pelicans

A small boy with a desire to own a candy shop meets a window-washing team composed of a giraffe, a pelican, and a monkey and together they go to work for the wealthy Duke of Hampshire, who makes all their dreams come true.

Simple text and photographs describe the life cycle of pelicans from egg to adult and discuss their physical characteristics, habits, and dangers they face.

Maximilian lands on a ship of Irish immigrants bound for Ellis Island, where he meets a young girl named Ashling who tells her family's story and smuggles him through immigration, as well as a friendly pelican that takes him on a flight around New York Harbor in search of his damaged time machine.

When his best friend Annabella Pelican moves far away, Thomas Hippopotamus is very upset and angry, until he recaptures the warm memories of all the things they shared.

Examines the pelican, describing its habitat, physical characteristics, behavior, and relationship with people, with an emphasis on the brown and white pelicans.

A boy living on a desolate beach in Australia rescues a baby pelican that becomes his constant companion.

Brown Pelican, who lives on a mangrove island off the coast of Puerto Rico, learns how to fish and take care of herself. Includes facts about brown pelicans.

Pandora the cat, Seabold the dog, and their three adopted mouse children, call on the pelicans for help when Aurora the sea turtle becomes stranded in fog and cold water near the lighthouse.

Describes the physical characteristics, sounds, and unique traits and capabilities of fifteen bird species that live near water, such as the common loon, the sandhill crane, the snowy egret, and the greater flamingo; lists Web sites where one can hear their calls; presents a "Make Your Own Bird Tracks" activity; and discusses conservation.