Washoe County Library System

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

Fascinated by the colors, shapes, sounds, and movements of the many different birds she sees through her window, a little girl is happy to discover that she and they have something in common. "Perfect for the small dreamers and naturalists in your life, this critically acclaimed picture book is from the award-winning husband-and-wife team of Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek. With a fine eye for detail, a girl observes and describes birds—their sizes,...

When Word Bird doesn't stay in the yard as his mother told him to do, he learns the hard way that she was right.

Explains different kinds of birds, how to choose a cage, and how to care for them.

Simple text and photographs present the features and care of birds that can be kept as pets.

The story of a nesting pair of murrelets who fly inland from their home in the Pacific Ocean to the Douglas-fir tree area of California where an egg is laid. After the egg is hatched the parents fly back and forth to the ocean bring fish for the young bird to eat. And finally when the fledgling leaves the nest and heads to the ocean.

A baby bird is hatched while his mother is away. Fallen from his nest, he sets out to look for her and asks everyone he meets -- including a dog, a cow, and a plane -- "Are you my mother?" Never having seen his mother, a baby bird makes humorous mistakes trying to find her.

Uses simple vocabulary to depict Word Bird's game with Papa.

Word Bird learns about the twelve months of the year as he tries to figure out when his birthday will be.