01794cam a2200361 i 4500 625985230 TxAuBib 20120201120000.0 100602s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010019680 9781402756610 alkaline paper 1402756615 alkaline paper (OCoLC)637035546 DLC eng rda DLC QBX IEB MUJ TXBXL UPZ YDXCP UKMGB TXBRI TxAuBib rda Arnosky, Jim. Thunder birds : nature's flying predators / Jim Arnosky. New York, NY : Sterling, 2011. 32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Features giant fold-out pages of life-size birds!"--Sticker on dust jacket. Includes bibliographical references (page 33). Life size eagles, hawks and falcons -- Eagles, hawks, and falcons -- Life size owls -- Owls -- Vultures -- Life size herons and egrets -- Herons and egrets -- Life size pelicans -- Pelicans -- Loons, cormorants, and gannets -- Nature's flying predators. The author 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. NC1140L Lexile. Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.9 0.5 143957. 20120201. Birds of prey Pictorial works Juvenile literature. Birds of prey Juvenile literature. Illustrated works. TXAAL