Birds category: 2059 books

Male bald eagles are smaller than their sisters and must struggle from the beginning to survive.  Because size matters in the eagle world, baby boy eagles have to be smarter and more agile than their big sisters who snap up the choicest tidbits and may even eat bothersome siblings if provoked....

My name is Mertyle. Yeah, thats right. I said Mertyle. Thanks to my parents terrible taste in names, the kids at my school call me Mertyle Turtle. This is why I go by Mertie.

Falconry, the art and sport of hunting with raptors, is actually the oldest field sport known to mankind. Such sport requires dedication and patience, but getting into this activity also means that you need to have special equipment and other necessary items to ensure safe and effective training of your...

'The Magic Seeds' is an urban fairy tale.It was inspired by a what-if game played by the authors (a mother/son team).What if the toy gemstone the son was playing with was actually real?While riding home every day after school, the authors thought about this question and created a lovely story about...

Fun and fresh, a true life story of the escapades and antics of a very curious cockatiel and her human companions. For young and old alike, the reader and the audience gets a bird's eye view as Miss Jordan entertains them through the seasons. The story unfolds in prose and rhyming verse everyone...

Keeping a few hens was once only for rural dwellers with big yards - or inner-city hippies. Now it's mainstream and an attractive proposition wherever you live. Fluffy little recycling units that eat weeds, bugs and scraps and turn them into organic eggs - what's not to love? Chickens are great backyard...

Welcome to Puffin Rock - home to two young and fun puffins, Oona and Baba. Join this delightful pair as they discover their island and embark on new and exciting adventures. With beautiful and nostalgic illustrations, these characters are set to become firm preschool favourites.

Imagine if you will a book that teaches parents as well as kids, teaches them both of the things that they did. Be they good things or bad, be they happy or sad, no matter what you think no matter how you feel just remember the little elf with all the buttons on his pants and vest that will show you...

Contents Include: The Cages Considered Perches and other Fitments The Bird Room The Bath First Principles in Mating Building the Home The First Egg Commencement of Incubation Egg Food At Close of Incubation Feeding the Young Canaries Plucking the Young Young about to eave the Nest Preparing for the...

This antique text comprises a detailed guide pertaining to the construction of bird cages for use inside the home. This wonderful guide contains everything one might need to know about the construction of bird cages, complete with step-by-step instructions and detailed illustrations that will enable...

What follows is a compact miscellany of chicken wisdom—a lively and amusing collection of quotations from past authorities on all things chicken, interspersed with brief editorial comments and complemented by wonderful illustrations. Whether a single sentence or several paragraphs, selections are...

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books...

When Sammy must spend weeks alone with his grandfather, he learns that the old man isn’t quite as boring as he thought . . . When his parents leave for Detroit, Sammy is left alone with his out-of-touch grandfather in a dull, creaky house. All Sammy wants to do is run away to rejoin his folks....

The continuing story of Shep a domestic duck living at the lake with the mallard ducks. Shep is not an ordinary duck. He is a duck with a big heart. He really cares about his little foster family at the lake. He has fostered many baby ducklings. When baby ducklings are born, their mothers sometimes have a difficult time keeping them out of trouble. This is where Shep steps in to help.