From faraway deserts to neighborhood parks, nature is full of interesting animals. Colorful camouflage, powerful poison, amazing armor, and sharp senses are just a few of the adaptations that help animals survive in their unique environments. Reading about animals and their habitats is the first step to understanding and protecting the world we share. Readers will marvel at the vivid photos of weird, wild, and wonderful animals from around the globe. Birds such as emus, owis, and Penguins are weird, wild and wonderful animals. They are the only living things that have feathers. Some are famous for their singing. Others have beautiful colors.

Some birds fly to distant places while others can't even leave the ground! Birds looks at the world's most amazing feathered creatures and what they do to survive. Book jacket.