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Birds
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Birds, first published in 1981, gives information, illustrated with full-colour photographs, about the features and behaviour of birds. It is intended for children aged 8-11 to read and then to answer question and carry out investigations involving observing feathers and recording bird behaviour.
Contents
Birds
Flying
Wings
Feathers
Keeping clean
Beaks
Feet
Birds of prey
Water birds
Do you remember?
Things to do
Courtship
Nest-building
Some more nests
Eggs
Hatching the eggs
Caring for the young
Enemies
Migration
Do you remember?
Things to do
Experiments to try
Glossary
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