Author: Paul Jepson
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462909094
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
Birding Indonesia is a concise field guide to bird-watching in Indonesia The Indonesian archipelago contains 17% of the world's bird species, of which 381 are found nowhere else on earth. Written by the world's leading authorities on Indonesian birds, this book directs you in search of these specialities, to sites as varied as the environments of Jakarta to Arfak Mountains in Irian Jaya Practicalities: Travel information geared to every budget, including details of transport, accommodations, dining prices, as well as specialist information relevant to birders Information: Essays on bird families, a history of Indonesian ornithology, today's conservation efforts, and much more. A complete checklist of Indonesian birds, with common and scientific names(along with the areas in which the birds are found), and a bibliography. Photography and Maps: More than 130 color photographs showing some of Indonesia's top birds and birding sites and 28 maps (some with bird habitats marked in color)
Rosie Bird's Guide to Small Exotic Birds
Author: Gail Lewis
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781986763486
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Whether you are about to become a new bird owner, or have kept pet birds for many years, you will find the answers you're looking for in this concise and authoritative Guide to Small Exotic Birds. The book describes numerous varieties of birds, helping you to make the right choice for a pet and provide them with the best possible care. Selection, maintenance, taming, breeding, raising and hand feeding of your feathered friends are just a few of the topics covered. With this informative book in hand, even the novice can feel confident should a problem arise. Gail A. Lewis, writing as Rosie Bird, addresses the issues bird owners often encounter at one time or another...and she tells you what to do about it. The author's friendly style and thorough approach is the next best thing to having an expert drop in for tea. No matter the issue, she's got you covered: Want to provide Egg Food for your hens while they're laying and/or brooding? Chapter Four provides a recipe along with step-by-step directions on how to make it. Egg Binding can be a death sentence for breeding hens. Chapter Thirteen is a life saver, telling you how to help and rescue an egg-bound hen. Considering breeding your birds, but unsure of what size Nest Box they'll need? Chapter Seventeen not only specifies the proper size, it also includes detailed instructions and photos on how to go about building your own nest boxes. Lavishly illustrated with over 100 color photographs, this Guide is a valuable addition to every bird owner's bookshelf.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781986763486
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Whether you are about to become a new bird owner, or have kept pet birds for many years, you will find the answers you're looking for in this concise and authoritative Guide to Small Exotic Birds. The book describes numerous varieties of birds, helping you to make the right choice for a pet and provide them with the best possible care. Selection, maintenance, taming, breeding, raising and hand feeding of your feathered friends are just a few of the topics covered. With this informative book in hand, even the novice can feel confident should a problem arise. Gail A. Lewis, writing as Rosie Bird, addresses the issues bird owners often encounter at one time or another...and she tells you what to do about it. The author's friendly style and thorough approach is the next best thing to having an expert drop in for tea. No matter the issue, she's got you covered: Want to provide Egg Food for your hens while they're laying and/or brooding? Chapter Four provides a recipe along with step-by-step directions on how to make it. Egg Binding can be a death sentence for breeding hens. Chapter Thirteen is a life saver, telling you how to help and rescue an egg-bound hen. Considering breeding your birds, but unsure of what size Nest Box they'll need? Chapter Seventeen not only specifies the proper size, it also includes detailed instructions and photos on how to go about building your own nest boxes. Lavishly illustrated with over 100 color photographs, this Guide is a valuable addition to every bird owner's bookshelf.
Birding Indonesia
Author: Paul Jepson
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462909094
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
Birding Indonesia is a concise field guide to bird-watching in Indonesia The Indonesian archipelago contains 17% of the world's bird species, of which 381 are found nowhere else on earth. Written by the world's leading authorities on Indonesian birds, this book directs you in search of these specialities, to sites as varied as the environments of Jakarta to Arfak Mountains in Irian Jaya Practicalities: Travel information geared to every budget, including details of transport, accommodations, dining prices, as well as specialist information relevant to birders Information: Essays on bird families, a history of Indonesian ornithology, today's conservation efforts, and much more. A complete checklist of Indonesian birds, with common and scientific names(along with the areas in which the birds are found), and a bibliography. Photography and Maps: More than 130 color photographs showing some of Indonesia's top birds and birding sites and 28 maps (some with bird habitats marked in color)
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462909094
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
Birding Indonesia is a concise field guide to bird-watching in Indonesia The Indonesian archipelago contains 17% of the world's bird species, of which 381 are found nowhere else on earth. Written by the world's leading authorities on Indonesian birds, this book directs you in search of these specialities, to sites as varied as the environments of Jakarta to Arfak Mountains in Irian Jaya Practicalities: Travel information geared to every budget, including details of transport, accommodations, dining prices, as well as specialist information relevant to birders Information: Essays on bird families, a history of Indonesian ornithology, today's conservation efforts, and much more. A complete checklist of Indonesian birds, with common and scientific names(along with the areas in which the birds are found), and a bibliography. Photography and Maps: More than 130 color photographs showing some of Indonesia's top birds and birding sites and 28 maps (some with bird habitats marked in color)
Beautiful Birds Coloring Book
Author:
Publisher: Nobrow Press
ISBN: 9781909263956
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Lose yourself in a cacophony of coloring in as you bring these exotic birds to life!
Publisher: Nobrow Press
ISBN: 9781909263956
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Lose yourself in a cacophony of coloring in as you bring these exotic birds to life!
The Real Guide, Turkey
Author: Rosie Ayliffe
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description
Bring the world a little closer with these multicultural books. An excellent way for students to appreciate and learn cultural diversity in an exciting hands-on format. Each book explores the history, language, holidays, festivals, customs, legends, foods, creative arts, lifestyles, and games of the title country. A creative alternative to student research reports and a time-saver for teachers since the activities and resource material are contained in one book.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description
Bring the world a little closer with these multicultural books. An excellent way for students to appreciate and learn cultural diversity in an exciting hands-on format. Each book explores the history, language, holidays, festivals, customs, legends, foods, creative arts, lifestyles, and games of the title country. A creative alternative to student research reports and a time-saver for teachers since the activities and resource material are contained in one book.
Kingbird Highway
Author: Kenn Kaufman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0618062351
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
At 16, Kaufman dropped out of high school and started hitching across America in an effort to see the most birds in a year. "Kingbird Highway" is a unique coming-of-age story, combining a lyrical celebration of nature with wild adventures and some unbelievable characters.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0618062351
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
At 16, Kaufman dropped out of high school and started hitching across America in an effort to see the most birds in a year. "Kingbird Highway" is a unique coming-of-age story, combining a lyrical celebration of nature with wild adventures and some unbelievable characters.
San Francisco Bay Shoreline Guide
Author:
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520274369
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
“The San Francisco Bay Shoreline Guide takes us on a walking and cycling journey around San Francisco Bay, unfolding the wonder, drama and beauty of one of the great estuaries of the world.”--Robert Redford "From the bustling waterfronts of our cities and towns, to our wild, windswept, and thankfully, protected natural wetlands, this is our fantastic guide to all of the magnificence of the San Francisco Bay Shoreline. Grab it and go on world-class journeys in our own backyard. I'll see you along the trail!"--Doug McConnell, Television Producer and Reporter “This guide helps to create an awareness and appreciation of San Francisco Bay.”--Sylvia McLaughlin, co-founder of Save the Bay Praise from the previous edition "There are absorbing stories here for the armchair reader and detailed guides for the active explorer. Read, enjoy, and cultivate your roots in the region."—Harold Gilliam "Comprehensive and copiously illustrated, this Guide is a treasure-house of user-friendly information. It reveals the equivalent of a national park hitherto unknown in our midst."—Margot Patterson Doss "This book is a complete guide to the Bay Area. All that's missing are the smells, so perhaps the next edition should be scratch and sniff."—Robin Williams
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520274369
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
“The San Francisco Bay Shoreline Guide takes us on a walking and cycling journey around San Francisco Bay, unfolding the wonder, drama and beauty of one of the great estuaries of the world.”--Robert Redford "From the bustling waterfronts of our cities and towns, to our wild, windswept, and thankfully, protected natural wetlands, this is our fantastic guide to all of the magnificence of the San Francisco Bay Shoreline. Grab it and go on world-class journeys in our own backyard. I'll see you along the trail!"--Doug McConnell, Television Producer and Reporter “This guide helps to create an awareness and appreciation of San Francisco Bay.”--Sylvia McLaughlin, co-founder of Save the Bay Praise from the previous edition "There are absorbing stories here for the armchair reader and detailed guides for the active explorer. Read, enjoy, and cultivate your roots in the region."—Harold Gilliam "Comprehensive and copiously illustrated, this Guide is a treasure-house of user-friendly information. It reveals the equivalent of a national park hitherto unknown in our midst."—Margot Patterson Doss "This book is a complete guide to the Bay Area. All that's missing are the smells, so perhaps the next edition should be scratch and sniff."—Robin Williams
Contemporary Botanical Illustration
Author: Rosie Martin
Publisher: Anova Books
ISBN: 9780713490787
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
The interest in botanical art is still growing and the authors of the bestselling 'Botanical Illustration Course with the Eden Project' bring fresh ideas to the genre. "Contemporary Botanical Illustration" covers some of the unusual colours that can be included in botanical art, from black flowers and plants – including seaweed – to green, blue and puce pink. The tricky subject of texture in both pencil and paint is covered in detail. And to ensure you are at the cutting edge of botanical art, the book covers the latest ideas for presentation of botanical art, including new ideas, some from the Far East, for arranging flowers before painting. Fantastically illustrated with drawings, stunning finished paintings and many step-by-step demonstrations, the book covers : An overview of contemporary botanical illustration • Your workplace and materials • Pencil drawing • Sketchbook practice • Composition • Basic colour theory • Colour and subjective colour exercises • Primary colours and their uses • Painting techniques • Paint it black • Challenging texture, pattern and colours • Food plants.
Publisher: Anova Books
ISBN: 9780713490787
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
The interest in botanical art is still growing and the authors of the bestselling 'Botanical Illustration Course with the Eden Project' bring fresh ideas to the genre. "Contemporary Botanical Illustration" covers some of the unusual colours that can be included in botanical art, from black flowers and plants – including seaweed – to green, blue and puce pink. The tricky subject of texture in both pencil and paint is covered in detail. And to ensure you are at the cutting edge of botanical art, the book covers the latest ideas for presentation of botanical art, including new ideas, some from the Far East, for arranging flowers before painting. Fantastically illustrated with drawings, stunning finished paintings and many step-by-step demonstrations, the book covers : An overview of contemporary botanical illustration • Your workplace and materials • Pencil drawing • Sketchbook practice • Composition • Basic colour theory • Colour and subjective colour exercises • Primary colours and their uses • Painting techniques • Paint it black • Challenging texture, pattern and colours • Food plants.
The Complete Book of Animals
Author: Tom Jackson
Publisher: Armadillo Music
ISBN: 9781843227342
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This is a world encyclopedia of amphibians, reptiles and mammals with over 500 detailed illustrations. This is a fully illustrated encyclopedia of over 350 amphibians, reptiles and mammals from the world. It includes the venomous western diamondback rattlesnake of the southern United States; the tree-dwelling flying lizard of South-east Asia, the extraordinary egg-laying platypus of Australia. This is a natural history guide that focuses on how animals have adapted in terms of anatomy, senses and survival skills, and describes the varied habitats in which animals live. This is a fabulous, accessible natural history reference for both families and schools. The first section of this incredible illustrated reference book focuses on the diversity of life in the animal kingdom, looking at the habitats in which animals live and how they survive. It also includes a guide to a mphibian, reptilian and mammalian anatomy and senses. The rest of the book is divided into three chapters, each focusing on a different area of the world: the Americas; Europe and Africa; and Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Each animal is accompanied by a colour illustration and a specification panel giving information about distribution, habitat, food, size, maturity, breeding, life span and more. With over 900 magnificent colour illustrations and photographs, and packed with fascinating facts, this book is a must-have family reference for anyone interested in wild animals, where they live and how they survive."--Publisher's description.
Publisher: Armadillo Music
ISBN: 9781843227342
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This is a world encyclopedia of amphibians, reptiles and mammals with over 500 detailed illustrations. This is a fully illustrated encyclopedia of over 350 amphibians, reptiles and mammals from the world. It includes the venomous western diamondback rattlesnake of the southern United States; the tree-dwelling flying lizard of South-east Asia, the extraordinary egg-laying platypus of Australia. This is a natural history guide that focuses on how animals have adapted in terms of anatomy, senses and survival skills, and describes the varied habitats in which animals live. This is a fabulous, accessible natural history reference for both families and schools. The first section of this incredible illustrated reference book focuses on the diversity of life in the animal kingdom, looking at the habitats in which animals live and how they survive. It also includes a guide to a mphibian, reptilian and mammalian anatomy and senses. The rest of the book is divided into three chapters, each focusing on a different area of the world: the Americas; Europe and Africa; and Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Each animal is accompanied by a colour illustration and a specification panel giving information about distribution, habitat, food, size, maturity, breeding, life span and more. With over 900 magnificent colour illustrations and photographs, and packed with fascinating facts, this book is a must-have family reference for anyone interested in wild animals, where they live and how they survive."--Publisher's description.
Pet Business
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pet industry
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pet industry
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
Jake's Bones
Author: Jake McGowan-Lowe
Publisher: Ticktock Books, Limited
ISBN: 9781848988521
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Jake McGowan-Lowe is a boy with a very unusual hobby. Since the age of 7, he has been photographing and blogging about his incredible finds and now has a worldwide following, including 100,000 visitors from the US and Canada. Follow Jake as he explores the animal world through this new 64-page book. He takes you on a world wide journey of his own collection, and introduces you to other amazing animals from the four corners of the globe. Find out what a cow's tooth, a rabbit's rib and a duck's quack look like and much, much more besides.
Publisher: Ticktock Books, Limited
ISBN: 9781848988521
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Jake McGowan-Lowe is a boy with a very unusual hobby. Since the age of 7, he has been photographing and blogging about his incredible finds and now has a worldwide following, including 100,000 visitors from the US and Canada. Follow Jake as he explores the animal world through this new 64-page book. He takes you on a world wide journey of his own collection, and introduces you to other amazing animals from the four corners of the globe. Find out what a cow's tooth, a rabbit's rib and a duck's quack look like and much, much more besides.