birds

"Birds can do a lot more than just fly! Did you know some of them can dig, dance, dive, and dabble? This book introduces readers to an assortment of fascinating birds and their surprising behaviors. Readers will learn about flightless birds like the Ad?lie penguin, which toboggans down hills on its belly, or the kakapo, which climbs up trees to escape danger"--Provided by publisher.

An introduction to some of the birds that United States presidents have had.

When Will finds a bird with a broken wing, he takes it home and cares for it, hoping in time it will be able to return to the sky.

An illustrated guide to bird species from around the world.

While his mother waits for a life-saving heart transplant, twelve-year-old Graham Dodds sets out to find an endangered snail kite in the Florida Everglades.

Text and photographs introduce beginning readers to penguins.

Splash and Bubbles introduce facts about penguins.

"Bear and Bird are best friends, and they spend a lot of time together. They don't always understand each other, but both agree that all they want is for their friend to be happy. So when Bear forgets the most important thing to pack for a picnic (but pretends that he didn't), Bird doesn't let on that she knew all along. And when Bird is upset to discover her friend has more of a certain talent than she does, Bear finds a touching way to make her feel better"--Provided by publisher.

When young Patricia's family moves to Battle Creek, Michigan, she finds it hard to believe this new place will ever feel like home. But soon she meets the kind librarian Mrs. Creavy and discovers the library's doors are always open. Now, Patricia has a place to explore and study books about the birds that she loves. Mrs. Creavy even introduces her to the books of John James Audubon and helps Patricia introduce her classmates to the joy of birds by becoming the first member of the Audubon Bird Club of Freemont Elementary.

"A guidebook for young readers on how to attract common North American birds to bird feeders."--.