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Overview

Renowned naturalist and author of children's books on wildlife successfully blends information and entertainment in his book about birds, among them saucy Jenny Wren, Redwing the Blackbird, Melody the Wood Thrush, Spooky the Screech Owl, Creaker the Purple Grackle, Downy the Woodpecker, and other feathered friends. 32 black-and-white illustrations.

Uses simple story narratives to introduce a variety of birds.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780486428406
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Publication date: 4/23/2003
  • Pages: 272
  • Sales rank: 195,618
  • Age range: 9 - 12 Years
  • Series: Dover Children's Classics Series
  • Product dimensions: 5.68 (w) x 8.62 (h) x 0.53 (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction v
1. Jenny Wren Arrives: Introducing the House Wren 1
2. The Old Orchard Bully: The English or House Sparrow 6
3. Jenny Has a Good Word for Some Sparrows: The Song, White-throated and Fox Sparrows 10
4. Chippy, Sweetvoice, and Dotty: The Chipping, Vesper and Tree Sparrows 15
5. Peter Learns Something He Hadn't Guessed: The Bluebird and the Robin 21
6. An Old Friend in a New Home: The Phoebe and the Least Flycatcher 27
7. The Watchman of the Old Orchard: The Kingbird and the Great Crested Flycatcher 33
8. Old Clothes and Old Houses: The Wood Pewee and Some Nesting Places 39
9. Longbill and Teeter: The Woodcock and the Spotted Sandpiper 44
10. Redwing and Yellow Wing: The Red-winged Blackbird and the Golden-winged Flicker 50
11. Drummers and Carpenters: The Downy, Hairy and Red-headed Woodpeckers 57
12. Some Unlike Relatives: The Cowbird and the Baltimore Oriole 62
13. More of the Blackbird Family: The Orchard Oriole and the Bobolink 68
14. Bob White and Carol the Meadow Lark: The So-called Quail and the Meadow Lark 74
15. A Swallow and One Who Isn't: The Tree Swallow and the Chimney Swift 80
16. A Robber in the Old Orchard: The Purple Martin and the Barn Swallow 85
17. More Robbers: The Crow and the Blue Jay 91
18. Some Homes in the Green Forest: The Crow, the Oven Bird and the Redtailed Hawk 96
19. A Maker of Thunder and a Friend in Black: The Ruffed Grouse and the Crow Blackbird 102
20. A Fisherman Robbed: The Osprey and the Bald-headed Eagle 108
21. A Fishing Party: The Great Blue Heron and the Kingfisher 114
22. Some Feathered Diggers: The Bank Swallow, the Kingfisher and the Sparrow Hawk 120
23. Some Big Mouths: The Nighthawk, the Whip-poor-will and Chuck-will's-widow 126
24. The Warblers Arrive: The Redstart and the Yellow Warbler 132
25. Three Cousins Quite Unlike: The Black and White Warbler, the Maryland Yellow-Throat and the Yellow-breasted Chat 138
26. Peter Gets a Lame Neck: The Parula, Myrtle and Magnolia Warblers 143
27. A New Friend and an Old One: The Cardinal and the Catbird 149
28. Peter Sees Rosebreast and Finds Redcoat: The Rose-breasted Grosbeak and the Scarlet Tanager 155
29. The Constant Singers: The Red-eyed, Warbling and Yellow-throated Vireos 162
30. Jenny Wren's Cousins: The Brown Thrasher and the Mockingbird 166
31. Voices of the Dusk: The Wood, Hermit and Wilson's Thrushes 172
32. Peter Saves a Friend and Learns Something: The Towhee and the Indigo Bunting 178
33. A Royal Dresser and a Late Nester: The Purple Linnet and the Goldfinch 183
34. Mourner the Dove and Cuckoo: The Mourning Dove and the Yellow-billed Cuckoo 189
35. A Butcher and a Hummer: The Shrike and the Ruby-throated Hummingbird 195
36. A Stranger and a Dandy: The English Starling and the Cedar Waxwing 201
37. Farewells and Welcomes: The Chickadee 207
38. Honker and Dippy Arrive: The Canada Goose and the Loon 213
39. Peter Discovers Two Old Friends: The White-breasted Nuthatch and the Brown Creeper 219
40. Some Merry Seed-eaters: The Tree Sparrow and the Junco 224
41. More Friends Come with the Snow: The Snow Bunting and the Horned Lark 229
42. Peter Learns Something About Spooky: The Screech Owl 234
43. Queer Feet and a Queerer Bill: The Ruffed Grouse and the Crossbills 240
44. More Folks in Red: The Pine Grosbeak and the Redpoll 245
45. Peter Sees Two Terrible Feathered Hunters: The Goshawk and the Great Horned Owl 250
Index 256

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