birds

Full-color illustrated photographs describe the habitats, life cycles, and other characteristics of the bird classes.

Detailed photographs trace the development and life cycle of a bird from the moment it hatches from its egg through its adult life, with information on feeding, flying, hunting, and behavior. Includes a CD-ROM with clip art.

Presents a collection of illustrated bird rescue stories, describing the unique situation of each bird and how the human caregiver helped to save it.

Presents a photographic guide to birds, explaining what birds are, describing their general characteristics and abilities, and looking at the lives and behaviors of specific groups of birds.

Presents a guide to North American birdfeeders, and contains information on how to attract and observe garden birds, including practical advice on providing food, water, and nesting, with tips on creating bird-friendly gardens, and insights into bird behavior. Includes six hundred color photographs.

A fictionalized account of the activities of Harriet Hemenway and Minna Hall, founders of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, a late-nineteenth-century group that would endure and have impact on the bird-protection movement.

Takes an in-depth look at the life of the whooping crane, from physical features to food and habitat, and describes the folklore surrounding cranes.

Traces the forty-year-old and ongoing attempt to save the endangered whooping crane from extinction, focusing on efforts at wildlife refuges and the captive breeding program.

Introduces the characteristics of such exotic birds as the Galapagos penguin, kiwi, and African hornbill.

A photo-illustrated introduction to the scientific classification of birds that describes the differences between groups, the traits of specific species, bird evolution, and conservation.