Author: S. David Scott
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811742172
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Over 400 photos of representative feathers from 379 species.
Bird Feathers
Author: S. David Scott
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811742172
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Over 400 photos of representative feathers from 379 species.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811742172
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Over 400 photos of representative feathers from 379 species.
Flying with Feathers and Wings
Author: Caitie McAneney
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1508164347
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
How do animals such as birds, insects, and bats stay in the air? The answer of course is wings and feathers. Wings and feathers are important adaptations that have taken millions of years evolve. Feathers first appeared during the time of the dinosaurs, and birds are actually distant relatives of dinosaurs. Insects with wings appeared many thousands of years before feathers appeared. This book discusses how these adaptations benefit the birds, insects, and other animals that possess them. Vibrant photographs of flying animals are paired with manageable text to make this book both educational and engaging.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1508164347
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
How do animals such as birds, insects, and bats stay in the air? The answer of course is wings and feathers. Wings and feathers are important adaptations that have taken millions of years evolve. Feathers first appeared during the time of the dinosaurs, and birds are actually distant relatives of dinosaurs. Insects with wings appeared many thousands of years before feathers appeared. This book discusses how these adaptations benefit the birds, insects, and other animals that possess them. Vibrant photographs of flying animals are paired with manageable text to make this book both educational and engaging.
Feathers
Author: Thor Hanson
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465023460
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
As seen on PBS's American Spring Live, one of America's great nature-writers explores the magic and science of feathers Feathers are an evolutionary marvel: aerodynamic, insulating, beguiling. They date back more than 100 million years. Yet their story has never been fully told. In Feathers, biologist Thor Hanson details a sweeping natural history, as feathers have been used to fly, protect, attract, and adorn through time and place. Applying the research of paleontologists, ornithologists, biologists, engineers, and even art historians, Hanson asks: What are feathers? How did they evolve? What do they mean to us? Engineers call feathers the most efficient insulating material ever discovered, and they are at the root of biology's most enduring debate. They silence the flight of owls and keep penguins dry below the ice. They have decorated queens, jesters, and priests. And they have inked documents from the Constitution to the novels of Jane Austen. Feathers is a captivating and beautiful exploration of this most enchanting object.
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465023460
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
As seen on PBS's American Spring Live, one of America's great nature-writers explores the magic and science of feathers Feathers are an evolutionary marvel: aerodynamic, insulating, beguiling. They date back more than 100 million years. Yet their story has never been fully told. In Feathers, biologist Thor Hanson details a sweeping natural history, as feathers have been used to fly, protect, attract, and adorn through time and place. Applying the research of paleontologists, ornithologists, biologists, engineers, and even art historians, Hanson asks: What are feathers? How did they evolve? What do they mean to us? Engineers call feathers the most efficient insulating material ever discovered, and they are at the root of biology's most enduring debate. They silence the flight of owls and keep penguins dry below the ice. They have decorated queens, jesters, and priests. And they have inked documents from the Constitution to the novels of Jane Austen. Feathers is a captivating and beautiful exploration of this most enchanting object.
Tying Flies with Foam, Fur, and Feathers
Author: Harrison R. Steeves
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811729093
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Using foam with other materials to create flies 48 effective and innovative fly patterns Hot Spot Ant, Japanese Beetle, Katydid, Salmonfly, and Steeves' Mouse plus how to design your own patterns Terrestrial expert Harrison Steeves brings years of experience fishing terrestrials that catch fish even in the midst of a mayfly hatch. Steeves has created patterns with foam, shows in step-by-step color photographs how to tie them, and recounts his on-the-stream experiences fishing them.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811729093
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Using foam with other materials to create flies 48 effective and innovative fly patterns Hot Spot Ant, Japanese Beetle, Katydid, Salmonfly, and Steeves' Mouse plus how to design your own patterns Terrestrial expert Harrison Steeves brings years of experience fishing terrestrials that catch fish even in the midst of a mayfly hatch. Steeves has created patterns with foam, shows in step-by-step color photographs how to tie them, and recounts his on-the-stream experiences fishing them.
Feathers
Author: Robert Clark
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452148929
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
The award-winning National Geographic photographer captures the stunning variety and mystery of bird feathers in this acclaimed monograph. Robert Clark’s fascinating and brilliantly colorful images reveal the beauty and myriad functions of a seemingly simple thing: the bird feather. Each exquisitely detailed close-up is paired with informative text about the utility and evolution of the feather it depicts, making this handsome marriage of art and science the ideal gift for bird lovers, natural history buffs, and photography enthusiasts. “Art meets science in a poetic celebration of Earth’s astonishing diversity. Feathers is an intensely beautiful visual taxonomy and a photographic love letter to this poetic feat of evolution.” —Brain Pickings
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452148929
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
The award-winning National Geographic photographer captures the stunning variety and mystery of bird feathers in this acclaimed monograph. Robert Clark’s fascinating and brilliantly colorful images reveal the beauty and myriad functions of a seemingly simple thing: the bird feather. Each exquisitely detailed close-up is paired with informative text about the utility and evolution of the feather it depicts, making this handsome marriage of art and science the ideal gift for bird lovers, natural history buffs, and photography enthusiasts. “Art meets science in a poetic celebration of Earth’s astonishing diversity. Feathers is an intensely beautiful visual taxonomy and a photographic love letter to this poetic feat of evolution.” —Brain Pickings
Five Feathers
Author:
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0615165230
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
A bird named Five Feathers generously gives away his five magical tail feathers to help other creatures. In the end, he touches a rainbow and receives a marvelous gift. He changes into a beautiful peacock.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0615165230
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
A bird named Five Feathers generously gives away his five magical tail feathers to help other creatures. In the end, he touches a rainbow and receives a marvelous gift. He changes into a beautiful peacock.
Feathers
Author:
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874837551
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
A wise rabbi uses a pillow full of feathers to teach a gossipy villager a lesson.
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874837551
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
A wise rabbi uses a pillow full of feathers to teach a gossipy villager a lesson.
Pantologia
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Languages : en
Pages : 714
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Languages : en
Pages : 714
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The Fishing Gazette
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Languages : en
Pages : 458
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Languages : en
Pages : 458
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A Greek-English Lexicon
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1804
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1804
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