Ostriches by Herbert S Zim 1958 Vintage Children's Book

This listing is for the vintage book "Ostriches" by Herbert S. Zim.
Illustrated by Russell Francis Peterson

Copyright 1958
64 pages
Hardback
Publisher - William Morrow and Co.

Measures about 6 1/2 inches across by about 8 1/2 inches.

Ostriches are in many ways truly amazing birds. To begin with, they are among the very few birds that cannot fly. Even their anatomy is unusual, for the ostrich has no wishbone. As for their size, a large male may weigh as much as three hundred pounds and stand eight feet high. Their plumes have been prized since ancient days, when African and Arabian warriors wore them as ornaments, and as recently as the last century, when they became fashionable for ladies' hats. The shells of their large eggs were valued as cups and other containers as long ago as 3000 B.C. Tame ostriches have been ridden in races and have even been harnessed to light carts and used as beasts of burden.
Striking facts such as these highlight the basic scientific information about ostriches and their relatives which Dr. Zim presents with his accustomed skill in this compact lavishly illustrated book.


This is a former library book so it still has things on it that a library book would have.
The last photo shows a cut or tear between pages 62 and 63.
The piece that the pages are sewn to has come loose from the spine area causing the pages to slide forward in the book.
Pages are still intact.
There are areas on the edges of the covers that have been worn through exposing the book boards.
Covers and edges show signs of wear.
The dust jacket still has the plastic on it from the library. Both show signs of wear.


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