01784cam a2200289 4500 1286967035 TxAuBib 20240529120000.0 070612m19882008||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780756637682 hardcover $16.99 0756637686 hardcover $16.99 TxAuBib Burnie, David, author. Bird / written by David Burnie. Eyewitness books bird. Revised edition. New York, N.Y. : DK Publishing, 1988-2008. 72 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. DK eyewitness Includes internet resources (page 69) and index. From dinosaur to bird -- Birds as animals -- The wing -- Maneuverability and fast takeoff -- Speed and endurance -- Soaring, gliding, and hovering -- Tails -- The structure of feathers -- Feathers -- Wing feathers -- Body, down, and tail feathers -- Courtship -- Camouflage -- Feet and tracks -- The senses -- Beaks -- Plant- and invertebrate-eaters-- Hunters, fishers, and all-arounders -- 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 -- 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. Target age: 10-13 years old. 20240529. Birds Juvenile literature. DK eyewitness.