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Why do some birds have beaks like straws, or pouches, or even daggers? Invite students to find out by reading this story of a child and two grown-up friends on a jaunt that sparks all kinds of questions. In addition to kindling kids’ curiosity, the colourful book shows how the structure of birds’ beaks plays a significant role in how birds function to find and capture their food. Bonus background material and eight age-appropriate activities round out the contents. The authors are husband-and-wife naturalists who also wrote and illustrated From Flower to Fruit.

The Beaks of Birds

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    A Paperback / softback by Richard Konicek-Moran, Kathleen Konicek-Moran

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      Publisher National Science Teachers Association
      Published 30 April 2019
      ISBN-13 9781681403526
      978-1681403526
      ISBN-10 1681403528
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      Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Why do some birds have beaks like straws, or pouches, or even daggers? Invite students to find out by reading this story of a child and two grown-up friends on a jaunt that sparks all kinds of questions. In addition to kindling kids’ curiosity, the colourful book shows how the structure of birds’ beaks plays a significant role in how birds function to find and capture their food. Bonus background material and eight age-appropriate activities round out the contents. The authors are husband-and-wife naturalists who also wrote and illustrated From Flower to Fruit.

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