Author: Mel Boring
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780606241441
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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.
Bird Nests
Author: Stan Tekiela
Publisher: Adventure Publications
ISBN: 9781591934684
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Coffee-table book filled with unparalleled photography and small blocks of fascinating text about bird nests: nature's most amazing dwelling places.
Publisher: Adventure Publications
ISBN: 9781591934684
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Coffee-table book filled with unparalleled photography and small blocks of fascinating text about bird nests: nature's most amazing dwelling places.
Birds' Nests: Business and Ethnicity in Southeast Asia
Author: Kasem Jandam
Publisher:
ISBN: 9786162151675
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Southeast Asia is renowned for birds' nests and the bird's nest trade. A bird's nest is often referred to as "White Gold" or "the Caviar of the East." In Birds' Nests: Business and Ethnicity in Southeast Asia, Kasem Jandam explores the history of using birds' nests and outlines key aspects of the business: consumption and its impact on ecology and the environment, market innovations, and the legal system related to public, private, community, and nonexclusive economic nesting resources. This book also discusses the trade and relationships among ethnic groups and the influence of Hong Kong's bird's nest market on the bird's nest business in Thailand and Southeast Asia.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9786162151675
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Southeast Asia is renowned for birds' nests and the bird's nest trade. A bird's nest is often referred to as "White Gold" or "the Caviar of the East." In Birds' Nests: Business and Ethnicity in Southeast Asia, Kasem Jandam explores the history of using birds' nests and outlines key aspects of the business: consumption and its impact on ecology and the environment, market innovations, and the legal system related to public, private, community, and nonexclusive economic nesting resources. This book also discusses the trade and relationships among ethnic groups and the influence of Hong Kong's bird's nest market on the bird's nest business in Thailand and Southeast Asia.
Nests, Eggs, Birds
Author: Kelsey Oseid
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
ISBN: 0399581855
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
ISBN: 0399581855
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
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.
Eastern Birds' Nests
Author: Hal H. Harrison
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395936092
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Covers nest of bird species of all 26 states east of the Mississippi.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395936092
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Covers nest of bird species of all 26 states east of the Mississippi.
Birds Build Nests
Author: Yvonne Winer
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 9781570915000
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Describes how, where, why, and when birds around the world build nests.
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 9781570915000
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Describes how, where, why, and when birds around the world build nests.
Birds Make Nests
Author: Michael Garland
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0823436624
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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)
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0823436624
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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)
Peterson Field Guide To North American Bird Nests
Author: Casey McFarland
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0358411467
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
A comprehensive field guide to the nests and nesting behavior of North American birds Beyond being a simple reference book, the Peterson Field Guide to North American Bird Nests is a practical, educational, and intimate doorway to our continent’s bird life. The diversity of nests and nesting strategies of birds reflect the unique biology and evolution of these charismatic animals. Unlike any other book currently on the market, this guide comprehensively incorporates nest design, breeding behavior, and habitat preferences of North American birds to provide the reader with a highly functional field resource and an engaging perspective of this sensitive part of a bird’s life cycle.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0358411467
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
A comprehensive field guide to the nests and nesting behavior of North American birds Beyond being a simple reference book, the Peterson Field Guide to North American Bird Nests is a practical, educational, and intimate doorway to our continent’s bird life. The diversity of nests and nesting strategies of birds reflect the unique biology and evolution of these charismatic animals. Unlike any other book currently on the market, this guide comprehensively incorporates nest design, breeding behavior, and habitat preferences of North American birds to provide the reader with a highly functional field resource and an engaging perspective of this sensitive part of a bird’s life cycle.
A Nest Full of Eggs
Author: Priscilla Belz Jenkins
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064451275
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
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)
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064451275
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
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)
Avian Architecture
Author: Peter Goodfellow
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 069114849X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
Examines the nests that birds build around the world, including illustrations of each nest type's construction, descriptions of the materials and techniques used during the process, and case studies on specific birds' habitats.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 069114849X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
Examines the nests that birds build around the world, including illustrations of each nest type's construction, descriptions of the materials and techniques used during the process, and case studies on specific birds' habitats.
A Guide to Southern Arizona Bird Nests & Eggs
Author: David Wentworth Lazaroff
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781886679177
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Offers an informative look at animals that live in the desert, including lizards, snakes, and spiders.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781886679177
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Offers an informative look at animals that live in the desert, including lizards, snakes, and spiders.