cranes (birds)

"The exiled Princess Shiori must unravel the curse that turned her six brothers into cranes, and she is assisted by her spurned betrothed, a capricious dragon, and a paper bird brought to life by her own magic"--OCLC.

Illustrations and simple text show the parallels between a pair of sandhill cranes building a nest and a construction crane being used to build a cabin for a family.

"Two brothers bound together by affection and responsibility. Jadran is five years older than Josh and huge enough to be nicknamed Giant. Josh is younger, and smaller; but his sweet and stubborn brother thinks in a way that would be more typical of a small child. They are both dealing with changes to their newly blended, Muslim family. So Josh looks after Jadran and they both adjust. When the brothers find an injured young crane, Jadran wants to bring it back to their small apartment and teach it to fly at any cost. And it turns out the cost is high"--Dust jacket.

"When some scientist friends ask Molly to help track baby cranes, she can't wait to lend a hand!"--Back of cover.

The exiled Princess Shiori must unravel the curse that turned her six brothers into cranes, and she is assisted by her spurned betrothed, a capricious dragon, and a paper bird brought to life by her own magic.

The exiled Princess Shiori must unravel the curse that turned her six brothers into cranes, and she is assisted by her spurned betrothed, a capricious dragon, and a paper bird brought to life by her own magic.

The author chronicles his journeys around the world in search of cranes, tracking the fifteen different species in Siberia, Mongolia, India, Bhutan, China, Japan, Korea, Australia, Africa, Europe, and the United States, discussing the birds' struggles to survive, as well as human attempts to help them.

"[In this wordless story,] when an egg falls from its nest and is washed away, a grieving crane takes flight, only to find another egg in need of a home. The hatchling that emerges is...a surprise! No matter: the crane is delighted and showers the little one with love"--Provided by publisher.

A man, whose small restaurant began losing customers after a new highway was built, receives a strange visitor who rewards the man's kindness with a gift that changes his life.

The author draws from his own extensive experience as well as the latest science to offer a richly detailed and deeply felt account of the ecology of sandhill and whooping cranes and the wetlands in which they live.