Swans and other swimming birds
By: [writer, Steven A. Horak]
Contributors: World Book, Inc
Series: World Book's animals of the world; World Book's animals of the world
Publisher: World Book
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
ISBN-13: 9780716613503; 9780716613510
Subjects: Swans; Juvenile literature; Anatidae; Cygnes; Ouvrages pour la jeunesse; Anatidés
Description: Provides information about the physical characteristics, habits, and behavior of swans and such related species as geese, ducks, and puffins.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What are swimming birds?; title: Where in the world do swans live?; title: What makes swans good swimmers?; title: When do graceful swans look clumsy?; title: What do swans eat?; title: How do swans care for their feathers?; title: Why are swans sometimes grounded?; title: Where do swans go in winter?; title: Do swans mate for life?; title: Where do swans build their nests?; title: Are swans ever ugly ducklings?; title: How do swans care for their cygnets?; title: How do trumpeter swans sound off?; title: Who says "hello" with a honk?; title: Do geese make good lawn mowers?; title: Why do Canada geese fly in formation?; title: Which geese are not geese at all?; title: How is a mallard like a swan?; title: Which ducks have whiskers?; title: Which duck has a hood?; title: Who is king of the north?; title: Where do torrent ducks live?; title: What are sea parrots?; title: Which swimming birds have blue feet?; title: Who likes a good laugh?; title: Who takes its young diving?; title: Can storm-petrels really walk on water?; title: Are swimming birds in danger?; title: Swimming bird fun facts.