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144 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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In Brick Birds, horticulturist and Lego enthusiast Thomas Poulsom guides you through re-creating nature's feathered-friends. Assemble your very own owls, goldfinches, macaws, and more! With detailed step-by-step instructions and full color photos of completed models. Featuring birds from around the world, North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia/Oceana, each set of instructions includes educational sidebars about the bird's characteristics...
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xviii, 225 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 31 cm
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English
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"Accompanied by the stunning photography of Mangelsen, Johnsgard details the natural history, biology and conservation issues surrounding the abundant sandhill crane and the endangered whopping crane in North America"--
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224 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"This beautiful and inspiring book tells the stories of 80 birds around the world: from the Sociable Weaver Bird in Namibia which constructs huge, multi-nest 'apartment blocks' in the desert, to the Bar-headed Goose of China, one of the highest-flying migrants which crosses the Himalayas twice a year. Many birds come steeped in folklore and myth, some are national emblems and a few have inspired scientific revelation or daring conservation projects....
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256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
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English
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A photograph of an extinct animal evokes a greater feeling of loss than any painting ever could. Often black and white or tinted sepia, these remarkable images have been taken mainly in zoos or wildlife parks, and in some cases depict the last known individual of the species. Lost Animals is a photographic record of extinction, featuring photographs dating from around 1870 to as recently as 2004, the year of the demise of the Hawaiian Po'ouli. From...
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159 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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A unique guide to the unusual and often surprising birds that soar above our cities around the world. From frigatebirds wheeling over Rio de Janeiro to bowerbirds displaying in the suburbs of Canberra, penguins in Cape Town to pelicans in San Francisco, and huge flocks of starlings roosting around the Colosseum in Rome, the world's cities are home to a remarkable array of feathered citizens. Through Stephen Moss's expert knowledge and insight, Urban...
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