Thunder Birds: Nature�s Flying Predators
Acclaimed naturalist and illustrator Jim Arnosky helps birds and imaginations take glorious flight in this breathtaking nonfiction picture book with six giant gatefolds.Arnosky will draw out kids' inner explorer as he explains why there are no feathers on a vulture's head, which bird is the...
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Acclaimed naturalist and illustrator Jim Arnosky helps birds and imaginations take glorious flight in this breathtaking nonfiction picture book with six giant gatefolds.Arnosky will draw out kids' inner explorer as he explains why there are no feathers on a vulture's head, which bird is the deep-diving champ, what makes an owls's wings perfectly silent in flight, and much more.Readers can use this gorgeously illustrated book to bring the wilderness right into their rooms-or as a guide on their next expedition.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781402756610 (1402756615)
ASIN: 1402756615
Publish date: April 5th 2011
Publisher: Sterling
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Stunning introduction to brids of prey with several spectacular fold-out pages.
UPDATE: Extraordinary illustrations! Finished book arrived and it is stunning. A picture book of bird predators that is rich with detailed illustrations of identifying characteristics. Several gate-folds of life-size details lend to the awe factor. Vultures, herons, owls and eagles are some but not ...