Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

The Science Times Book of Birds
de Nicholas Wade(Ed. The Lyons Press) Isbn : 1558216057
23.76 €
These collections intiate a new series from Lyons Burford. The two volumes offer a terrific hodgepodge of articles from the New York Times's weekly science section, which Wade (A World Beyond Healing, 1987, etc.), edited for 6 of the 20 years since it was started. Each book contains 50 features, written by the likes of John Noble Wilford, Natalie Angier, and the Williams Broad and Stevens, but the intriguing, smoothly written contributions of Les Line to the bird book, and Catherine Dold and Carol Yaesuk Yoon to that on fish, pretty much steal the show. The emphasis here is on cutting-edge biological research--fantastic discoveries of the ocean's deep, studies in bird migration, the growing awareness of environmental perils--though there is also a goodly nod to nature-as-freak-show: frui...

To a Young Bird Artist: Letters from Louis Agassiz Fuertes to George Miksch Sutton
de Louis Agassiz Fuertes(Ed. Stackpole Books) Isbn : 0811723089
16.1 €
These collected letters were written by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, one of the country's most well known bird artists, to ornithologist and bird illustrator George Miksch Sutton when Sutton was still a boy struggling to learn the art of bird painting. Written between 1915 and 1927, the letters are filled with Fuertes' observations of bird behavior, descriptions of his bird study and painting techniques, and advice on how to paint lifelike avian images and make one's way in the rapidly changing birding world all at a time when birding was becoming less an exclusive activity for scientists and more a popular hobby for the general public. Words of wisdom from the«father of modern bird art»A birding classic brought back to print.

Eagle: And Birds of Prey
de Jemima Parry-Jones(Ed. Alfred a Knopf) Isbn : 0679885439
18.06 €
These books' striking visual impact will draw in even the most casual readers. [Eyewitness series]

Eagle: And Birds of Prey
de Jemima Parry-Jones(Ed. Alfred a Knopf Inc) Isbn : 0679985433
19.94 €
These books' striking visual impact will draw in even the most casual readers. [Eyewitness series]

Hummingbirds
de Diane Swanson(Ed. Gareth Stevens) Isbn : 0836840240
22.74 €
These are the latest titles in this popular series that introduces children to North American wildlife through color photographs and fascinating text. Young readers will be enchanted by America's smallest bird, the fearless hummingbird. Its resting heart rate is an astonishing 480 beats per minute and, unlike any other bird, it can fly backwards. Few animals capture the imagination like wild horses. There are nearly 50,000 wild horses still roaming western North America. This book reveals their origins, their complex family systems, and how they live together off the land.

Welcome to the World of Hummingbirds
de Diane Swanson(Ed. Whitecap Books) Isbn : 1552853195
9.46 €
These are the latest titles in this popular series that introduces children to North American wildlife through color photographs and fascinating text. Young readers will be enchanted by America's smallest bird, the fearless hummingbird. Its resting heart rate is an astonishing 480 beats per minute and, unlike any other bird, it can fly backwards. Few animals capture the imagination like wild horses. There are nearly 50,000 wild horses still roaming western North America. This book reveals their origins, their complex family systems, and how they live together off the land.

The Little Book of Birding
de George H Harrison(Ed. Willow Creek Press) Isbn : 1572231424
14.2 €
There is very little text in this book--some bird-watching tips and techniques are all that the textual accompaniment amounts to--but the 100 color photographs by the author make this book a treasure. Photos of owls, jays, condors, egrets, and herons are partnered with equally dramatic illustrations of geese, ducks, cranes, hummingbirds, swallows, grackles, loons, pelicans, cardinals, sparrows, swans, doves, and bluebirds. And a special treat the book offers is a selection of photos of bird-watchers doing their thing--watching birds. Nature lovers will certainly take this visually attractive book to heart. George Cohen

The Little Book of Birding: For Birders and Bird Lovers
de George H. Harrison(Ed. Gramercy Books) Isbn : 0517222507
7.59 €
There is very little text in this book--some bird-watching tips and techniques are all that the textual accompaniment amounts to--but the 100 color photographs by the author make this book a treasure. Photos of owls, jays, condors, egrets, and herons are partnered with equally dramatic illustrations of geese, ducks, cranes, hummingbirds, swallows, grackles, loons, pelicans, cardinals, sparrows, swans, doves, and bluebirds. And a special treat the book offers is a selection of photos of bird-watchers doing their thing--watching birds. Nature lovers will certainly take this visually attractive book to heart. George Cohen

The Field Guide to the North American Bird
de Adam Blank, Lauren Blank(Ed. Ten Speed Press) Isbn : 1580085741
9.46 €
There is one gesture that transcends language, race, gender, and age: the bird. Growing up together in Des Moines, Iowa, brother and sister Adam and Lauren Blank exchanged a lot of birds, and THE FIELD GUIDE TO THE NORTH AMERICAN BIRD is the product of their quest for the elusive jaw-dropping, eye-popping Mother of All Birds. Complete with step-by-step illustrations for more than 50 species of f# @-yous, this handy little guide will have you flipping off with skill and panache, from basic birds like the Sit and Spin to more sophisticated birds like the Bouquet. You'll find the perfect one-finger salute for any occasion, whether tormenting your little sister or telling that tailgater exactly what you think of him.

The Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
de June Osborne(Ed. University of Texas Press) Isbn : 0292760477
17.06 €
There is no mistaking a hummingbird. Even people who hardly know a robin from a sparrow recognize that flash of iridescent feathers and the distinctive hovering flight. So popular have«hummers»become that even casual birdwatchers now travel great distances to hummingbird hot spots to see masses of birds in their annual migrations. In this invitingly written book, June Osborne paints a fully detailed portrait of perhaps the best-known hummingbird in the United States, the ruby-throat. Drawing...