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"Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. Like humans, many birds have enormous brains relative to their size. Although small, bird brains are packed with neurons that allow them to punch well above their weight. In The Genius of Birds, acclaimed author Jennifer Ackerman explores the newly discovered brilliance...
2) Stellaluna
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.
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Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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"This illustrated book vividly depicts the most threatened birds on Earth. It provides up-to-date information from BirdLife International on the threats each species faces, and the measures being taken to save them. Today, 590 birds species are classified as Endangered or Critically Endangered, or now only exist in captivity. This landmark publication features stunning photographs of 515 of these species--including the results of a prestigious international...
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Peterson field guide volume 35
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c1987
Language
English
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Nevada documents the results of a statewide survey of breeding birds undertaken between 1997 and 2000. The book presents 275 species of birds that breed in the state, with a description of each bird; an analysis of its breeding distribution in Nevada; a discussion of its conservation status; a line drawing of the bird; a map illustrating its distribution throughout the state; and summary statistics on its breeding...
9) Cardinals
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Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of cardinals.
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Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
"Deep in the arid vastness of the harsh Great Basin desert, in one of the warmest and driest basins in northern Nevada, lies a wetland oasis that is home to more than 290 species of resident and migratory birds. The Lahontan Valley wetlands, including Stillwater Marsh and Carson Lake, contain the remnants of a vast Pleistocene lake that once covered much of western and northern Nevada. Today, shrunken to fewer than 100,000 acres and precariously vulnerable...
11) Bird hugs
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Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Bernard isnt like other birds. His wings are impossibly long, and try as he might, he just cant seem to fly. Hes left wondering what his wings are good for ... if theyre even good for anything at all. But a chance encounter with a dejected orangutan leads Bernard to a surprising discovery: that maybe what makes him different is actually something to be embraced."--goodreads.com.
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Sterling
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Describes and identifies winged predators and explains why there are no feathers on a vulture's head, which bird is the deep-diving champ, and what makes an owl's wings perfectly silent in flight, in a text with fold-out pages.
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Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Not all birds build nests with sticks and have good manners. Some construct nests with their own saliva, while others use vomit as a defense! Spit Nests, Puke Power, and Other Brilliant Bird Adaptations is part of a set of five books in the Picture Book Science series that explore strange-but-true tales of adaptation.
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A broken robot makes a home for a cold, tired bluebird trying to fly south for the winter, and eventually he carries the bird to a warmer climate while she rests in the cavity where his heart used to be.
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