The Woodpeckers

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eckstorm, Fannie Hardy, 1865-1946

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Woodpeckers" by Fannie Hardy Eckstorm is a natural history text written in the late 19th century. The book focuses specifically on the fascinating world of woodpeckers, exploring their characteristics, behaviors, and roles within the ecosystem. It serves as both a guide for identifying various species of woodpeckers and an invitation to observe these unique birds more closely in their natural habitats. At the start of the book, the author introduces the concept of nature as a series of riddles to be solved, much like the ancient Sphinx. Eckstorm aims to demystify the world of woodpeckers, providing readers with practical knowledge on how to recognize them by their distinctive silhouettes, colors, and behaviors. The opening portion covers key identifying traits of woodpeckers, such as their clinging posture and unique characteristics of their bills and feet, setting the stage for a thorough exploration of their ecological importance and intriguing habits that will follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Bryan Ness, Steve Read and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 68.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2011-01-25