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Bird Day - A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives Loot Price: R402
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Bird Day - A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives: Mark E. Hauber

Bird Day - A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives

Mark E. Hauber; Illustrated by Tony Angell

Series: Earth Day

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An hourly guide that follows twenty-four birds as they find food, mates, and safety from predators.   From morning to night and from the Antarctic to the equator, birds have busy days. In this short book, ornithologist Mark E. Hauber shows readers exactly how birds spend their time. Each chapter covers a single bird during a single hour, highlighting twenty-four different bird species from around the globe, from the tropics through the temperate zones to the polar regions. We encounter owls and nightjars hunting at night and kiwis and petrels finding their way in the dark. As the sun rises, we witness the beautiful songs of the “dawn chorus.” At eleven o’clock in the morning, we float alongside a common pochard, a duck resting with one eye open to avoid predators. At eight that evening, we spot a hawk swallowing bats whole, gorging on up to fifteen in rapid succession before retreating into the darkness.   For each chapter, award-winning artist Tony Angell has depicted these scenes with his signature pen and ink illustrations, which grow increasingly light and then dark as our bird day passes. Working closely together to narrate and illustrate these unique moments in time, Hauber and Angell have created an engaging read that is a perfect way to spend an hour or two—and a true gift for readers, amateur scientists, and birdwatchers.

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Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Earth Day
Release date: December 2023
First published: 2023
Authors: Mark E. Hauber
Illustrators: Tony Angell
Dimensions: 152 x 121mm (L x W)
Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 978-0-226-81940-2
Categories: Books
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LSN: 0-226-81940-X
Barcode: 9780226819402

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