birds

Guide to identifying the birds of North America.

While compiling a genealogy of her family of successful attorneys, sixteen-year-old history buff Ivy Breedlove treks into the mountain wilderness to interview a reclusive aunt with whom she identifies and who in turn helps her to truly know herself and her family.

The forest birds are alarmed when an egg hatches and out comes a griffin-- a strange creature that is part eagle and part lion.

Describes the use of the different parts of a bird's wings and tail and the maneuverability of its feathers. Includes patterns and instructions for eighteen paper birds.

In 1851, thirteen-year-old Cecilia has her eyes opened to the horrors of slavery when she accompanies her ornithologist uncle on an expedition in search of the rare "Scarlet Ibis," and watches as he shows slaves the way to the Underground Railroad.

Text and 700 full-color illustrations detail the 180 families of living birds of the world.

Visual guide to the eggs of over 500 bird species from around the world, with text and full-color photographs.

How to attract, identify, and feed birds in the yard.

Blue Jay and his band of avian pirates sail the skies searching for ships laden with cargo, avoiding run-ins with the dastardly crows, dodging doldrums and bad weather, and evading the long arm of the Colonial army.

Text and photographs introduce young readers to such strange birds as ostriches, peacocks, and roadrunners.