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The Secrets of Animal Flight
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The Secrets of Animal Flight Hardcover - 1997 - 1st Edition

by Nic Bishop; Nick Bishop


Summary

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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Nic Bishop, who holds a doctorate in the biological sciences, is an award-winning author and photographer known for his outstanding stop-action wildlife photographs. He lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with his wife and a bevy of animals under study.

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  • Title The Secrets of Animal Flight
  • Author Nic Bishop; Nick Bishop
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 31
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin
  • Date 1997-03-31
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780395778487 / 0395778484
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.3 x 10.55 x 0.43 in (21.08 x 26.80 x 1.09 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 990
  • Library of Congress subjects Animal flight, Animal flight - Juvenile literature
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 96023131
  • Dewey Decimal Code 591.185

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"A well-written and inviting book with uncluttered, double-page spreads featuring spectacular, full-color, stop-motion photos and clear diagrams. . . . it leads readers on to discoveries of their own." School Library Journal, Starred

About the author

Nic Bishop, who holds a doctorate in the biological sciences, is an award-winning author and photographer known for his outstanding stop-action wildlife photographs. He lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with his wife and a bevy of animals under study.
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