| Description |
224 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm |
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still image sti rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The birds. Africa ; Eurasia ; North America ; South and Central America ; South and Southeast Asia ; Australasia ; Oceans and Islands. |
| Summary |
"This beautiful and inspiring book tells the stories of 80 birds around the world: from the Sociable Weaver Bird in Namibia which constructs huge, multi-nest 'apartment blocks' in the desert, to the Bar-headed Goose of China, one of the highest-flying migrants which crosses the Himalayas twice a year. Many birds come steeped in folklore and myth, some are national emblems and a few have inspired scientific revelation or daring conservation projects. Each has a story to tell that sheds a light on our relationship with the natural world and reveals just how deeply birds matter to us." -- Amazon.com. |
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80 birds around the world: from the Sociable Weaver Bird in Namibia which constructs huge, multi-nest 'apartment blocks' in the desert, to the Bar-headed Goose of China, one of the highest-flying migrants which crosses the Himalayas twice a year. Many birds come steeped in folklore and myth, some are national emblems and a few have inspired scientific revelation or daring conservation projects. Each has a story to tell that sheds a light on our relationship with the natural world and reveals just how deeply birds matter to us. |
| Subject |
Birds.
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Birds -- Pictorial works.
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Birds -- History.
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Human-animal relationships.
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| Genre |
Illustrated works.
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| Added Author |
Miyake, Ryuto, illustrator.
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| Added Title |
Around the world in eighty birds |
| ISBN |
9780857828958 (hardback) : $24.99 |
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0857828959 (hardback) |
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