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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...
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2016.
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English
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In One Wild Bird at a Time, Heinrich returns to his great love: close, day-to-day observations of individual wild birds. There are countless books on bird behavior, but Heinrich argues that some of the most amazing bird behaviors fall below the radar of what most birds do in aggregate. Heinrich’s (3z(Bpassionate observations [that] superbly mix memoir and science(3y(B (New York Times Book Review) lead to fascinating questions — and sometimes...
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"An exhilarating exploration of the science and wonder of global bird migration. In the past two decades, our understanding of bird migration-the navigational and physiological feats that enable birds to cross immense oceans or fly above the highest mountains, to go weeks without sleep, or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch-has exploded. Scientists have made astounding discoveries: certain species, such as thrushes, can avoid dehydration...
4) Birds
Series
World of animals volume 11-20
Publisher
Grolier
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
6) Stellaluna
Author
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.
Author
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National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Looks at the evidence of dinosaurs with skeletal structures and feathers so similar to birds and why that is convincing many scientists that birds evolved from dinosaurs.
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Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
2013
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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...
11) My first bird
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Enslow Elementary/Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
12) Birds
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Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Avian vagrancy--the appearance of birds outside of their expected habitat--is a phenomenon that has fascinated natural historians for centuries, from Victorian collectors willing to spend fortunes on a rare specimen to today's bird-chasing "twitchers." Yet despite the obsessions of countless ornithologists, what do we actually know about the enigma of vagrancy? In Vagrancy in Birds, Alexander Lees and James Gilroy explore the causes, patterns, and...
14) Bird
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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Takes you soaring through the sky and around the world in an exciting journey from the bird's distant dinosaur past to its present astonishing variety. Take an up-close look at the staggering range of sizes, shapes, and habitats of these creatures.
15) Hi, Word Bird!
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Series
Publisher
distributed by Childrens Press
Pub. Date
c1981
Language
English
Description
Uses a very simple vocabulary to follow Word Bird as he hatches and learns to hop, jump, swim, and fly.
17) Seabirds
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Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A basic introduction to seabirds, of which there are more than 260 species distributed all over the world.
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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"The captivating, little-known true story of a group of scientists and the methods and technology they developed to uncover the secrets of avian migration. For the past century, scientists and naturalists have been steadily unravelling the secrets of bird migration. How and why birds navigate the skies, traveling from continent to continent—flying thousands of miles across the earth each fall and spring—has continually fascinated the human imagination,...
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Designed to enhance the birding experience and to enrich the popular study of North American birds, the book combines more than 795 of full-color illustrations with authoritative text by 48 expert birders and biologist, This new guide shows how birds live and what they do. Introductory essays outlive the principles if avian evolution, life cycle, body structure, flight dynamics, and more. This is an indispensable source of information on the avian...
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