birdsongs

Offering to help a little bird find his long-lost song, Butterfly Girl travels over beautiful meadows, above purple mountains, and across vast seas with her new friend to fulfill their quest to restore the bird's song.

Presents a comprehensive examination of why and how birds sing and describes the effect their music has on other animals and humans.

Photographs, text, and an audio compact disc profile more than seventy songbirds of North America.

Examines the natural history and science of the various bird songs and analyzes the different melodies and complex processes by which birds acquire them.

Throughout the day and into the night various birds sing their songs, beginning with the woodpecker who taps a pole ten times and counting down to the hummingbird who calls once.

When eight-year-old Agnes Peregrine, an accomplished birdcaller, travels with her parents to the Himalayas in search of the elusive pink-headed duck, she encounters a dastardly foe.

Children hear bird calls native to their areas as they go through their daily activities.

A great variety of birds, with their different songs, invite Kate to a party to celebrate some new ducklings. Includes facts about the birds mentioned in the story.

Introduces the phenomenon of bird song, explains how and why birds sing, describes how scientists learn about bird communication, and indicates the dangers to songbirds due to changes in their habitats.