This story is based on a Brazilian legend about a songbird reputed to sing the most beautiful song in all the world.
Birds
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Author:Van Hemert, CarolineSummary:Biologist Caroline Van Hemert tells the story of her journey from Washington state to high above the Arctic Circle--traveling across remote and rugged terrain solely by human power--to rediscover birds, the natural world, and her own...
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Author:Stratton-Porter, GeneSummary:He darted through the orange orchard searching for slugs for his breakfast, and between whiles he rocked on the branches and rang over his message of encouragement to men. The song of the Cardinal was overflowing with joy, for this was...
- Author:Lia, SimoneSummary:
Marcus is in trouble. He didn't think his friend Laurence would actually believe him when he said that his super brainy aunt built the very first time machine. He only made up the story in a spur-of-the-moment bid to win a silly...
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Author:Ferry, BethSummary:After a lonely scarecrow saves a small, scared crow that falls from midair, the pair forge an unlikely friendship that is tested by the changing of the seasons.
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Author:Qitsualik-Tinsley, Rachel, Qitsualik-Tinsley, SeanSummary:In the time before animals were as they are today, Raven and Loon were both white. Their feathers had no colour at all. Raven spent his days swooping through the sky trying to fight off his incessant boredom, while loon spent her days...
- Author:Yakeleya, RaymondSummary:
The Rainbow, the Midwife & the Birds contains seven Dene stories, as told by Raymond Yakeleya. "Flight Through the Rainbow" is about flying through a rainbow in a small plane and experiencing multi-sensations of colour. It also...
- Author:Kusugak, MichaelSummary:
A young girl discovers nature's surprising beauty in this tale from a renowned Inuit storyteller. When Aggataa goes for a cold winter walk with her grandmother, she's surprised by a sudden CRAH! All the birds have flown south for the...
- Author:Kaiser, Gary W.Summary:
Birds are among the most successful vertebrates on Earth. An important part of our natural environment and deeply embedded in our culture, birds are studied by more professional ornithologists and enjoyed by more amateur enthusiasts...
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Author:Nash, ScottSummary:Blue Jay and his band of avian pirates sail the skies searching for ships laden with cargo, avoiding run-ins with the dastardly crows, dodging doldrums and bad weather, and evading the long arm of the Colonial army.
- Author:Maurier, Daphne duSummary:
Here is a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Daphne du Maurier's classic tale of horror. The idea for this famous story came to du Maurier one day when she was walking across to a farm from her house. She saw a farmer busily...
- Author:Ackerman, JenniferSummary:
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds, a radical investigation into the bird way of being, and the recent scientific research that is dramatically shifting our understanding of birds--how they live and how...
- Author:Kricher, John C.Summary:
Professor John Kricher leads a discussion of the approximately 10,000 species of birds that share our world, expanding on such topics as bird anatomy, the mechanics of flight, migration, reproduction, and song.
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Author:Kirchmeier, KurtSummary:Stranger Things meets Alfred Hitchcock in this haunting coming-of-age novel about a plague that brings the world to a halt, and one boy's belief that his town's missing sparrows can save his family.In the small town of Griever's Mill,...
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Author:Catmull, KatherineSummary:In the world of Down, young sisters Summer and Bird are separated and go in very different directions as they seek their missing parents, try to vanquish the evil Puppeteer, lead the talking birds back to their Green Home, and discover...
- Author:Smith, Alan, Fisher, Chris, Bezener, Andy, Pulos, EloiseSummary:
A bird specialist with the Canadian Wildlife Service, Alan Smith has used his experience to good effect in this colourful and beautifully illustrated book. Features 145 birds common to Saskatchewan with a description of each bird's key...
- Author:Woodall, CliveSummary:
In the land of Birddom, a terrible danger is spreading. Magpies and crows, led by the vicious Slyekin and his assassin Traska, have taken control by hunting down and exterminating one gentle species after another. But in the face of...
- Author:Glorieux, KarineSummary:
Pour Lou et Théo, la vie continue. Enfin, la vie peut-elle vraiment continuer normalement quand on est un hybride ? Et puis, il y a Valentine, qui ne va pas bien du tout... et Clara, qui cherche toujours son Jérémy... et la rumeur de l...
- Author:Boiger, AlexandraSummary:
Two fearless Olympians sled to victory in this delightful new picture book Max and Marla are best friends. And aspiring Olympians! With their eyes on the prize, they know exactly what it'll take to reach sledding success: preparation,...
- Author:Bezener, Andy, De Smet, KenSummary:
Manitoba's 145 most commonly seen birds are profiled in this beautifully illustrated book. Each account includes a description of the bird's key features for quick identification in the field, as well as the bird's song, habitat,...
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