Who's whoo? Meet the 19 different kinds of owls that call North America home. Owl expert Mark Wilson's amazing photos give you an inside look at the lives of owls in the wild, from their daytime roosts to their nighttime hunts. Learn to sleuth out which species share your neighborhood by listening for their calls and searching for feathers and pellets! Whoo-hoo knows--you might even encounter an owl yourself!

Ostriches are the biggest birds on Earth. Not only that, they can run distances at about the same speed as a car on a city street! These adaptations are extraordinary, but other birds have even more bizarre adaptations! From gizzards to the many colorful mating displays, bird adaptations are covered in fun, engaging detail throughout this volume. The main content addresses curriculum topics such as animal body systems, life cycles, and more with an...

Describes and identifies winged predators and explains why there are no feathers on a vulture's head, which bird is the deep-diving champ, and what makes an owl's wings perfectly silent in flight, in a text with fold-out pages.

"Following the alphabet, poetry and sidebar text explore all aspects of bird life, from identification to habitat to how to be a bird watcher. Includes a glossary"--

Parrots are not merely copycats. They are among the smartest birds in the world. Not only can they mimic human speech, there is also evidence they can understand word meanings and form simple sentences independently. Through vibrant images and accessible text, these talkative birds are shown to be much more than a pirates sidekick.

Offers a beginner's guide to bird watching, providing common bird identification markers, range maps, and bird-related activities, including building species-appropriate birdhouses and feeders.

"Robins are the most familiar and beloved of all birds, found throughout North America and celebrated as one of the first signs of spring. But there's a lot about them that most people don't know! In this visually stunning picture book that features comic-book panels combined with painterly illustrations, Eileen Christelow tells the story of two young robins' first year, and reveals plenty of little-known facts that are sure to captivate young naturalists....

Frozen frogs that come to life, crocodiles that cry, coati that eat tarantulas, and creatures that live in super-heated water - the natural world is full of the unexpected. Every day, new species are discovered that increase our understanding of, and desire to conserve, life on Earth.

A godwit hatches, evades predators, and learns to hunt and fly. Then, she sets off on her first migration - 7,200 nonstop miles, from Alaska to New Zealand! Facts about godwits.