swans

When all the other birds of Dove Lake turn against him, Ugly's mother has no choice but to protect her family and leave her darling chick behind.

A retelling of the classic ballet story in which a prince's love for a swan queen overcomes an evil sorcerer's spell.

A young tundra swan tires halfway through the winter migration and stays behind while his parents and the flock continue south.

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.

A modern fable about some peacocks and swans who allow the fear of their differences to become so great that they end up destroying each other.

Describes the physical characteristics, behaviors, and habitats of swans and discusses how the species has inspired dance and literature.

When the rest of the ducks turn on her little duckling, Ugly, because he isn't like them, Mother Duck sadly leaves him behind in order to protect her other children. With the help of some new friends, Ugly makes his way alone, but he doesn't know where he's going or what he's looking for.

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year excluded by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

In an illustrated retelling of the story of the ugly duckling, set on the African continent, the duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of the heaviest native bird in North America.