swans

In this newly illustrated edition of the Andersen classic, eleven brothers who have been turned into swans by their evil stepmother are saved by their beautiful sister.

Questions and answers explore the world of swimming birds, with a focus on swans.

Discusses the habits and behavior of ducks, geese, and swans, three birds who live, feed, and breed on or near the water.

Presents an introduction to swans, in simple text with photographs, describing their physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior.

Presents the physical characteristics and habits of the Bewick swan, one of the smallest and rarest of swans, describing its mating on the Arctic tundra in the spring and its long migration to the south for the winter.

Introduces the physical features, habits, and behavior of the swans and geese of North America.

Questions and answers explore the world of swans and other swimming birds.

Despite the devoted attentions of her family, a young swan is unable to accompany them on the journey to their summer home.

Text and photographs record the habits and characteristics of a family of tundra swans while following them for a year's time.

The well-known tale of the ugly duckling is retold with only forty preprimer words.