Frank Carlson Library

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text introduce different kinds of birds' nests, from the scrapes falcons build on high, craggy ledges to the underground nests burrowing owls dig. Includes brief facts about each kind of bird.

A simple depiction of a year in the life of a bird.

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.

After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.

Rory and Sheldon are just regular guys going to school, having play dates, and, of course, searching for chocolate Easter eggs. But when their bird neighbors' real eggs go missing, Rory and Sheldon spring into action to save the chicks when they become the Super-Duper Duo! They use their super-duper powers and their knowledge about cuckoo bird behavior to find the culprit and return the baby birds to their nests.

A hungry hawk is outsmarted by the rabbit he hopes to have as a meal.

When Bird gets hit on the head while playing ball, his friends have many suggestions to try to make him feel better.

"Two cockatoos meet two more cockatoos in tutus and two tutued toucans. And then two more! Can they all can-can? They can! The cockatoos and toucans join together for a dance and ask the reader: 'Can you can-can too?'"--

"Four friends creep through the woods, and what do they spot? An exquisite bird high in a tree! 'Hello birdie, ' waves one. 'Shh! We have a plan, ' hush the others. They stealthily make their advance, nets in the air. Ready one, ready two, ready three, and go! But as one comically foiled plan follows another, it soon becomes clear that their quiet, observant companion, hand outstretched, has a far better idea. Award-winning author-illustrator Chris...