| Description |
64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-62) and index. |
| Summary |
Presents information about hummingbirds, describing their physical characteristics, flight abilities, habitat, migration behavior, and life cycle, along with legends told about them from several cultures. |
| Contents |
Size and physical characteristics. Why the hummingbird's throat is red -- Diet and food. Why the hummingbird drinks nectar -- Plumage and color. How the hummingbird got its colors -- Flight. How the hummingbird won the race -- Habitat. Why the hummingbird lives in the mountains -- Migration. Why the hummingbird migrates to Mexico -- Courtship and reproduction. Why the hummingbird is attracted to the color red -- Vocalization. Why the hummingbird has no song -- Predators. Why the hummingbird is a fearless warrior. |
| Subject |
Hummingbirds -- Juvenile literature.
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Hummingbirds -- Folklore.
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Picture books.
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Hummingbirds |
| Genre/Form |
Picture books
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Literature
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Picture books.
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Literature.
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Folk tales.
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Juvenile non-fiction.
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| Added Author |
Yorinks, Adrienne, author, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9781580893329 (reinforced for library use) |
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1580893325 (reinforced for library use) |
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9781580893336 (softcover) |
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1580893333 (softcover) |
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