swans

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swans

Daughter of the forest

2002
A retelling of the Celtic "Swans" myth, in which Sorcha, the only daughter in a family of seven children, is forced to leave the only safe place she has ever known in order to save her brothers from a spell that only she can lift.

The swan on the lake

1986
Text and illustrations depict swans feeding, breeding, and defending themselves in their natural habitats.

The wild swans

1981
Eleven brothers who have been turned into swans by their evil stepmother are saved by their beautiful sister.

Seasons of swans

1990
The two swans who live on Willow Pond build a nest, raise a family of little swans, and survive another season.

Now, now, Markus

1989
When his parents disapprove of his pet swan, Markus and the swan run away into the woods where they encounter a giant.

The pony and the lost swan

2002
The Pony Pals investigate when two swans which have made their homes on the local lake disappear.

The trumpet of the swan

1991
Knowing how to read and write is not enough for Louis, a voiceless Trumpeter Swan; his determination to learn to play a stolen trumpet takes him far from his wilderness home.

Hans Christian Andersen's The ugly duckling

the graphic novel
2010
A graphic novel retelling of Hans Christian Anderson's classic fairy tale about a an ugly duckling that grows into a beautiful swan.

A first look at ducks, geese, and swans

1990
Examines the differences and similarities of ducks, geese, and swans.

The ugly duckling

1983
A duckling ostracized by the other ducks because he is different spends a lonely and miserable year before he discovers that he is actually a swan.

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