Author: Tom Jackson
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780758481450
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Parrots Tropical and Rainforest Birds
Author: Tom Jackson
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780758481450
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780758481450
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Nature Watch
Author: Tom Jackson
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754814504
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Comprehensive resource on tropical birds features colorful illustrations and glossary.
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754814504
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Comprehensive resource on tropical birds features colorful illustrations and glossary.
Parrots
Author: Helen Frost
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736896092
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Simple text and photographs from the rain forest present the characteristics and behavior of parrots.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736896092
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Simple text and photographs from the rain forest present the characteristics and behavior of parrots.
Tropical Rain Forest : Grades Four to Six : Seventy Activities
Author: Ruth Solski
Publisher: S&S Learning Materials
ISBN: 0921511094
Category : Amazon River Region
Languages : en
Pages : 77
Book Description
Included in this unit are 33 reproducible information cards and worksheets with answer keys. Topics of research include farming, hunting and fishing, harvesting, Amazon villages, family life, Amazon children, music and dancing, spirits of the forest, chiefs and warriors, and changing ways of life. 70 activities.
Publisher: S&S Learning Materials
ISBN: 0921511094
Category : Amazon River Region
Languages : en
Pages : 77
Book Description
Included in this unit are 33 reproducible information cards and worksheets with answer keys. Topics of research include farming, hunting and fishing, harvesting, Amazon villages, family life, Amazon children, music and dancing, spirits of the forest, chiefs and warriors, and changing ways of life. 70 activities.
Birds of Tropical America
Author: Steven Hilty
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292788770
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The guide to neotropical bird behavior that picks up where field guides leave off. Why are tropical birds like parrots and quetzals so much more colorful than those in more temperate climates? How can a vulture soaring thousands of feet above the canopy spot a dead rodent no bigger than a mouse on the rainforest floor? What permits sparrow-sized antbirds to not only survive but to thrive among relentless hordes of army ants that devour every other living thing in their path? Steven Hilty has led birding tours to the American Tropics for decades. By providing answers to the hundreds of questions asked by participants of these expeditions, Hilty has produced a natural history of the bird life of the New World Tropics that is at once practical, accurate, and as endlessly fascinating as the species whose lives it reveals. Birds of Tropical America was published by Chapters Publishing in 1994 and went out of print in 1997. UT Press is pleased to reissue it with a new epilogue and updated references.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292788770
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The guide to neotropical bird behavior that picks up where field guides leave off. Why are tropical birds like parrots and quetzals so much more colorful than those in more temperate climates? How can a vulture soaring thousands of feet above the canopy spot a dead rodent no bigger than a mouse on the rainforest floor? What permits sparrow-sized antbirds to not only survive but to thrive among relentless hordes of army ants that devour every other living thing in their path? Steven Hilty has led birding tours to the American Tropics for decades. By providing answers to the hundreds of questions asked by participants of these expeditions, Hilty has produced a natural history of the bird life of the New World Tropics that is at once practical, accurate, and as endlessly fascinating as the species whose lives it reveals. Birds of Tropical America was published by Chapters Publishing in 1994 and went out of print in 1997. UT Press is pleased to reissue it with a new epilogue and updated references.
Parrots of Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands
Author: Laubscher
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1868145913
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
A detailed examination of all aspects of parrots from behavior to their conservation. Parrots' colour and charisma, coupled with the fact that they mimic human speech, make them fascinating to many people. They are ancient birds with unique bill and foot structures that enable them to forage on fruits in the canopy of forest trees as well as on seeds in grasslands. Because they depend on fruits and seeds all year round, most species are confined to the tropics or sub-tropics, where the world's biodiversity is at its greatest. There are over three hundred species of parrots, of which more than one hundred are recognised as rare, endangered, vulnerable or threatened with extinction. Parrots are largely distributed in tropical areas of developing countries where economies are weak and uncertain, and where there is great dependence on the exploitation of natural resources, particularly hard wood evergreen forests, which are preferred parrot habitats. Unfortunately, high levels of corruption are common to these regions, with much illegal trade in animals and little or no law enforcement. Collectors of parrots in the first world pay huge sums for rare parrots. However, research, education and conservation actions are greatly reducing illegal trade in African parrots. This book provides complete coverage of all aspects of the biology of extant African, Malagasy and Mascarene parrots, and reviews our knowledge of extinct and fossil parrots from the region. Particular themes include the behavioural and ecological characteristics of parrots, their species characteristics and conservation biology. Current concepts in avian and conservation biology are also discussed. Parrots of Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands is aimed at ornithologists, conservation biologists, avian ecologists, academics, bird watchers and parrot fans alike. It is well illustrated, with high quality original photographs, and includes distribution maps, figures and tables.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1868145913
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
A detailed examination of all aspects of parrots from behavior to their conservation. Parrots' colour and charisma, coupled with the fact that they mimic human speech, make them fascinating to many people. They are ancient birds with unique bill and foot structures that enable them to forage on fruits in the canopy of forest trees as well as on seeds in grasslands. Because they depend on fruits and seeds all year round, most species are confined to the tropics or sub-tropics, where the world's biodiversity is at its greatest. There are over three hundred species of parrots, of which more than one hundred are recognised as rare, endangered, vulnerable or threatened with extinction. Parrots are largely distributed in tropical areas of developing countries where economies are weak and uncertain, and where there is great dependence on the exploitation of natural resources, particularly hard wood evergreen forests, which are preferred parrot habitats. Unfortunately, high levels of corruption are common to these regions, with much illegal trade in animals and little or no law enforcement. Collectors of parrots in the first world pay huge sums for rare parrots. However, research, education and conservation actions are greatly reducing illegal trade in African parrots. This book provides complete coverage of all aspects of the biology of extant African, Malagasy and Mascarene parrots, and reviews our knowledge of extinct and fossil parrots from the region. Particular themes include the behavioural and ecological characteristics of parrots, their species characteristics and conservation biology. Current concepts in avian and conservation biology are also discussed. Parrots of Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands is aimed at ornithologists, conservation biologists, avian ecologists, academics, bird watchers and parrot fans alike. It is well illustrated, with high quality original photographs, and includes distribution maps, figures and tables.
Tropical Rainforests Gr. 4-6
Author:
Publisher: On The Mark Press
ISBN: 1770725601
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Included in this unit are 33 reproducible information cards and worksheets with answer keys. Topics of research include farming, hunting and fishing, harvesting, Amazon villages, family life, Amazon children, music and dancing, spirits of the forest, chiefs and warriors, and changing ways of life. 70 activities. 75 pages.
Publisher: On The Mark Press
ISBN: 1770725601
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Included in this unit are 33 reproducible information cards and worksheets with answer keys. Topics of research include farming, hunting and fishing, harvesting, Amazon villages, family life, Amazon children, music and dancing, spirits of the forest, chiefs and warriors, and changing ways of life. 70 activities. 75 pages.
Projects with Rainforests
Author: Jillian Powell
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1477771662
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
This book will take readers deep into the rainforest as they learn what grows and lives there, and its importance to the Earth. Each chapter introduces a new topic through a fun craft activity, and readers will get hands-on as they learn and create. With tribal masks and “Save the Rainforest” t-shirts, kids will have practical keepsakes to go along with all their newly acquired knowledge.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1477771662
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
This book will take readers deep into the rainforest as they learn what grows and lives there, and its importance to the Earth. Each chapter introduces a new topic through a fun craft activity, and readers will get hands-on as they learn and create. With tribal masks and “Save the Rainforest” t-shirts, kids will have practical keepsakes to go along with all their newly acquired knowledge.
Parrots
Author: Mike Parr
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408135752
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
This is the first book created primarily for the field identification of parrots, one of the most familiar and colorful groups of birds. From the mighty. macaws to the diminutive pygmy parrots, the 350 species of parrots include cockatoos, parakeets, lovebirds, and Budgerigar. Most are brightly colored or even gaudy, but a few are drab, and some are nocturnal and flightess. Parrots, found throughout most of the warmer regions of the world, occur in greatest numbers in Australasian and South America. This book includes 88 superb color illustrations of every species and most identifiable subspecies of parrot, as well as range maps of their locations. It offers many firsthand insights into the ecology of each species, vocalizations, life cycle characteristics, and geographical variation. It also provides up-to-date information on the conservation status of those species of parrots that are threatened or endangered.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408135752
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
This is the first book created primarily for the field identification of parrots, one of the most familiar and colorful groups of birds. From the mighty. macaws to the diminutive pygmy parrots, the 350 species of parrots include cockatoos, parakeets, lovebirds, and Budgerigar. Most are brightly colored or even gaudy, but a few are drab, and some are nocturnal and flightess. Parrots, found throughout most of the warmer regions of the world, occur in greatest numbers in Australasian and South America. This book includes 88 superb color illustrations of every species and most identifiable subspecies of parrot, as well as range maps of their locations. It offers many firsthand insights into the ecology of each species, vocalizations, life cycle characteristics, and geographical variation. It also provides up-to-date information on the conservation status of those species of parrots that are threatened or endangered.
Tropical Forest Biomes
Author: Barbara A. Holzman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313087431
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
This volume in the Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World series covers the lush, beautiful - and rapidly shrinking - tropical forest biomes. The volume covers the two major tropic forest biomes, tropical rainforests and tropical seasonal forests.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313087431
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
This volume in the Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World series covers the lush, beautiful - and rapidly shrinking - tropical forest biomes. The volume covers the two major tropic forest biomes, tropical rainforests and tropical seasonal forests.