Full-color illustrated photographs describe ten of the world's most amazing birds including the great hornbill, Egyptian vulture, ostrich, and emperor penguin.
While traveling across the Australian outback on a train, twelve-year-old Zach and his younger sister Eve uncover an endangered bird smuggling ring and try to save two trains from a full-speed collision.
Presents the intersecting stories of a boy's quest for independence during a stay with his grandfather in the Colorado Rockies and the maturation of a bird that lives in the waterfalls of a mountain stream.
Describes the physical characteristics, eating habits, reproduction, and behavior of various types of birds; includes information on related web sites.
Photographs and easy-to-follow text introduces younger readers to the life of a swallow, and describes their anatomy, habitat, life cycle, and unique characteristics; and also discusses their position on the food chain, and other related topics.
An introduction to the peacock, describing the three different peafowl species, looking at the physical traits of the peacock, and discussing where they live, what they eat, their enemies, and their loud calls and honks.
Billy is nervous about starting school, but as he cares for a sparrow that eventually learns to fly on its own, he realizes that he too can look after himself.
