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Birds of Prey : hunters of the sky / by Alan Richards.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Richards, Alan J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Birds of prey.
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
- Distribution:
- Philadelphia, Pa. : Imprint of Running Press,
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pa. : [Published by] Courage Books, 1998.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Scavengers of the Bird World
- Chapter 2. Eagles that Feed on Fish
- Chapter 3. Agile Flying Forest Hunters
- Chapter 4. Low Flying Strikers
- Chapter 5. Sky Hunters of the Plains and Grasslands
- Chapter 6. Hunters of Snakes, Lizards and Reptiles
- Chapter 7. Owls of Temperate and Tropical Forests and Open Places
- Chapter 8. Kings of the Bird World
- Chapter 9. Full Flight Attackers
- Chapter 10. Owls of the Northern Forests and Tundra.
- Notes:
- "This book was designed and produced by Todtri Productions Limited ... New York, NY 10116-0572"--Title page verso.
- "Publisher: Robert M. Tod. Designer and Art Director: Mark Weinberg. Editor: Mary Forsell. Typeset and Page Makeup: Strong Silent Type/NYC. Cover design: Betty Barnstable"--Title page verso.
- "Front jacket illustration Bald Eagle © Tom & Pat Leeson. Back jacket illustration Gyrfalcon © Tom & Pat Leeson."--Dust jacket.
- Includes indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copies have dustjackets retained.
- Running Press copies are "1" printing.
- ISBN:
- 0762402865
- 9780762402861
- OCLC:
- 39186440
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