When his grandmother begins using a wheelchair and spends her days watching the birds through the window, Nicolas thinks he has found the perfect Christmas present for her--a bird of her own--until she tells him why she likes to watch them.
Presents an easy-to-understand pocket guide to birds of prey designed for early readers, and provides photographs and illustrations on habitat, identification, behavior, color and size, and other features.
Explains what birds are and how they differ from other animals, and provides descriptions of various types of birds, including birds of prey, water birds, and exotic birds.