What it's Like to be a Bird by Tim Birkhead (English) Hardcover Book

Description: What it's Like to be a Bird by Tim Birkhead, Catherine Rayner Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This beautiful book is one to treasure forever David Walliams, comedian and childrens authorWINNER of The Margaret Mallett Award for Childrens Non-Fiction 2022Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly? Or to live high in the tree tops? Or perhaps youve wondered what birds do when no one is looking?Birds have some of the most extraordinary – and peculiar – behaviours on the planet.Ravens love PLAYING games. In winter, they sledge down snow-covered rooftops on their bellies, getting faster and faster.Partridges are SNEAKY and know just how to trick hungry foxes.And honeyguides are HELPFUL. They help humans to find the sweetest treat in the forest – honey.These are just some of the incredible stories youll read in this book. With fascinating factual detail and playful storytelling from ornithologist Tim Birkhead and vibrant, personality-filled illustrations from Cat Rayner, this book captures what its really like to be a bird. Author Biography Tim Birkhead is a professor at the University of Sheffield where he teaches animal behaviour. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of London and his research has taken him all over the world in the quest to understand the lives of birds. He has written for the Independent, New Scientist, BBC Wildlife. Among his other books are Promiscuity, Great Auk Islands, The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Birds which won the McColvin medal, The Red Canary which won the Consul Cremer Prize, The Wisdom of Birds, Bird Sense and The Most Perfect Thing. He lives in Sheffield.Award winning author and illustrator Catherine Rayner grew up in the countryside of West Yorkshire, but studied illustration at Edinburgh College of Art. She has drawn animals ever since she could hold a pencil, encouraging unsuspecting pets to pose for portraits. Catherines first picture book Augustus and His Smile (Macmillan, 2006) published to much acclaim, winning the Booktrust Best New Illustrator Award for Early Years. Catherine has been nominated, shortlisted, longlisted and won countless awards since. In 2009, she won CILIP Greenaway Medal for Harris Finds His Feet. As well as writing her own stories, Catherine has collaborated with many other authors, such as Julia Donaldson and Michael Morpurgo. As well as writing and illustrating books for children, Catherine exhibits her artwork in galleries worldwide. She loves meeting little readers and can regularly be found visiting libraries, schools and book festivals. Details ISBN 1526604124 ISBN-13 9781526604125 Title What it's Like to be a Bird Author Tim Birkhead, Catherine Rayner Format Hardcover Year 2021 Pages 48 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC GE_Item_ID:132942336; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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