Juvenile Natural History from Z & Z Books

New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1981. Discusses varieties of birds that burrow underground to nest, including penguin, puffin, kookaburra, shearwater, kiwi, common shelduck, burrowing owl, crab plover, and blue-crowned motmot. Full-page b&w drawings illustrate each species. Price-clipped dust jacket. Library edition. (Not an ex-library book). Juvenile. 64 pages.. Cloth. Library Binding. New/New. Illus. by Schick, J. (illustrator).… Read more about this item

New York, NY: William Morrow & Co., 1981. Unpaged. ills. The Bermuda petrel, or cahow, was believed to be extinct by 1620. In 1906 the bird reappeared. This book describes for young readers the successful campaign to bring the bird back from near extinction, spearheaded by Bermudian David Wingate. Illustrated with evocative ink-wash drawings. Price-clipped dj.. Cloth. Library… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1990. 192pp. b&w photos. An introduction to the natural history of the black bear, and the work of wildlife biologists who study them. Classified as juvenile literature, readable by anyone. Bibliography, index.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket.