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Describes the life of the puffin in the wild, including its physical and behavioral characteristics, its mating habits, and its habitat.

Detailed photographs trace the development and life cycle of a bird from the moment it hatches from its egg through its adult life, with information on feeding, flying, hunting, and behavior.

Describes the physical characteristics and habits of birds, with an emphasis on how birds fly.

Text and photographs describe amazing members of the bird world, including the vulture, flamingo, and hummingbird.

Describes the variety of birds visiting a yard, from the phoebe and wren to the crows and blue jays.

The owl and the woodpecker are anything but friendly neighbors until the day a storm hits their forest.

Provides information about the life cycles, physical characteristics, habitats, behavior, and ecological importance of birds.

Photographs, paintings, and simple text present different birds and some avian features for each letter of the alphabet.

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

Describes where and how various species of birds nest, including sites in tree branches, in hollow trees, near water, and on cliffs.

Describes the nests of various types of birds and the materials used to build them, including the grass and twig nests of robins, the moss and spider web nests of hummingbirds, and the big stick nests of eagles.

Presents Janell Cannon's "Stellaluna," in which a baby bat is separated from her mother and ends up being raised in a most peculiar way by a family of birds; and includes visits with bats in their natural habitat, a bat expert, and a sleep study at the New York University Sleep Center.

When Gorgonzola the dinosaur learns that everyone runs from him to avoid his smell, rather than out of fear, he is grateful to the little bird who shows him how to brush his teeth and wash.

Text and pictures introduce basic information about birds, their habits, and their behavior.

Describes the behavior, habitat, and physical characteristics of the birds that live in Antarctica.