradise species, and includes images of previously unrepresented birds from remote New Guinea.
From familiar friends to marvelous rarities, Flach’s birds convey the beauty and wonder of the natural world. Here are all manner of songbirds, parrots, and birds of paradise; birds of prey, water birds, and theatrical domestic breeds.
Scientifically accurate illustrations and essays guide the bird watcher in identifying and locating more than 570 common and rare species