All About Birds
by Robert S. Lemmon Author
Nobody has counted every bird, of course, but scientists believe there are about a hundred billion of them in the world. In that tremendous feathered crowd, there is an amazing assortment - the ostrich that may weigh three hundred pounds, and the tiny hummingbird that weighs a good deal less than the letter on which you stick a three-cent stamp. . . . In All About Birds, Robert Lemmon has given a remarkable overall story of birds to show their similarities and differences, their amazing habits and believe-it-or-not achievements. Throughout the book he tells of specific birds - how to identify them and study them as a scientist, and how to make friends with them as a neighbor. Delightfully illustrated.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- Print Status
- Out of Print
- Chapters
- 22
- Pages
- 142
- Suggested Grades
- Early Years - 6th
- Publisher
- Random House
- Edition
- 6th
- Copyright
- 1955
- URL
- https://www.amazon.com/All-About-Birds-11/dp/B0...
Chapters
- 1 How Many Birds Are There? p.1-5
- 2 The Oldest Bird in the World p.6-9
- 3 Watch Your Step! p.10-16
- 4 The Wonders of a Feather p.17-24
- 5 Flying Secrets p.25-32
- 6 How Fast and How High? p.33-36
- 7 Little Bird that Flies Backward p.37-41
- 8 High-Dive Champions p.42-46
- 9 It's a Duck's Life p.47-52
- 10 Why Do Birds Migrate? p.53-61
- 11 Favorite Foods p.62-66
- 12 Big Mouths and Little Ones p.67-73
- 13 All Kinds of Feet p.74-79
- 14 Woodpecker Oddities p.80-85
- 15 Habits They Never Get Over p.86-91
- 16 Singing in the Spring p.92-97
- 17 Nests for Everybody p.98-105
- 18 The Story of Eggs p.106-110
- 19 When Birds Are Very Young p.111-117
- 20 There's No Place Like Home p.118-122
- 21 More Birds Around Home p.123-130
- 22 Accidents Will Happen p.131-137
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