pigeons

When 7-year-old Ali's greedy pet steals cherries from the wicked Sultan for whom his father keeps carrier pigeons, Ali is given three days to find 600 new cherries or his father will be thrown into the deep, dark oubliette. Includes facts about carrier pigeons and the sultan on whom this story is based, as well as an excerpt from "In Praise of Books" by al-Jahiz.

A pigeon fights yawns while coming up with many reasons why it should be allowed to stay up late.

Pigeon learns about sharing when a curious duckling keeps asking questions about the hot dog Pigeon has found.

Discusses the varieties, housing, feeding, handling, training, showing, and breeding of pigeons.

Describes what is known of the history and habits of the North American bird that once numbered in the millions before becoming extinct in the early twentieth century.

A pigeon that longs to drive a bus sees a chance to make its dream come true when the bus driver takes a short break.