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Author
Series
Those darn squirrels volume 1
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Fountas & Pinnell
N
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
When grumpy Old Man Fookwire builds feeders to try to keep birds--the only creatures he likes--from leaving for the winter, he finds himself in a battle with clever, crafty squirrels who want a share of the abundant food.
63) Chez Bob
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"A lazy alligator comes up with a plan to lure his prey by opening up a restaurant for birds--until he realizes that birds are even better as friends"--
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxvii, 171 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Adapted from the edition written and published for adults by Knopf in 2020, this edition adapted for young readers covers more than two hundred species and includes more than 300 illustrations throughout. Author/illustrator David Sibley's exacting artwork and wide-ranging expertise brings observed behaviors vividly to life"--
Author
Series
Six crimson cranes volume 1
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Description
Shiori, princess of Kiata, has a secret: Forbidden magic runs through her veins. On the morning of her betrothal ceremony she loses control, and it forestalls the wedding she never wanted-- but it also catches the attention of Raikama, her stepmother. Using a dark magic of her own, Raikama banishes the princess, turns her brothers into cranes, and warns Shiori that for with every word that escapes her lips, one of her brothers will die. Penniless,...
Author
Publisher
Green Writers Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
213 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Set in the remote mountains to the north, Broken Wing is an allegorical tale about a rusty blackbird with a broken wing who can't fly and therefore is trapped in the inhospitable north country for the winter, and a man, known only as The Man Who Lives Alone in the Mountains, who lives a solitary life of nurturing attentiveness, simple kindness, and passionate emotional intensity. Broken Wing is the story of how these two different lives come together....
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., col. map ; 26 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
On the Arctic tundra, a little snowy owl fights for survival, learning to hunt for food, and in the fall his instincts tells him to leave and migrate south to an open land with a food supply.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
" A magical novel, based on a Japanese folk tale, that imagines how the life of a broken-hearted man is transformed when he rescues an injured white crane that has landed in his backyard. George Duncan is an American living and working in London. At forty-eight, he owns a small print shop, is divorced, and lonelier than he realizes. All of the women with whom he has relationships eventually leave him for being too nice. But one night he is...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
160 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Winner of the 2011 PROSE Award in Popular Science & Popular Mathematics, Association of American Publishers" Peter Goodfellow is a retired English teacher and lifelong birdwatcher. His books include Birds as Builders and A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of Britain and Northern Europe.
An illustrated guide to how birds design and build their nests
Birds are the most consistently inventive builders, and their nests set the bar for functional design...
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
On the morning of the first Christmas, the colorful birds of Bethlehem gather to talk about the exciting events they have witnessed, from the long line of people approaching the town to the stable where a newborn baby lies.
Author
Series
Adventures of Sophie Mouse volume 8
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Little Simon hardcover/paperback edition.
Physical Desc
117 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sophie Mouse gets a surprise visitor when a little bird lands in her yard and hurts his wing"--
78) The bird book
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
41 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
They can dance, sing, and, of course, fly--what's not to love about birds? With more than 10,000 species of dramatically different colors, shapes, and sizes, birds are some of the most fascinating creatures on the planet. The only animal with feathers, birds have soared through the skies for millions of years. In this beautiful picture book, learn what makes a bird a bird, what birds like to eat, and how these masters of the air have evolved. Ever...
80) Unbeatable beaks
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rhyming verses describe many types of bird beaks. Includes factual information about thirty-nine birds found in the Northern Hemisphere.
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