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...

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.

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...

Durant la nuit de vendredi, des oeufs étranges sont apparus dans les nids des bernaches et des canards le long de la rivière Petitcodiac. Comme personne ne veut s'en occuper jusqu'à leur éclosion, ni même après, on menace de les...

When Scotland is hit by the recession, Police Constable Hamish Macbeth notices that the Highland people are forced to come up with inventive ways to lure tourists to their sleepy towns. The quaint village of Braikie doesn't have much to...

When Poppy's supply teacher disdainfully calls her a "bird brain," Poppy turns into an imaginary bird. But the neighborhood cat soon threatens! Go on a bird's-eye journey of the imagination in this captivating fifth book in the series...

With a simple layout and easy-to-follow format, this beautiful book introduces young readers to a dozen birds that call the Arctic home. From the Long-tailed Duck and the Red-throated Loon to the Snowy Owl and the Rock Ptarmigan, this...