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Bird’s-Eye View Written by Maria Gill |
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Bird’s-Eye View is not just another New Zealand bird book. This book reveals exactly what 13 native birds see in their natural habitats via stunning panoramic images comparing these views with what humans can see. The text also explores the other senses birds use to survive, relating this to what they eat, where they live, how they get about and how they protect themselves from danger. Information in the book is right up to date and supplied by a world expert on avian vision. Each double-page spread features a scene of what a bird can see in its natural environment. Hold the book up and curl it around your head. Now you have a bird s-eye view!
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Paperback, 32 pages Recommended Price: NZ$ 19.95 ISBN Number: 9780143318439 |
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Published June 2006, A Picture Puffin book, Penguin Books New Zealand |
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The story behind the pictures One of the unique features of this book is the super-wide angle view of vision that is shown for each bird. Almost all of the birds featured have vision that is much wider than human vision and some can even see their own tails!
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What reviewers have said..... ... a unique book that will interest young and adult readers alike and draw them back again and again wanting more. Well done to Puffin for producing such a unique, quality book. Bird’s-Eye View provides an entirely new perspective on the way birds live. Carolyn Langenhoven, www.authors.org.nz If you are interested at all in NZ birds then have a look at this book and be prepared to be amazed. Graham Beattie’s Book Blog
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This book was shortlisted for the LIANZA Elsie Locke Award in 2007 |
