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The Secret Life of Birds is a collection of delightful stories and engaging facts, which imparts a love of birds and of nature on the next generation, inspiring them to look after the world around them.

Did you know that birds navigate by invisible pathways in the sky, that they can call to each other in thousands of different ways and they can be as big as a car or as small as a little finger?

Let much-travelled Speedy the Swift guide you through this beautiful first guide to birdlife around the globe. Learn about nest-building and bird babies, feathers and beaks, flying journeys, bird calls, really unusual-looking birds, and ways to spot birds and help them near where you live.

Read some beautiful bird folklore stories from around the planet, too. Speedy has learnt much on her travels and she will be a great guide for young readers, perhaps inspiring them to develop a lifelong love of bir

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“Entrancing insight to birdlife around the globe. Packed with fascinating facts and beautifully illustrated throughout, this book will charm and delight readers whilst proving to be an invaluable educational tool.” * WRD Magazine *

The Secret Life of Birds

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    A Hardback by Moira Butterfield, Vivian Mineker

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      Publisher Quarto Publishing PLC
      Published 17 May 2022
      ISBN-13 9780711266209
      978-0711266209
      ISBN-10 0711266204
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      Books by Moira Butterfield

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Secret Life of Birds is a collection of delightful stories and engaging facts, which imparts a love of birds and of nature on the next generation, inspiring them to look after the world around them.

      Did you know that birds navigate by invisible pathways in the sky, that they can call to each other in thousands of different ways and they can be as big as a car or as small as a little finger?

      Let much-travelled Speedy the Swift guide you through this beautiful first guide to birdlife around the globe. Learn about nest-building and bird babies, feathers and beaks, flying journeys, bird calls, really unusual-looking birds, and ways to spot birds and help them near where you live.

      Read some beautiful bird folklore stories from around the planet, too. Speedy has learnt much on her travels and she will be a great guide for young readers, perhaps inspiring them to develop a lifelong love of bir

      Trade Review
      “Entrancing insight to birdlife around the globe. Packed with fascinating facts and beautifully illustrated throughout, this book will charm and delight readers whilst proving to be an invaluable educational tool.” * WRD Magazine *

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