Around the world in 80 birds

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 ar...

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Main Author: Unwin, Mike (Author)
Other Authors: Miyake, Ryuto (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: London : Laurence King Publishing, 2022.
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264 1 |a London :  |b Laurence King Publishing,  |c 2022. 
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300 |a 224 pages :  |b colour illustrations ;  |c 24 cm 
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505 0 |a Introduction -- The birds. Africa ; Eurasia ; North America ; South and Central America ; South and Southeast Asia ; Australasia ; Oceans and Islands. 
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