Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

A Guide to Bird Finding in Kansas and Western Missouri
de J.I. Zimmerman, S.T. Patti, Robert Morrow Mengel(Ed. University Press of Kansas) Isbn : 0700603654
22.38 €
Kansas and western Missouri are astonishingly rich in birdlife. Located in the very center of the North American continent, the area is home to most of the eastern bird fauna and many of the western species, and even hosts occasional visitors from the far north. Over 400 species of birds have been recorded in Kansas alone, an abundance that places it among the top five birding states in the country. Bird Finding in Kansas and Western Missouri is a guide to this rich mosaic of birdlife. Written for both resident and visiting birders, the book begins with an introduction to the region's avian diversity and to its eleven major biotic communities. Illustrated with 17 line drawings by renowned artist and ornithologist Robert Mengel, A Guide to Bird Finding also features 26 detailed maps, a chec...

A Guide to Bird Finding in Kansas and Western Missouri
de J.I. Zimmerman, S.T. Patti, Robert Morrow Mengel(Ed. University Press of Kansas) Isbn : 0700603662
12.3 €
Kansas and western Missouri are astonishingly rich in birdlife. Located in the very center of the North American continent, the area is home to most of the eastern bird fauna and many of the western species, and even hosts occasional visitors from the far north. Over 400 species of birds have been recorded in Kansas alone, an abundance that places it among the top five birding states in the country. Bird Finding in Kansas and Western Missouri is a guide to this rich mosaic of birdlife. Written for both resident and visiting birders, the book begins with an introduction to the region's avian diversity and to its eleven major biotic communities. Illustrated with 17 line drawings by renowned artist and ornithologist Robert Mengel, A Guide to Bird Finding also features 26 detailed maps, a chec...

Owls
de Gail Gibbons(Ed. Holiday House) Isbn : 0823418804
17.06 €
K-Gr. 3. This colorful book covers the basics of classroom-oriented owl science: type of bird, variety of owls in North America, parts of the body, behaviors, life cycle, and need for protection. From the eye-catching jacket to the closing page of fast facts, Gibbons certainly understands her audience: what they will need to know and what they will find interesting. More narrative in approach than the rest of the book, the life cycle section follows a mated pair of owls as they build their nest, tend their eggs, and raise their young. Though the background paintings of the night skies get a little murky at times, the colorful illustrations are effective, particularly at a little distance. Carolyn PhelanCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

Stars
de Steve Tomecek(Ed. Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books) Isbn : 0792282035
16.1 €
K-Gr. 3. Outside at night with his dog, a little boy invites readers to come along and "learn all about the stars!" Well, maybe not all about the stars but probably as much as a young child will want to hear in one sitting is covered in this informative text. As the characters go from one scene to the next, the boy explains ideas such as why the stars seem to disappear during the day, what they look like, and how they vary in size, color, and temperature. He discusses a few constellations as well as the North Star and the Southern Cross. The book ends with an activity that uses flashlights to simulate stars at different distances. Bright, rich colors predominate in the vibrant artwork. Some of the colorful double-page spreads, with illustrated borders surrounding the main pictures, look a ...

Mud City: A Flamingo Story
de Brenda Z. Guiberson(Ed. Henry Holt Company) Isbn : 0805071776
16.1 €
K-Gr. 3. Guiberson, the author of Rain, Rain, Rain Forest (2004) and The Emperor Lays an Egg (2001), now spotlights flamingos in the first nonfiction picture book she has illustrated as well as written. Describing the life cycle of a flamingo, the story follows one bird over several years as it hatches from the egg, learns to find food and fly, explores different water habitats, locates a mate, and helps build a nest for its chick. The watercolor illustrations are well observed and closely allied with the text. Those with many elements seem less than the sum of their parts, while the simpler ones are often excellent. An informative introduction. Carolyn PhelanCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

Just Swans 2000 Calendar
de Willow Creek Press(Ed. Willow Creek Press) Isbn : 1572232277
12.91 €
Just Swans features 12 full color photos of this majestic and beautiful bird. The photos capture the graceful movement of the swan in flight and on the water. The large (13»x 10.5') format displays the sharp, dramatic images of the nation's finest wildlife photographers. Large boxes for note-taking and bold numbers for quick reference. Heavy, glossy stock provides exacting photo reproduction as well as heft and durability of your calendar.

The Singing Life of Birds: The Art and Science of Listening to Birdsong
de Donald Kroodsma(Ed. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Isbn : 0618405682
26.6 €
Just as the colors and patterns of the feathers that birds wear show tremendous variation, so, too, do the songs that they broadcast--but much more so. Songs may be absent, or they may range from a few simple genetically encoded notes endlessly repeated, to virtuosos of variety resulting from copying and learning, and even to seemingly endless improvisation. In The Singing Life of Birds, Donald E. Kroodsma, an emeritus professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, celebrates the diversity through carefully chosen examples, one for each of the 30 years that he has studied birdsong. The book is best described by its subtitle, The Art and Science of Listening to Birdsong. Kroodsma shares his secrets--solid, practical advice on how to record bird sounds and how to "see" the ...

Birds and Birding on the Mississippi Coast
de Judith A Toups, Jerome A Jackson(Ed. University Press of Mississippi) Isbn : 0878053166
17.06 €
Judith A. Toups wrote a popular weekly newspaper column, "Birding on the Coast," for more than ten years.

The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
de Jonathan Weiner(Ed. Vintage) Isbn : 067973337X
16.15 €
Jonathan Weiner, formerly a writer and editor for The Sciences, is the author of Planet Earth and The Next One Hundred Years. He lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with his wife and their two sons.

The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals (Princeton Field Guides) by Kingdon, Jonathan (1997) Paperback
de Jonathan Kingdon(Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 069111692X
84.77 €
Jonathan Kingdon, one of the foremost authorities on African mammals, has written and illustrated this new field guide which sets new standards in African mammalogy. The author covers all the known species of African land mammal in a concise text providing full information on identification, distribution, ecology, evolutionary relationships, and conservation status. The focus is always on the mammals as seen in the field and on their ecology and evolutionary interrelationships. Introductory profiles summarize the characteristics of the various mammal groups, and the author simplifies many of the more complex groups of mammals by referencing genera. Twelve newly recognized species of bushbaby, fourteen newly named baboons, guenons, and mangabeys and nine newly described colobus monkeys cont...