Birds and Animals

When a hungry, fuzzy brown bear and a hive of angry bees come face to face, everybody’s abuzz!

A first book on birds that uses clear, easy-to-understand language to teach children what birds are, what they do, and how they live. Beautifully detailed, realistic paintings showcase the birds’ diverse and natural worlds, and an afterword inspires further learning.

Lush collage illustration and clear text share information about male animals and how they care for their young. Text is presented so that it can be shared readily briefly or in greater detail.

A baby bird goes in search of his mother in this funny, classic story, originally published in 1960. The little hatchling is determined to find his mother, even after meeting a kitten, a hen, a dog, and a Snort. A timeless message of the bond between mother and child.

Lyrical language and textured collages poetically convey the wonder of patterns and shapes in moths, birds, and other creatures. A brief note concludes this handsome volume.

Birds make many kinds of nests in many kinds of places, to keep their eggs safe and to raise their chicks. Learn about more than 20 species of birds and the intriguing homes they make, from puffins' burrows to orioles' hanging nests.

The sounds familiar animals make (squeak, meow, oink, etc.) are each presented in a simple sentence. The letters used in the onomatopoeic sound are embedded in a strong graphic image of the animal. Colors of the image and animal sound correspond, placed on an uncluttered white page. Some jump out, others require careful examination; all are clever.

Bilingual book celebrates the bond between parent and child in the animal kingdom. Babies — whether in snowy dens, warm lagoons, cozy nests, or living rooms—are carried and cuddled, nurtured and nuzzled.

As the seasons change, a large black bear prepares for hibernation. In his search for a den, he startles a bobcat, a grouse, and other smaller animals. Striking watercolors and brief text, drawn from the artist's observations of a bear behind his Vermont home, explain the balance found in nature and the cycles of life.

An pourquoi story that blends folktale motifs from around the world to explain why the peacock has such beautiful feathers.

A lovable Rottweiler named Carl has everthing under control while Mom steps out on an errand. Or does he?

An anxious mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.

Gently motivates kids and their families to be observant when exploring parks, backyards, balconies, city streets, beaches, and skies. An engaging read-aloud, perfect for budding naturalists.

In a city full of hurried people, only young Will notices the bird lying hurt on the ground. With the help of his sympathetic mother, he gently wraps the injured bird and takes it home. 

A dot of "dirt (and everything in it)" is a meal for the earthworm seen in a stylized, double page illustration. Four pages open with gatefolds to show the giant squid which is the sperm whale's feast. Actual sizes of what animals eat are dramatically presented with additional information on the last spread.

Her parents are receptive to Kate's suggestion, "Let's get a pup!" and head to the shelter. They bring home a puppy, but ultimately return to add Rosey, an older dog, to their family. Line and wash illustrations depict a very contemporary and loving family with wit and compassion.

"Our world is made of land and water." The land is called CONTINENTS; the water OCEANS. Select animals that live on each continent are presented on sturdy, textured pages that will hold up to multiple readings and handling by young children while providing a visually appealing introduction to maps and animals.

Through witty, thoughtful poems and colorful, detailed illustrations young readers will learn about the wonders of birds — from the restless hummingbird to the inscrutable horned owl to the majestic bald eagle.

When Ruby realizes there are amazing birds right in her neighborhood, her imagination takes flight. The story includes a seek and find element with birds hiding on nearly every page. Information about where to find all of the birds in real life follows, plus Ruby’s tips for taking a nature walk and connecting with a citizen's science project.

As swamp residents move, water ripples and the creatures munch, gulp, swallow and more. Short, rhythmic sentences and simple but realistic illustrations present a wetlands food chain. A brief endnote describes the environment and "balance of nature." The language in this informational picture book reads well aloud, likely to engage listeners.

A young girl discovers nature’s surprising beauty in this tale from a renowned Inuk 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 winter except one kind—the tulugarguat, the ravens. As the winter slowly moves towards spring, Aggataa connects with one small raven in particular.

A beautiful mandarin duck is captured and caged by a greedy lord who wants to show off the bird's magnificent plumage. But the wild creature pines for his mate. When Yasuko, the kitchen maid, releases the bird against her lord's command, she and the one-eyed servant, Shozo, are sentenced to death. The grateful bird intends to return their kindness, but can he outsmart the cruel lord?

A golden retriever with a "smart nose" is doing his job: tracking down a young child lost in the woods. The dog's narration is gentle with the child he's tracking seen in the dog's thought bubbles. Additional "dog nose facts" and advice for teachers and parents are presented after the child and parents are reunited.

As the sun rose, an egg was ready to hatch but whose chick was it? "Whose egg is this?" quacks, chirps and honks each different bird. But the swan knows who the little gray cygnet belongs to; it's her much loved hatchling! Children will empathize with the simply told, realistically illustrated tale.

Callum and his sister, Emmy learn that the U.S. has lost a lot of birds in recent years ― and that there are lots of things their family can do to help. First, they set out feeders and make the windows safe. Then, for the winter, they build a little shelter and put out a heated birdbath. By springtime, all kinds of birds are visiting their yard. Is there more they can do to make a difference?

A look at the fascinating world of nests, from those of tiny bee hummingbirds to those of orangutans high in the rainforest canopy. Poetic in voice, this carefully researched book introduces children to a wide array of nest facts.

Sixteen fresh and funny poems welcome a new batch of robins to the world! We follow a pair of robin parents from nest-building and egg-laying, to raising their hungry hatchlings, and finally sending off their flying fledglings.

Easy to read text and lush, realistic illustrations provide an accessible but authoritative look at hummingbirds' lives and habits.

Birds come in many varieties of colors, shapes, and sizes, with different habits and homes. Take a beautifully illustrated journey — with a kiwi bird as your guide — through the vast and colorful world of birds.

Guess facts from fables about animals — from dogs and cats to bulls and owls; from bees to turtles and beyond.

An early graphic chapter book series about the friendship between Arlo, an arrogant crow, and a sarcastic little bird named Pips. Arlo and Pips' adventures include a visit the big city and the beach on their hunt for shiny things and French fries. Cool crow facts are included throughout the book.

Beavers are fascinating animals. They build their own homes and live in family groups. They keep busy with their sharp teeth, powerful tails, and big webbed feet. Their work helps to preserve wetlands. This introduction to beavers explores where they live, what they eat, how they raise their young, and much more.

For the New England Christmas Bird Count, young Ava and her mother prepare to be the best “citizen scientists” they can be, as they record the tally of all the birds they see. Ava dutifully counts all the birds along the way, using her most important tools―her eyes and ears―and the birding identification techniques she’s learned.

A fun, informative take-along guide that will help children identify 15 birds. Kid will learn how and where birds build their homes and all about their young. The guide also includes easy hands-on activities like making a feeder of bird "blind" or creating a nature scrapbook.

Meet bowhead whales in this slim but fact-filled volume. Dramatic illustrations add detail and drama beginning on endpages. This brief, accessible introduction may inspire further examination of these fascinating sea mammals.

Each year, bar-tailed godwits undertake the longest unbroken migration of any bird, flying from their breeding grounds in the Arctic to Australia and New Zealand and back again. Follow the godwits' incredible flight, as the birds spread their wings above such beautiful landmarks as the Great Barrier Reef and China’s breathtaking cityscapes for an unforgettable journey.

Meet a variety of animals face-to-face and then learn about some of their most unique features. For example, why do the harpy eagle’s feathers stick out? Questions are posed and then answered by the animals themselves, shown full-face in striking, realistic collages. Additional information about animals, their size and distribution is included.

Through rhyming text, learn about the evolutionary link between million-year-old dinosaurs and modern-day birds.

Young naturalists explore 16 birds in this introduction to the many, remarkable uses of feathers. Feathers are not just for flying. Readers learn how feathers of all shapes and sizes help birds with warming or cooling, protect them from the sun, help them swim, glide or even dig.

Through poems, stories, scientific facts and beautiful art and photography, this book highlights the role birds play in human life from centuries ago to present day. Young birders will learn all about migration and the importance of habitat conservation. They'll find stories about bird rescues and fun facts about the fastest, strongest, and tiniest fliers. They'll also discover the best bird nests, sweet songs to sing, ways to listen for and identify the birds around them, and more.

Featuring charming visuals and lively, often lyrical prose, this picture book introduces Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, interweaving biographical details while highlighting her special relationships with pets. Folk-art style illustrations vividly evoke the Mexican environment.

For each of 12 from around the world, poem describes the animal's distinctive movement and the special word associated with that movement, from geese who skein and puffins who wheel, to crows who mob and starlings who murmurate.

There are no other kids on Henry's block so his parents agree that a dog to play with will ease Henry's loneliness. This is the start of an unforgettable friendship between a boy and a big pooch named Mudge.

Birds don't need maps! Many birds make long journeys twice each year as they migrate between their winter and summer homes. How do they know which way to fly? Why don't they get lost? Read and find out the many ideas scientists have come up with to explain this mystery.

An eclectic collection of factoids about animals is presented in an eye-catching, brightly colored format that uses graphic art or "infographics." The result is a fetching book sure to engage sophisticated readers as they dip in and out.

Lali finds a little feather in the field. Is it lost? Lali sets out to find feather a home, but one bird after another rejects it. The feather is too small for Rooster, too slow for Crow, and too plain for Peacock. Once Lali decides to keep the little feather and discovers all the things she can do with it, the other birds begin to recognize its value. The circular narrative reveals the importance of looking beyond first impressions.

Known for his close-up, full-color photographs of animals in the wild, Bishop turns his lens to a variety of lizards from around the globe. The informative, striking book demonstrates that "lizards lead lives that are full of surprises."

Author/illustrator and self-taught naturalist Jim Arnosky introduces mysteries that surround unknown animals: "cryptozoology." Dramatic illustrations combine with an informative, engaging text to present a range of land and water creatures, starting with ocean giants, sharks, and squids.

Dramatic photographs, attention-grabbing facts, and clear maps introduce a world of animals and their habitats. A glossary, where to go for more information, and an index make this an ideal book for both browsing and research.

Nature does it best…and did it first! Explore the ways we have looked to nature for brilliant new designs and innovations to solve our own conundrums. Each example in nature is paired with a fun, rhyming description, an example of how it has been used by us, and a question to the reader―“what other problems can be solved?”

Animals from the Ecuadorian Andes cloud forest are introduced in stunning illustrations and lyrical text. All material is presented in English and Spanish including author’s notes and background information.

Head to the river, where a frolicsome bunch of otters plays all year round. Follow the baby river otters through the seasons as they chase one another, slide down a mudbank, jump in a pile of leaves, and learn to swim. Even while catching fish for their dinner or grooming themselves in the snow, otters love to play.

Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and the world is silent as a dream. Whoo-whoo-whoo, the father calls to the mysterious nighttime bird. But there is no answer.

Planning a visit to the mountains of the American West this summer? If you're sharp-eyed, you may see a well-camouflaged pika. These 6-8 inch animals are related to hares and rabbits (although in the crisp, expressive pictures they resemble large hamsters!). Color photographs and snappy text provide a fascinating look into pikas' habitat, behaviors, and predators.

The White House has hosted U.S. Presidents and their families which have often included First Pets. These have ranged from alligators to dogs with lots of other species in-between, all revealed here in lively language and humorous illustrations.

The mystery of why a Pacific seabird nests inland has only recently been solved. Lyrical language and evocative illustrations with additional information inset on each page brings the modern scientific thriller to light. Additional resources conclude this handsome volume.

Did you know that snails build “roads of slimy mucus”, other snails can follow those trails, often to eat together? That snails live everywhere on earth in all types of environments? Find out much more about these amazing -- albeit slimy -- creatures in this comically illustrated but fascinating glimpse at snails.

Young readers will discover the amazing adaptations that keep certain species of bird alive and soaring! Some birds construct nests with their own saliva and learn the gross-but-useful reason for a vulture’s bald head.

Examine each double page spread in this oversized book. See the realistically pictured animals and where they live. Make up or find a story about them. If you’re curious, you can look in the back for the names of the real animals. Handsome scenes from different natural environments make this a book to examine again and again.

A poetic tribute to the common barn owl, who doze "in the scent of wheat" and leave "the barn through a bale of light." Follow the daily life of the barn owl, from nest to hunting and back again to the nest to feed his hungry family.

Filled with exuberant, colorful illustrations, this is a fun introduction to some of the most colorful, magnificent, silly, and surprising feathered creatures from around the world.

The story opens with 18-year-old French naturalist John James Audubon roaming Pennsylvania countryside in search of birds. He observes them as they grow through the summer, leave for the winter, and return the following year. Audubon was the first person in North America to band a bird and became the greatest painter of birds of all time.

When a fog rolls into Icyland, it prevents Warble, a small yellow warbler, from enjoying his favorite pastime: human watching. No one else he talks with seems concerned about the growing fog until he meets the Red-hooded Spectacled Female, a young girl who has also noticed the growing fog. Warble and the girl take this weather seriously and team up to draw attention to the situation, taking the first and important step of raising awareness with others. Sharing this touching, funny title is sure to lead discussion about observing changes in our climate and the environment.

When a couple complains about pigeons in the park, two children in pigeon costumes come to give them the real story about pigeons. Done in an open comic book format, this easier to read book is sure to entertain as well as inform.

Hippos are denser than water and so sink in water. Plus, they can’t actually swim but push off to “sail through the water like otters.” Interesting factoids about these huge land animals are presented in cartoon illustrations complete with funny asides in conversation bubbles. Further resources are included at the end.

A Siberian tiger cub born at the Denver Zoo is orphaned when he is just a few weeks old. Through photographs, narrative, and graphs, young readers follow the cub, named T.J., as he grows from a tiny newborn into a five-hundred-pound adult. This story about one tiger’s fight for survival that also introduces basic math skills.

How are dogs, alligators, sheep, cats, and a host of other animals similar? They've all been residents of the president's house as presidential pets! Comical illustrations combine with the often laugh out loud funny tales of pets in the White House.

Poetic text tells the story of a wood thrush that makes the long migration between New England and Central America. At each end of the journey is a boy who watches and waits, protecting the bird's nesting place until it returns. Neither boy knows that his love of the thrush's sweet song links him to another boy across the world, a boy who doesn't even speak the same language.

Stunning photographs combine with a clear text to show how early use of Yellowstone, changed it completely. The elimination of a predator altered wildlife and vegetation and had other unforeseen consequences until the process started to be reversed in the 20th century. "Returning the wolf is helping to make Yellowstone whole again."

A conversational tone and flaps to lift on each double page look at different biomes are sure to inspire further examination. Freshwater, desert, rainforest, and other ecological communities of plants and animals are handsomely illustrated and presented on sturdy pages.

Enter woodpecker world and get a bird's eye view of everyday life: hiding from hawks, feeding hungry chicks, and drilling holes to build homes. Woodpeckers are nature's home builders, creating holes that many other animals live in when the woodpeckers move on.

This mock catalog introduces older readers to the concept of bird extinction by providing a kit of bird parts (from extinct species), with instructions for assembly and flight.

Scientists are turning to biomimicry, or engineering inspired by biology or nature, to make all kinds of cool technological advancements. From robots that protect people and gather information to everyday inventions, like reflectors on the roads and ice-proof coatings for airplanes, to new sources of renewable energy, this book dives into the ways that nature can give us ideas on how to improve our world.

The true story of Beauty, the wild bald eagle that made world news when she was illegally shot, rescued, and received a pioneering, 3D-printed prosthetic beak. After months of research and rehabilitation, Beauty takes the first drink of water by herself with her new beak.

Anyone can get involved in gathering data for ongoing, actual scientific studies such as the Audubon Bird Count and FrogWatch USA. Just get out into a field, urban park, or your own backyard. This book, full of engaging photos and useful tips, will show you how.

Visit a a beautiful Pacific island where a lively cast of both crows and scientists is waiting to amuse and enlighten us. See how crows learn to use tools crafted from the natural world and how they are able to solve complex problems.

After five years, the call came allowing the author/photographer team to travel to an island off the coast of New Zealand to study highly endangered, rare, flightless parrots. There they meet volunteers who stay to help the animals and describe an accidental encounter with a kakapo in the wild in a breathtaking telling and arresting photographs.

Take a trip around the hemisphere with the world's most celebrated shorebird, showing the obstacles rufa red knots face, introducing a worldwide team of scientists and conservationists trying to save them, and offering insights about what we can do to help shorebirds before it's too late. Scientists call him the Moonbird because, in the course of his astoundingly long lifetime, this gritty, four-ounce marathoner has flown the distance to the moon ― and halfway back!

Sharks often get a bad reputation from movies and television but they’re crucial to a healthy ocean. Find out more about these amazing creatures in this dramatic, engaging comic book that is well-researched and well-documented.

Featuring the original art and bird identification system of celebrated naturalist Roger Tory Peterson, this field guide makes learning about songbirds accessible and appealing to children.

Created for beginning or experienced birders, this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide features 636 North American bird species of the western region and more than 2,000 beautiful color photographs. And yet it's portable enough to fit in your pocket!

Covering 300 of the most common birds in the U.S. and Canada, this guide for young people is loaded with color photographs and drawings showing typical behaviors, range maps, an easy-to-use checklist, fun facts, and authoritative information about each bird, its vocalizations, and its habitat.