More than three quarters of all land animals fly, from butterflies and birds to beetles and bats. Some birds can stay airborne for hours with only an occasional flap of their wings, flies can hover and perform split-second turns, while bats can execute their precise maneuvers in total darkness. How do they do it? Find out the secrets of animal flight - the principles that keep fliers as different as ladybugs and eagles aloft. And discover some puzzles that scientists haven't yet been able to solve - nature's mysteries of flight.
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Grade 3-6. The aerial feats of birds, bats, and insects are explored through a precise text and stunning, high-speed photos.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Gr. 3^-6. This attractive book explores flight in the animal kingdom. After considering the reasons why animals fly, Bishop discusses the more difficult topic of how they do it. A simple demonstration of aerodynamics gives way to an explanation of what happens when a bird flaps its wings. Other topics include taking off and landing, soaring and gliding, and the different types of wings and modes of flight in bats, insects, and butterflies. The many colorful photographs (bolstered by a few diagrams) expand the text with precision and beauty. None is better than the three series of shots isolating the individual motion stages of a chickadee, a wasp, and a butterfly in flight. A good choice for curious browsers as well as information seekers. Carolyn Phelan
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- Those Amazing Bats by Cheryl M. Halton in Back Matter
- Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) by Ann Earle in Back Matter
- How Birds Fly by Russell Freedman in Back Matter
- What is a Bird? by Robert Snedden in Back Matter
- Monarch Butterflies: Mysterious Travelers by Bianca Lavies in Back Matter
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- Gotcha!: Nonfiction Booktalks to Get Kids Excited About Reading by Kathleen A. Baxter in Front Matter, page 41, and page 42
- Birdwatching (Discovery Travel Adventures) by Judith Dunham in Back Matter
- How Is My Third Grader Doing in School? What to Expect and How to Help by Jennifer Richard Jacobson on page 100
- Choosing Books for Children: A Commonsense Guide by Betsy Hearne on page 167
- Hands-On Nature: Information and Activities for Exploring the Environment with Children by Jenepher Lingelbach in Back Matter
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