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1) Hummingbirds
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24 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm.
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English
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"Meet the small yet mighty hummingbird! This book introduces these birds to elementary kids, exploring their features and behaviors, including their amazing flying abilities. A folk tale explains how hummingbirds got their colorful feathers"--
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"Hummingbirds are a glittering, sparkling collective of over three hundred wildly variable, colorful species. For centuries they have captured our imaginations - revered by indigenous Americans, coveted by European collectors, and to this day admired worldwide for their unsurpassed metallic, jewel-like plumage, acrobatic flight, and immense character. Yet they exist on a knife-edge -- theirs is a precarious life, dependent upon finding sufficient...
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1 videodisc (approximately 53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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With high speed camerawork and breakthrough new science, we enter the fast-paced world of hummingbirds as never before. Speed is their middle name. Their lives are moving faster than the eye can see.
6) Hummingbird
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29 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm
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English
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Every spring, birds small enough to fit in the palm of your hand fly two thousand miles north to lay their eggs. This is the story of one tiny hummingbird's amazing journey.
Provides facts about hummingbirds as one intrepid bird makes it way north to New York City, delighting all those who see it.
11) Hummingbirds
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Check out the hovering hummingbird! As part of the Backyard Animals series, this book introduces the unique features of this wild animal. The text covers this bird's habitat, life cycle, physical characteristics, diet, and defenses. Also included are a range map and a body diagram. In the sky or on the ground, backyard animals are all around! Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
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Learn to attract and feed a variety of hummingbirds with this pocket-sized guide.
The glittering throat patch of the male Ruby-throated Hummingbird is a worthy adornment for this princely bird. And what else can captivate a bird watcher as much as a hummingbird's aerial acrobatics? You love these beloved birds, and you want to see them visiting your backyard or garden. Professional naturalist and award-winning author Stan Tekiela teaches you all...
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm
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English
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Guided by a blue hummingbird, Jade brings an offering to the Mountain Spirit who lives near her village in Mexico, and asks if he will send rain to end the drought that threatens the people. Includes information about the legend on which this story is based and facts about corn.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
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Two children remain in the village of Oraibi at a time of drought when the adults leave the village to search for food. With the help of a magic hummingbird, the children survive but then ask the bird to beg Muy'ingwa, the god of fertility, to restore rainfall to the land.
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