Wildlife Wonders: Why Do Birds Have Feathers?

Author: Pat Jacobs
Publisher: Franklin Watts Ltd
Category: Children's, Nature
Age Group: 9+
Book Format: Paperback

Why do Birds have Feathers? looks at the features that make birds so unique. It describes how birds evolved from small dinosaurs, and looks at how feathers and flight developed. Bird senses, behaviour, habitats and flightless birds all also feature.An original science series which explores the key characteristics that divide the main animal and plant groups, and looks at how these characteristics have evolved over time. The information is supported by examples that highlight the quirky and amazing qualities of the natural world, as well as revealing the dazzling variety within each group.

Table Of Contents
1: What is a bird?

2: Classification of birds

3: Evolution of flight

4: Why do birds have feathers?

5: Flightless birds

6: Finding a mate

7: Raising a family

8: Specialised tools

9: Aerial attackers

10: Distinctive features

11: Migration

12: Super senses

13: The future for birds
About Pat Jacobs
Pat Jacobs has written more than 50 non-fiction, reference and activity books for children on subjects ranging from dinosaurs to the future of space exploration. She has lived in Paris and Germany, and has translated several children's books from German into English. Pat has two grown-up children and lives with her husband in rural Suffolk.

(BK-9781445150864)

SKU BK-9781445150864
Barcode # 9781445150864
Brand Franklin Watts Ltd
Artist / Author Pat Jacobs
Shipping Weight 0.1000kg
Shipping Width 0.210m
Shipping Length 0.260m
Assembled Length 26.400m
Assembled Height 0.300m
Assembled Width 21.000m
Type Paperback

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