Nests, Eggs, Birds
Title | Nests, Eggs, Birds PDF eBook |
Author | Kelsey Oseid |
Publisher | Ten Speed Press |
Total Pages | 146 |
Release | 2020-03-10 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0399581855 |
Discover the world's birds, their homes, and their eggs in this gorgeously illustrated, entertaining, and educational guide. Did you know that the tailorbird "sews" leaves together to make its nest? Or that hummingbird eggs are the size of jellybeans? Birds are some of the world's most beautiful and interesting creatures, and their nests and eggs are no exception, displaying a stunning diversity of shapes, sizes, functions, and materials. In Nests, Eggs, Birds, celebrated artist and author Kelsey Oseid explores the fascinating ins and outs of where and how dozens of avian species--robins, birds of paradise, crows, owls, penguins, and more--make their homes and lay their eggs. Full of striking naturalistic art and fun scientific facts, Nests, Eggs, Birds will delight bird lovers of all ages.
Birds Make Nests
Title | Birds Make Nests PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Garland |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2019-03-19 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0823441768 |
An illustrated introduction to where birds make their homes, all across the globe. Birds make many kinds of nests in many kinds of places, to keep their eggs safe and to raise their chicks. In this colorful picture book, acclaimed artist Michael Garland introduces more than twenty species of birds and the intriguing homes they make, from puffins' burrows to orioles' hanging nests. With simple text, accessible for new readers, this is a perfect introduction to the many ways animals make their homes. The vibrant artwork, created with traditional woodcuts and digital coloring techniques, is labeled with the English common names of each bird shown. A 2018 NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12! A Bank Street Best Book of the Year (Outstanding Merit)
A Nest Full of Eggs
Title | A Nest Full of Eggs PDF eBook |
Author | Priscilla Belz Jenkins |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Total Pages | 36 |
Release | 1995-03-31 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0064451275 |
This first look at robins follows a full year of growth and change: how the birds develop inside their egg during the spring, how they mature from chicks into fledglings in the summer, how they learn to fly in the fall, and how they leave for warmer climes in winter—only to return when spring comes around again. 1995 Best Children’s Science Books (BL)
Birds, Nests and Eggs
Title | Birds, Nests and Eggs PDF eBook |
Author | Mel Boring |
Publisher | Turtleback Books |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1998-04 |
Genre | Birds |
ISBN | 9780606241441 |
A guide to identifying fifteen different birds, providing information about the physical characteristics and habits of each, as well as about the nests they build and the eggs they lay.
Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States
Title | Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas George Gentry |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 514 |
Release | 1882 |
Genre | Birds |
ISBN |
Bird Nests, Eggs and Nestlings of Britain and Europe
Title | Bird Nests, Eggs and Nestlings of Britain and Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Colin James Oliver Harrison |
Publisher | Collins |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Birds |
ISBN | 9780007130399 |
A field guide covering the nests, eggs and nestlings of European birds, this text contains information of when and where birds breed, plus illustrations of the chicks of all the common birds, photographs of the eggs and drawings of the nest.
Egg & Nest
Title | Egg & Nest PDF eBook |
Author | Rosamond Wolff Purcell |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | 244 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Birds |
ISBN | 9780674031722 |
Purcell captures the diverse beauty, quirkiness and allure of eggs and the remarkable resourcefulness of birds, focusing on the intricacy of nests and the aesthetic perfection of bird eggs.--Kurt Shaw, "Pittsburgh Tribune Review."