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How birds fly /

An introduction to bird flight which includes a discussion of bird anatomy, feathers, and air currents and a comparison with airplane flight.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Freedman, Russell
Other Authors: Bjorklund, Lorence F.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Holiday House, ©1977.
Subjects:
Flight > Juvenile literature.
Flight.
Birds.
Vol > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Children's nonfiction.
Juvenile works.
Table of Contents:
  • Author's Note
  • Feathers for Flying
  • A Lightweight Body
  • Wings
  • Flight Muscles
  • How Birds and Planes Are Lifted
  • How a Bird Gets More Lift
  • How a Bird Moves Forward: Flapping Flight
  • Gliding Flight
  • Soaring Flight
  • Taking Off
  • Steering
  • Landing
  • Different Wings for Different Purposes
  • Fast and Slow Flappers
  • Hummingbirds: Hovering Flight
  • Flight Speeds
  • Glossary
  • Index.