Bibliograph

Birds, written by Jill Bailey and David Burnie

Type

Label

Birds, written by Jill Bailey and David Burnie

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Birds

Oclc number

980870890

Responsibility statement

written by Jill Bailey and David Burnie

Summary

Describes the physical characteristics, habitats, and behavior of birds and examines kinds of seashore birds, woodland birds, birds of prey, and others.--, Source other than Library of congress

Table Of Contents

Looking at birds -- What is a bird? -- Feathered friends -- Taking to the air -- Patterns in the air -- From soaring to bounding -- Finding a mate -- Eggs and hatching -- The first days -- The first flight -- Good parents -- Cup-shaped nests -- Strange nests -- Cleaning and preening -- Feeding habits -- Meat-eating birds -- Night hunters -- Bird territories -- Flying away -- Birds of the sea -- Birds of the shore -- Freshwater birds -- Woodland birds -- Desert and grassland birds -- Tropical birds -- City birds

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor