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2) Birdsong
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Native American Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
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When a young girl moves from the country to a small town, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love of nature and art. As the seasons change, can the girl navigate the failing health of her new friend? Acclaimed author and artist Julie Flett's textured images of birds, flowers, art, and landscapes bring vibrancy and warmth to this powerful story, which highlights the fulfillment of intergenerational...
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"First published in installments between 1827 and 1838, John James Audubon's collection of life-sized watercolors of North American birds is the standard against which all wildlife illustration is measured. Fewer than 120 copies survive today, locked away in museums and private collections around the world. For this volume, the Natural History Museum in London disbound one of the two original editions it owns, and each of the 435 exquisite hand-colored...
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"The feather -- at once fragile and strong, versatile and beautiful -- is one of nature's most ingenious constructions. With charming illustrations by Britta Teckentrup and a wealth of fascinating facts, this book tells the story of birds and their feathers for young readers. From iridescent feathers to feathers that sing; from the stately plumage of peacocks to the plumes of tiny hummingbirds; from the feathers of ancient myth to those that inspired...
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Reproduction of painting, on textured cream paper, 4 images with mat 56 x 41 cm., 2 images with mat 56 x 72 cm. [1] Cranes; 3 large images of different cranes in foreground, 2 sandhill cranes dancing in background. [2] Ducks; 3 large images of wood duck, mandarin female and mandarin male in foreground, 11 smaller side view images of other duck species in background. [3] Blackbirds, bobolink, grackle, cowbird and meadowlark; 6 adult birds in grasses,...
17) The birds
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Traces the evolution of birds from prehistory to the present. Lists the twenty-seven orders and describes their characteristics, habits, and adaptation to man.
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