rare birds

Simple text and photographs introduce endangered and extinct birds, including the California condor, crested ibis, dodo bird, and passenger pigeons.

Reviews the imperiled birds of the U.S. and Canada, and tropical birds that survive in Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

Describes various endangered or threatened species around the world, covering their habitat, behavior, and efforts to protect them.

In order to regain her freedom, Phoebe attempts to capture a rare bird known as the River Flute.

Describes the major natural environments of the earth from the tropics to the polar regions, the roles played in those ecosystems by birds, and the effects that humans have on them.

Callum becomes friends with Iona, a practically feral classmate who has discovered an osprey, thought to be gone from Scotland, on Callum's family farm, and they eventually share the secret with others, including Jeneba who encounters the same bird at her home in Gambia.

Describes the peregrine falcon and its behavior, explains its status as an endangered species, and suggests what can be done to help save it.

Callum becomes friends with Iona, a practically feral classmate who has discovered an osprey, thought to be gone from Scotland, on Callum's family farm, and they eventually share the secret with others, including Jeneba who encounters the same bird at her home in Gambia.