Bird For Children

These delightful stories capture the very essence of India. These stories are set in both the rustic setting of laid back villages, where time has almost stopped, to the modern settings of cities, where everyone is in a hurry to reach somewhere, yesterday. Simple stories, simple ideas, and simple thoughts remind one of the simple life that once existed and is now more and more getting lost as we are drawn inexorably into the speedy web of things.

Skyler is a young golden eagle who should be soaring through the skies—but he’s too afraid to fly. While his friends and family take to the air with ease, Skyler clings to his parachute for comfort, worried that he won’t be able to do it. No matter how much his mother reassures him that flying will come naturally, he just doesn’t have the confidence. But when an unexpected event forces Skyler out of his nest, he must find the courage to spread his wings. Will he finally take the leap?

Blacky the Crow is a mischief maker. He has very sharp eyes and sees things he shouldn't. They often get him into trouble. Blacky loves eggs. One day he discovers that Hooty the Owl and Mrs. Hooty have laid eggs in a nest when there is still snow on the ground. Blacky devises a plan with his fellow crows to steal them. Later, we find out that Blacky has a good side too. As with all Thornton W. Burgess books, there are positive messages for young listeners.

Joe has always loved the moorlands above his home: the wildness, the freedom, the peace. But since his father died, everything has changed, and the moors are no longer a place of refuge. Now the whole community is divided over the fate of the hen harriers that nest up there in the heather and Joe is stuck right in the middle, with a choice to make and a huge secret to keep.

What if the fate of an entire kingdom began with the shimmer of a single golden feather? In "The Golden Bird" by the Brothers Grimm, a brilliant, otherworldly bird begins stealing the king’s prized apples, thrusting a young prince into a breathtaking quest bursting with magic, peril, and wonder. His journey carries him through moonlit forests, glittering hidden realms, and enchanted trials where every step tests his courage and heart.

Join our intrepid adventurers Otto and Cassandra (and Missy, the smartest bird in the universe) as they embark on a brand new Ladybird Audio Adventure! In this adventure Otto and Missy are off to explore the Frozen World. Setting course for the Artic and Antarctica they discover penguins, orcas and seals and a whole lot of snow! Now if they can just figure out how to get the heating going in Otto's teleporter they'll be able to get back home!

A terrifying e-novella from the bestselling author of The Devil Crept In, Brother, and Within These Walls. Maggie Olsen had a pretty ordinary childhood—swimming and sleepovers, movie nights and dad jokes. And then there were the other things…the darker things…the shadow that followed her...

Eva's class is preparing for the Nature Day party. Mrs. Featherbottom splits the class into two clubs and each club has to come up with ways to help the planet. When Eva gets placed in a different club from her best friends, Lucy and Hailey, she misses them. But Eva learns new things about her classmates, and she discovers that someone in her club is also missing a friend!

Listen as Rowdy the Rooster does his best to guard the hen coop, while a clever fox named Cletus tries to snatch one of Rowdy’s feathered crew.

One day, Sparrow wakes up feeling different. Her world is on the brink of change and she knows that she must prepare. As she flies from one familiar corner of her life to the other—from the fruit stand to the top of the bell tower—she searches far and wide for the thing that will help her get ready for whatever tomorrow may bring.

Mia has settled into her life with the Della Torres - Milan's premier demon-catching family, accompanying them to exorcisms and even learning some way to be useful in the family trade. Then Bernardo comes into her life, handsome, well-mannered, someone who makes her forget her impossible crush on Emilio, her cousin. But always lurking in the background is the demon who possessed Mia once before, and who has not given up on possessing her again - this time for good.

Als der junge Krähenjunge Rupert von einem heftigen Unwetter aus seinem Nest geschleudert wird, beginnt für ihn eine Reise, die sein Leben verändert. Zunächst scheint die Stadt freundlich, doch schon bald geraten die lauten Straßen und die Welt der Menschen zur Gefahr. Auf sich allein gestellt landet Rupert in einer Mülltonne – und wird dort von den Ratten Gretl und Jörg gefunden, die ihn zu ihrem weisen Großvater Cajetan bringen. Dessen Worte sind eindeutig: „Ein Vogel gehört in die Luft.“

1750 French Bahamas—Thirteen-year-old Bastian St. Claire, orphaned after his father mysteriously dies at sea, is resolute when it comes to saving the people on the drought-stricken island of Marie Galante. Rich land baron, Don Flaco, is just as uncompromising with his greedy plan to control all of the fertile farmland on the small Caribbean island and make indentured servants of those who till the soil. Bastian wants to put an end to Don Flacco’s cruel practice, so when he discovers a treasure map showing hidden gold on his father’s sunken ship, he comes up with a plan to buy back the land.

Welcome to a brand new series. In this very first story, you will hear how a new friendship is formed between a squirrel who is lost and a beautiful black crow who hears him crying. Together, the pair fly around the neighborhood looking for grandma’s house, describing what they see.

I throw back my tumble of black hair, roll one bare shoulder forward, then the other. The stack of bangles on each wrist shimmies and slides as my hands rise like birds in flight..Set during the turmoil of the Spanish Civil War, sixteen-year-old Drina yearns to dance Flamenco. When she dances, she forgets who she is. She forgets what seems to be her legacy: I am nothing. I belong nowhere. Why does her mother forbid her to dance, the very thing that makes her feel alive?

Nyla Braun has always been called a nerd at her Philadelphia school. But that hasn’t stopped her from pursuing her hobbies, especially when she has best friend Tasha by her side. When a birding tournament between Nyla’s class and a class from a suburban school is announced, Nyla sees her chance to get the respect she deserves. If they win, that is. The Burb Birders will be tough competition.

Owl wants to answer a question that’s making him feel mixed up: why can’t he fall asleep at night when all of the other animals in the forest are sleeping? Setting out on a quest to learn, Owl asks the squirrels, the rabbits, and even a bear! Alas, all the animals are asleep at night and too busy in the daytime to help Owl solve his problem. But Owl is determined to find out what’s up, and the answer might just surprise him . . .

Bernie Cholach's dad wants him to take over the family's rural Alberta feedlot, but Bernie has other ideas: he wants to be a biologist, an interest sparked by his experiences as a volunteer bird handler at a Canadian Wildlife Service facility that breeds and rears peregrine falcons for release into the wild.

Actress Glenn Close narrates this story, accompanied by original music by Mark Isham. The Emperor and his court in ancient China discover a little grey bird with an enchanting song. But when the Emperor is presented with a jewel-encrusted, artificial singing bird, he banishes the nightingale from his court. Years later, he realizes that the song of the real nightingale is the true treasure.

Meet the brash peacock who flew to heaven, the demon serpent, bumbling flying elephants, or even an evil, shape-shifting jinn, on your journey through this delightful story book. Beautifully and imaginatively retold, Birds and Beasts, a retelling of classic Indian folktales and lore will make a...