Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds — page 1
LIVING WILD Published by Creative Education P O Box 227 Mankato Minnesota 56002 Creative Education is an imprint of The Creative Company www thecreativecompany us Design and production by Mary Herrmann Art direction by Rita Marshall Printed by Corporate Graphics in the United States of America Photographs by 123RF Marie Daloia Luis Cesar Tejo Alamy Derrick Alderman Lee Dalton Danita Delimont Krystyna Szulecka Photography David Lingard Rolf Nussbaumer Photography Corbis Tim Davis Werner Forman Thomas Kitchin Victoria Hurst Wave Gianni Dagli Orti Dreamstime Baburns Steve Byland Judy Kennamer Ludek Lukac Naturedisplay Dewald Reiners Rinusbaak Getty Images Felipe Davalos National Geographic DEA Picture Library Frans Lemmens iStockphoto David L Amsler Pattie Calfy Missing35mm Frank Pali Shelly Perry John Pitcher Glenn Robertson Paul Tessier Jarno Gonzalez Zarraonandia Copyright 2012 Creative Education International copyright reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data for the hardcover edition Gish Melissa Hummingbirds by Melissa Gish p cm Living wild Includes bibliographical references and index Summary A look at hummingbirds including their habitats physical characteristics such as their ability to hover behaviors relationships with humans and admired status in the world today ISBN 978-1-60818-078-3 hardcover ISBN 978-1-56660-048-4 eBook 1 Hummingbirds Juvenile literature I Title QL696 A558G57 2011 598 7’64 dc22 2010028314 CPSIA 110310 PO1385 First Edition 987654321 CREATIVE EDUCATION