birds

With rhyming text, this soothing bedtime book is an ode to baby birds everywhere and sleepy children home safe in their own beds. As a mother describes to her child how many species of birds nest, from pigeons on concrete ledges to owls in oak tree boles to swallows above barn doors.

Zig, a small, blue creature who lives in a rainy, gray world, grabs hold of a red umbrella and is carried away to a colorful forest where he becomes a hero--and a friend.

"Find out all about feathers and how they help owls fly, keep warm, hunt and survive. Discover how feathers are different on different birds and how they change as birds grow up."--.

"Follow us on a journey around all the body parts of birds, from eyes to beaks, to feet to tails. Find out all about how each body part works, what it looks like and what it does and how each body part differs between species."--.

Various wetland creatures, from alligators to egrets, enjoy what begins as a calm and peaceful day in the bayou, then prepare for and endure a passing hurricane, and finally settle in for a peaceful night.

Choco looks everywhere for someone to be his mother, and finally comes upon Mrs. Bear, who welcomes Choco into her family of other unusual children.

Although she loves her baby very much, a young mother bird gives him up for adoption because she is unable to give him the home which he needs.

"Describes the characteristics, habitat, behavior, life cycle, and threats to osprey"--Provided by publisher.

Color photographs and simple text introduce young readers to hummingbirds.