Birds

Birds (class Aves) are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterized by feathers, a beak with no teeth, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a lightweight but strong skeleton. Birds play prominent and diverse roles in folklore, religion, and art. Books about birds include fiction (particularly children's fiction) and non-fiction (such as guides for birdwatchers). ...more

New Releases Tagged "Birds"

The Flightless Birds of New Hope
The Backyard Bird Chronicles
Knight Owl (The Knight Owl, #1)
The Flightless Birds of New Hope
The Impossible Thing
The Place of Tides
Tilda Is Visible
The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
Candle Island
The Snow Thief
Love Finds a Way
Crow Talk
Bad Badger: A Love Story
The Wild Robot on the Island
Orris and Timble: The Beginning
The Naturalist Society
The Genius of Birds
H is for Hawk
The Backyard Bird Chronicles
The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think
The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human
Mind of the Raven
The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession
Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder
What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing—What Birds Are Doing, and Why
What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds
A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Birds of Prey
Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, A Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World
Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
The Sibley Guide to Birds
Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererProdigal Summer by Barbara KingsolverH is for Hawk by Helen MacdonaldThe Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova BaileySilent Spring by Rachel Carson
Female Naturalist Writers
284 books — 61 voters
Gwen the Rescue Hen by Leslie  CrawfordChicken Frank, Dinosaur! by S.K. WengerBantam of the Opera by Mary Jane AuchChicken Butt! by Erica S. PerlChicken Lily by Lori Mortensen
Chicken Books for Kids
85 books — 32 voters

Hyena by Mikita BrottmanCrow by Boria SaxTurtle by Louise M. PrykeScorpion by Louise M. PrykeWhale by Joe   Roman
Reaktion Animal Books
104 books — 13 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Raven by Edgar Allan PoeMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Books with birds in the title
2,015 books — 277 voters

Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachThe Ugly Duckling by Jerry PinkneyThe Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix PotterThe Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
Waterfowl
318 books — 49 voters


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Ron seems to be enjoying the celebrations.” said Hermione. “Don’t pretend you didn’t see him. He wasn’t exactly hiding it, was — ?” The door behind them burst open. To Harry’s horror, Ron came in, laughing, pulling Lavender by the hand. “Oh,” he said, drawing up short at the sight of Harry and Hermione. “Oops!” said Lavender, and she backed out of the room, giggling. There was a horrible, swelling, billowing silence. Hermione was staring at Ron, who refused to look at her. She walked very slowl ...more
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