What we don’t see is the arduous, life-threatening challenges they face at every moment. Beaks, Bones, and Bird Songs guides the reader through the myriad, and often almost miraculous, things that birds do every day to merely stay alive.
In The Art of the Bird, devout birder and ornithologist Roger J. Lederer celebrates this heyday of avian illustration in forty artists’ profiles, beginning with the work of Flemish painter Frans Snyders in the early 1600s and continuing ...
Parenting expert Pinky McKay explains what to do at each stage of development and offers fuss0free advice on: communicating with your toddlerdiscipline and good mannersgood eating habitsroutines for play and sleeptoilet trainingfamily ...
Already, this is a very strong contender for my book of the year."—Inquisitive Biologist "A persuasive, entertaining explanation of how the codes contained in tree rings reveal the wide-ranging effects of climate change."—Shelf ...
With various tips and tricks--such as a proportion guide for working with color bands, techniques on stranding and working over yarn tails, and simple ways to finish a project--this definitive handbook will encourage crocheters to ...
Parenting expert Pinky McKay offers a natural, intuitive approach to solving your little one's sleep problems and gives practical tips on how to: - understand your baby's tired cues - create a safe sleeping environment - gently settle ...
Resources for understanding what neurofeedback and neuromodulation are, how they are used, and to what disorders and patients they can be applied are scarce, and this volume serves as an ideal tool for clinical researchers and practicing ...