Washoe County Library System

Looks at the evidence of dinosaurs with skeletal structures and feathers so similar to birds and why that is convincing many scientists that birds evolved from dinosaurs.

An introduction to the science that explains how birds fly.

A visual guide for the very youngest birders. Discover all about birds! The first pages describe birds' amazing variety and adaptations, with sequences that show exactly how they fly. Life cycle spreads include a fantastic display of bird eggs. Find out about backyard birds and their dramatic lives, and also about birds in the most extreme habitats on Earth. And learn how to do simple, fun projects, like creating a bird-watching journal or a bird...

Discusses the feathered dinosaurs of prehistoric China and their relationship to modern birds.

Describes the characteristics of a variety of birds of prey, including the owl, eagle, hawk, and vulture.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of cardinals.

A young swallow leads a band of birds against an empire of raptors that has invaded Boston.

Warring factions of blue jays and cardinals call on Swordbird, the heroic bird of peace, to rescue them from the evil machinations of Turnatt, the tyrant hawk lord who plans to enslave them.

Examines B95, a red knot bird that has flown the distance to the moon and halfway back during its lifetime.

Callum becomes friends with Iona, a practically feral classmate who has discovered an osprey, thought to be gone from Scotland, on Callum's family farm, and they eventually share the secret with others, including Jeneba who encounters the same bird at her home in Gambia.