BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Since 1993 Britta Teckentrup has written and illustrated over 90 children's picture books and has helped thousands of readers explore and learn about topics, and the wonders of nature, that we sometimes take for granted. Her latest book, Birds and Their Feathers, focuses on the feather and she introduces the complex subject of plumology – which is the science associated with the study of feathers. Her wonderful drawings bring her subject to life, and she explains what they are made of and how feathers aid flight (using the owl as an example).
But she explains through the book that feathers are important for other reasons too – for communication, protection and insulation. She also showcases birds where feathers are simply an extraordinary spectacle - it is no real surprise that the peacock has pride of place. This book is sure to energise a new breed of young ornithologists!