Bibliograph

Birds, written by Ellen Doris ; original photography by Len Rubenstein ; produced in Association with the Children's School of Science, Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Type

Label

Birds, written by Ellen Doris ; original photography by Len Rubenstein ; produced in Association with the Children's School of Science, Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Birds

Oclc number

35274026

Responsibility statement

written by Ellen Doris ; original photography by Len Rubenstein ; produced in Association with the Children's School of Science, Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Series statement

Kids & science

Summary

A book about ornithology, which is the study of birds, their evolution, and their place in the environment today

Table Of Contents

Classification -- Getting started -- Neighborhood birds -- Identifying birds -- How birds are built -- At a marsh -- Bird behavior -- Birds on the beach -- Beach bird food -- Terns -- At the dump -- Feathers -- Preening -- Down on the farm -- Hatching chickens -- Nesting -- Watching nests -- Brood parasites -- Warblers -- Bird songs and calls -- Collections -- Bringing back bluebirds -- Feeding birds -- In an old barn -- Migration -- Banding birds -- Bird rehabilitation

Target audience

juvenile

Contributor

Creator