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The big book of birds  Cover Image Book Book

The big book of birds / words and pictures by Yuval Zommer ; bird expert, Barbara Taylor.

Zommer, Yuval, (author,, illustrator.). Taylor, Barbara, 1954- (contributor.).

Summary:

Why is a flamingo pink? Can a parrot talk? Is a bald eagle really bald? You'll find the answers to these flighty questions and many more inside. Play search and find in the pictures, too. Can you find the special egg? Meet all kinds of colorful, magnificent, silly and surprising feathered creatures from around the world in this first book of birds. It is packed with facts about how different types of bird hunt, survive and show off. -- adapted from book cover

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780500651513
  • ISBN: 0500651515
  • Physical Description: 64 pages : color illustrations ; 35 cm
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Bird family tree -- I'm a bird-watcher! -- Feathers and flying -- Birds on the move -- Great grey owls -- Flamingoes -- Magpies -- Kingfishers -- Flightless birds -- Secretary birds -- Parrots -- Bald eagles -- Puffins -- Nests -- Eggs -- Albatrosses -- Hummingbirds -- Peacocks -- Robins -- Swans -- Hoopoes -- Red-crowned cranes -- Beaks and feeding -- Bird calls and songs -- City birds -- Give garden birds a home -- Did you find... -- Bird words.
Target Audience Note:
For ages 4+.
Subject: Birds > Miscellanea > Juvenile literature.
Birds.
Birds.
Genre: Picture books for children.
Picture books.
Instructional and educational works.
Juvenile works.
Instructional and educational works.
Picture books.


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