birds

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Birds

Discusses the habitat, behavior, flight, appearance, reproduction, nesting, and migration of birds.
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Thumbelina

A retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale about a girl who is only one inch tall.

A closer look at birds

Discusses the characteristics of the world's birds.

Just a baby bird

When Little Critter finds a baby bird in his backyard, he and his family take care of it until it can fly on its own.

Simon finds a feather

Simon finds a red feather and decides to return it to the bird who lost it.

Do you know about birds?

Simple text and photographs introduce birds, discussing their common characteristics, what they eat, and how they reproduce.

Beaks!

Simple text describes various bird beaks and how birds use them to eat, hunt, and gather food. Includes a quiz.

Baby birds

Presents an introduction, with photographs and illustrations, to the physical characteristics, behaviors, habitat, and life cycle of birds, from eggs to adulthood.

Big birds

Describes the physical characteristics, eating habits, defense behavior, and other aspects of large flightless birds both living and extinct, including ostriches, emus, cassowaries, rheas, elephant birds, and moas.

Nightingale's nest

In this twist on "The Nightingale, " Little John, despite his own poverty and grief, reaches out to Gayle, an unhappy foster child living next-door who sings beautifully and hides a great secret.

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