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02406aam a2200421 4500 001 E58D3A1E557D11E7B26543D8DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170620010059 008 170307s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a 2016049366 020 $a 0812993535 : HRD 020 $a 9780812993530 : HRD 040 $d TxAuBib $d SILO 100 1 $a Robbins, Jim,. 245 14 $a The wonder of birds : $b what they tell us about ourselves, the world, and a better future / $c Jim Robbins. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Spiegel & Grau, $c [2017] 300 $a xviii, 331 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-311) and index. 505 0 $a Part I. What birds tell us about the natural world -- Birds: the dinosaurs that made it -- Hummingbirds: the magic of flight -- Canaries and black-backed woodpeckers: birds as flying sentinels -- A murmuring of birds: the extraordinary design of the flock -- Part II. The gifts of birds -- The power of a feather -- From egg to table part one: the chicken -- From egg to table part two: wild birds -- The miracle of guano -- Nature's cleanup crew -- Part III. Discovering ourselves through birds -- Bird brain, human brain -- The surprisingly astute minds of ravens and crows -- The secret language of birds -- The bee-eaters: a modern family -- Extreme physiologies: birds, the ultimate athletes -- Part IV. Birds and the hope for a better future -- Nature's hired men: putting birds to work -- The city bird: from sidewalk to sky -- The transformational power of birds -- Birds as social workers -- Expanding our senses -- Epilogue: The future of birds. 541 $d 20170606. 650 7 $a Birds. 941 $a 14 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240710040714.0 952 $l CJPC482 $d 20240202020631.0 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230629013314.0 952 $l EWPB745 $d 20230228010508.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200529013517.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191126015502.0 952 $l AAPF906 $d 20190717033720.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20181010011951.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006105420.0 952 $l MXPG943 $d 20180720045920.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20171205012056.0 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20171026010938.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20170719010314.0 952 $l SHPC094 $d 20170620011424.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E58D3A1E557D11E7B26543D8DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search