birds

While growing up in Philadelphia in the 1930s, a boy becomes obsessed with a longing to fly and a fascination with birds.

Illustrations and text examine how birds communicate, showing the different ways birds sing, talk, dance, drum, cuddle, and fight.

A fanciful look at the characteristics and behaviors of dogs, cats, and birds, and what happens when they meet.

When a man releases a bunch of birds into the wild, one bird stays behind and he must convince it to fly.

When a cat finds a bedraggled baby bird that has fallen from its nest, an unlikely friendship develops between the two.

Dr. Seuss's Cat in the Hat introduces Sally and Dick to a variety of birds, from the ten-foot ostrich to the two-inch hummingbird.

A journal of the author's observations and adventures while working on a research vessel counting seabirds through Alaska's Aleutian Island chain.

A rhyming celebration of all sorts of creatures, from the Feather People (birds) to the Dreaming People (dogs) and even the People People.

A woman rescues a baby bird blown from his nest in a storm and proceeds to care for him with gourmet food, cozy blankets, and walks in a stroller, but eventually her "loveykins" is ready to try his wings.

Henry sets out in search of the elusive whippoorwill, whose song can help Henry fall asleep in his noisy village, but every time he thinks he is getting closer to finding the bird, it flies to a new location, leading Henry on a hunt through the streets.