homing pigeons

"Discover how pigeons were trained for use in World Wars I and II. Learn about some of their most daring flights, and find out what other ways pigeons and humans work together.".

"A nonfiction picture book about the unforgettable Cher Ami, a heroic animal who changed WWI history forever"--Provided by publisher.

"September, 1940. German bombs fall on Britain, and enemy fighter planes blacken the sky around the Epping Forest, home of Susan Shepherd and her grandfather, Bertie. The two raise homing pigeons, and Susan's favorite is Duchess. Hatched from an egg that Susan incubated in a bowl under her grandfather's desk lamp, Duchess shares a special bond with Susan. A Maine crop-duster pilot, Ollie Evans travels to Britain to join the Royal Air Force. In the National Pigeon Service, Susan is involved in an assignment code-named Source Columba, to air-drop hundreds of homing pigeons in German-occupied France, hopefully to convey crucial information on German troop movements. Friendship between Ollie and Susan deepens, but when Ollie's plane is downed behind enemy lines both know the chance of reunion is remote."--Adapted from dust jacket.

"A group of brave zoo animals must survive the London Blitz during World War II"--Provided by publisher.

In 1918, caring for her family's homing pigeons whileher father is away fightingin World War I, twelve- year-old Pam comes to suspect that a mysterious stranger in her small North Carolina town is a Germanspy.

In 1918, caring for her family's homing pigeons while her father is away fighting in World War I, twelve-year-old Pam comes to suspect that a mysterious stranger in her small North Carolina town is a German spy.

In 1918, caring for her family's homing pigeons while her father is away fighting in World War I, twelve-year-old Pam comes to suspect that a mysterious stranger in her small North Carolina town is a German spy.

In graphic novel format, this book introduces readers to the historical climate of the 1900s and World War I, background on Cher Ami, a chronology of Cher Ami's mission, and how that mission influenced history.

Combines photographs and facts about pigeons with a fiction story in which cadet Pidge Pigeon's skills are tested when Commander Cooper entrusts him with the job of delivering invitations to the graduation ceremony. Includes a speed reading segment, a quiz, and a glossary.

Seven-year-old Ali's father, keeper of the pigeons for the wicked Sultan, faces the threat of being thrown into the deep, dark oubliette after the bird Ali trained steals the Sultan's cherries, but the clever child finds a way to save them all.