swans

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swans

Daughter of the forest

2000
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 princess

2005
A retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's story, in which a young princess tries to reverse a spell cast by her new stepmother--a witch--that has turned her brothers into swans.

Where are my swans, whooping cranes, and singing loons?

1992
Describes the lifestyle and habitat of the swan, whooping crane, and loon; how the destruction of wetlands threatens their survival; and what we can do to save the animals.

Project UltraSwan

2002
Describes the life of large trumpeter swans, how they nearly became extinct, and efforts to reintroduce them to the Northeastern United States and to help them relearn migration routes.

Swan in love

2000
Despite the ridicule of the other animals, Swan persists in his adoration for a swan-shaped boat named Dora.

The ugly duckling

1955
The ugly duckling is scorned by everyone because he is different, but after a lonely winter he discovers he has grown in to a beautiful swan.

Swans

1987
Text and photographs depict the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of swans in their natural habitat.

Birdwing

2007
Prince Ardwin, known as Birdwing, the youngest of six brothers turned into swans by their stepmother, is unable to complete the transformation back into human form, so he undertakes a journey to discover whether his feathered arm will be a curse or a blessing to him.

Violet and Winston

2009
Presents three easy-to-read tales of best friends Violet the swan and Winston the duck.

Whose chick are you?

2007
Goose, Duck, Hen, Bird, and Little Chick are all confused by the new hatchling and who it belongs to.

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