birds

Discusses the history of the passenger pigeon, which at one time made up one-quarter of the birds of America but is now extinct.

Provides identification information and color photographs of 584 birds of eastern North America.

An introduction to bird watching, which covers attracting, identifying, and observing various kinds of birds in different locations.

Discusses the flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius and why it became extinct in the 1600s. Also describes the efforts of conservationists to protect endangered birds.

As twelve-year-old Duane endures the confusing and humiliating aspects of puberty, he watches a newborn bird in a nest on his windowsill begin to grow and become more independent, all of which he records in his journal.

Noodle, a worm, is sad and feeling bad about himself, but his friend Lou, a bird, convinces him that he is likeable just as he is.

In this story set in early 1900's Niagara Falls, Katie cares for a baby sparrow after her brother kills the bird's mother with a slingshot.

A detective, who is also a Parisian pigeon, searches the city for a little girl's lost purse only to discover it in a rather embarrassing place.

A large asparagus appears suddenly in the king's back yard, and he enlists the help of several people and animals, including a songbird, in order to get rid of it.

This is a selection of John James Audubon's paintings from his book "Birds of America," an ornithological pictorial book.