Clucking chickens? Tweeting cardinals? What does the word “bird” mean to you? What do they eat? Where do they live? Get answers to all these questions and find out just what makes a bird a bird!

Product Description: Roadrunners are known from cartoons. Ravens are known to poetry lovers. Eagles are known as figures in ancient mythology and as modern national symbols. Birds have fascinated people throughout history. This captivating collection of 99 essays offers a well-researched but easy-to-read look at birds as familiar as the sparrow and as seldom-seen as the albatross, from dancing varieties (crane) to sacred ones (ibis) to those associated with practical jokes and assassinations (snipe)...read more

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Using a question and answer format, provides general information about birds, including what birds are, how they behave, and how readers may interact with pet and wild birds.