Birds
By: Stephen Savage
Series: Classifying animals
Publisher: Wayland; Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780750279925; 9780750284820
Subjects: Birds; Juvenile literature
Description: "[This book]. shows children how to identify and group birds according to their characteristics, answering questions such as: What is a bird? Where do birds live? What do birds eat? This book looks at birds from owls and penguins to eagles and hawks and at their young. It explains they key principles of classification, and how adaptation and inheritance help birds to thrive in their natural habitats"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What a difference; title: Where birds live; title: Catching a meal; title: Hot and cold; title: Getting around; title: Hatching and raising chicks; title: Pet birds; title: Unusual birds; title: Scale of birds; title: Topic web; title: Activities.