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The Secrets of Animal Flight (by Nic Bishop)

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Spectacular photos fascinate kids.


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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that there is nothing of concern in this informative, stunning book.

Positive messages: Not applicable.
Violence: Not applicable.
Sex: Not applicable.
Language: Not applicable.
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Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.

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Families can talk about how animals fly. How are the mechanics similar among different animals? How are they different?

What's the story?

What's the story?
Information about flying animals and the mechanics of flight is accompanied by stunning, state-of-the-art high-speed photography that lets readers see every detail of birds, bats, and insects while the animals are in flight.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 

The author includes lots of fascinating information about flying. But what makes this book a standout is the extraordinary photography. According to the jacket copy, Nic Bishop has developed a high-speed technique for photographing insects on the wing, which has put him in the forefront of insect photography internationally.

The results are incredible close-ups of stunning, jewel-like clarity, in which even the veins of a flying dragonfly's wings are perfectly clear. This technique allows the author to show all the stages of a bird's upstroke and down stroke, with every feather standing out as vividly as a Japanese paper fan. This lovely, fascinating book encourages and rewards close inspection by revealing what the naked eye can never see.

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Book Details
Author: Nic Bishop
Illustrator: Amy Bartlett Wright
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Children's Books
Publication date: January 1, 1997
Number of pages: 32
Hardcover price: $16.00

This review was written by Matt Berman
 
 

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