Swifts and Us: The Life of the Bird that Sleeps in the Sky

Swifts and Us: The Life of the Bird that Sleeps in the Sky
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Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9780008350642
ISBN-13 : 0008350647
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Book Synopsis Swifts and Us: The Life of the Bird that Sleeps in the Sky by : Sarah Gibson

Download or read book Swifts and Us: The Life of the Bird that Sleeps in the Sky written by Sarah Gibson and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2021-05-13 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swifts live almost entirely in the air. They eat, drink, sleep, mate and gather their nesting materials on the wing, fly thousands of miles across the world, navigating their way around storms, never lighting on tree, cliff or ground, until they return home with the summer.


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