Birds category: 2059 books

I rescued two baby birds, a blackbird and a starling. Over time, first Ebony and then Spica became an important part of my life here in France. I describe their growth from helpless fledglings to confident adults, their antics, quirks and highly distinctive characters, and how I had to adapt my working...

The Lapwing once had many regional names; the Loon has a British-American identity crisis and the respectable-sounding Apostlebird is often called a Lousy Jack. Why do bird names, both common and scientific, change over time and why do they vary so much between different parts of the English-speaking...

If life is, as some hold it to be, a vast melancholy ocean over which ships more or less sorrow-laden continually pass and ply, yet there lie here and there upon it isles of consolation on to which we may step out and for a time forget the winds and waves. One of these we may call Bird-isle—the...

Thus begins the tale by Stephen Bodio, a lover of birds and nature, of the incredible connection between man and birds of prey. Falconry can be traced back over four thousand years and, as Bodio says, “it is amazing that the practice did not die out soon afterward when its first adherents starved.” With...

The Adventures of Jocker & Bivy: The Collection (Books 1-4). Add it to your cart NOW because it is an incredible deal! The Adventures of Jocker & Bivy: Saving Upworld (Book #1) Jocker and Bivy are ordinary cardinals, hoping to learn how to fly. They love playing in the nest with their...

Shoo is a blackbird with a bad wing. When teased by the other blackbirds, he befriends lonely little Noah who shares his after school cookie with Shoo and they quickly become friends. When Shoo learns Noah has to move to Allentown, he decides to fly there, because he doesn’t want Noah to...

**Spirit Animals meets *The Land Before Time *in this young reader urban fantasy. ** A young girl named Brooke becomes a bird with the help of a magical necklace her dad left behind before deploying with the Army.  When the necklace is stolen by a conniving raven, Brooke must battle...

A bird-loving boy sets out to solve a pollution problem in this classic eco-conscious tale from Strega Nona author and illustrator Tomie dePaola. Michael is a young boy who loves birds. Every morning he puts on his bird suit and does his work in the countryside, until one day an ominous black...

Discover the delights of nature with zoologist, poet and top children's book author, Nicola Davies.Follow her young adventurer as she treks through the jungle, dives deep down into the sea and climbs high up into the trees. The Word Bird features birds of all shapes, sizes and colours. Fully illustrated...

Did you know that the biggest owl has a wingspan of five feet? That's big! The smallest owl is no bigger than an avocado. Filled with photographs and vivid illustrations, this book will teach you all about these beautiful birds. Excerpt: When the owlets are about one month old, they are ready...

Narrated in journal entries from the point of view of a red knot-a robin-sized shore bird that migrates 20,000 miles annually, from the tip of South America to the Arctic Circle and back-this book depicts one such dramatic journey in stunningly detailed colored-pencil illustrations of the flight over...

In this colorful and touching story that celebrates what makes each of us unique, a little creature that's not quite a bird and not quite a bunny--it's "neither"--searches for a place to fit in. In the Land of This and That, there are only two kinds: blue bunnies and yellow birds....

This book is about an endangered bird species: a kakapo, named Aroha.  Aroha lost her family since she just hatched. Now, she has to survive in the wild by herself. One day, she encounters some strange birds outside her nest.  Will Aroha's life be in danger, or will she be brave enough to...