Behrens, Ken.
Summary: Seawatching is the challenging act of identifying waterbirds in flight. Since more than one hundred different species can fly past an observation point, often at great speed or in tightly packed, mixed-species flocks, identification of these distant shapes can be a mystery. The keys to the mystery—the subtle traits that unlock the identity of flying waterbirds, be it wingbeat cadence,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2013
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Summary: Presents twelve poems about birds from around the world, including the Atlantic puffin, ruby-throated hummingbird, and bald eagle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 VANRim, Sujean
Summary: Bob the bird keeps trying to fly, but is beginning to worry that he will never succeed when Crow comes by with a suggestion to "just breathe."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RIMSummary: Spring into action with Team Top Wing in these eight eggciting missions! First, when Sandy Stork mixes up the eggs in her delivery, Swift, Rod, Penny, and Brody must scramble to get them back home before they hatch! Then, team up with the rescue birds in training as they save Cheep and Chirp in two tweeting tales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV TOPSummary: Calling all cadets! It's time to earn your wings with Team Top Wing as they work together in these 7 training missions! Swoop in with Swift to save Baddy McBat, get big air with Rod to earn jump badges, find treasure with Penny to get your Map Reading Badge, and work on your navigating skills with Brody to lead geese to safety! Plus, save Shirley Squirrely from a high-flying disaster and rescue...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV TOPBrown, Margaret Wise
Summary: Follows the journey of a little bird who flies to the north, south, east, and west to decide which direction she likes best.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BROKratt, Martin
Summary: The Kratt brothers activate their creature powers to introduce readers to animals who can fly, including dragonflies, raptors, and bats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Contents: Fast and safe -- Speeding through history -- Hey, turn that down! -- Investigating nature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Invent ColbyBurton, Robert
Summary: Explains the mechanics of bird flight.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.2 BURSmith, Jeff
Summary: "For the youngest fans of the bestselling graphic novel series BONE, Jeff Smith has created two hilarious tales to delight beginning readers. In Finders Keepers, the Bone cousins find a coin -- finders keepers! -- but the boys can't agree on how to spend it. Fone Bone wants an apple and bananas they can share. Smiley Bone wants an ice cream cone with a pickle on top. And Phoney Bone wants to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2020
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Contents: Up in the air -- Early flying inventions -- First in flight -- Investigating nature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Invent ColbyOlsen, Susan Ulrich.
Summary: A young eagle has great difficulties in his abilities to land properly only to discover that he is nearsighted. His father then devises a way to help Elmer learn to land safely by gathering his friends who then dump sacks of snow on the mountain peaks so that Elmer would feel the cold and know it would be safe for landing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mindset Press 2000
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Social Emo Olsen 2000Burris, Priscilla
Summary: "Sabrina Sue wants to fly like all the other birds she sees in the sky. Will her flying machine invention be what she needs, or will she find another way to soar?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN BURSummary: In order to survive the cruel winter months, Ploey, a young flightless plover chick must take on a dangerous journey to find a legendary valley located in the heart of the highlands. While on his journey, he needs to stay hidden from the ever-watchful eyes of a ravenous falcon who has been terrorizing his family and friends for years. But then, Ploey realizes that the only way to save his loved...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viva Pictures 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PlWard, Matthew
Summary: "Three flightless birds creatively and persistently pursue their dream of flying until, at last, they succeed"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2023
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Summary: A young pig admires the birds he sees flying above him, and yearns to copy them--but even when he succeeds he finds that his favorite thing is still watching the birds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NAKlein, Cheryl B.
Summary: Follows a baby bird on its first flight, one that starts cautiously and ends with delight.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Toddler KleinTabor, Corey R.
Summary: A heartwarming celebration of self-confidence and taking a leap of faith depicts an endearing, courageous kingfisher who falls down, down, down before learning to fly up, up, up.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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Summary: "A story that celebrates the many colors of birds and the wonder of first flight"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE ELLZullo, Germano.
Summary: "A man drives his truck up to a cliff's edge. Unable to go any further, he opens the back door of his truck and a flock of birds flies out, but, as the man soon discovers, a small timid bird remains. Surprised and delighted, the man acts kindly towards the bird and an intimacy develops. After lunch, the man tries to show the bird that he should fly off and join his friends. The man's comic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enchanted Lion Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ZULLowell, Rebekah
Summary: "A poetic meditation on hope, perseverance, and courage, imagined through the flight of birds"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LOWMcKinlay, Megan
Summary: "To make a bird, you'll need hundreds of tiny, hollow bones, so light you can barely feel them on your palm. So light they can float on air. Next you'll need feathers for warmth and lift. There will be more besides; perhaps shells and stones for last touches. But what will finally make your bird tremble with dreams of open sky and soaring flight?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MCKMcHale, Brenda
Summary: Sometimes the hoatzin is called a stinkbird because it smells so bad. It also has claws on its wings and flies poorly because it's digestive system is too heavy. What an interesting bird! This book highlights cool animals that fly in the air, from hummingbirds to bats to many kinds of birds. Readers won't be able to stop turning pages to find out weird, gross, and awesome facts about each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing, LLC 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.47 MCHLyon, George Ella
Summary: "A mama bird tries to convince a baby bird to leave the nest"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2022