Bird For Children

Alex is not happy that his family are moving to the village of Noggings. He’s even less happy when he discovers that Noggings is under siege from a vicious jackdaw called Graham who has been dive-bombing kids in the school playground and terrorising locals. Surely, it’s only a matter of time before Alex himself is targeted. But can he defend himself against the flapping fiend and learn what’s really behind these angry avian attacks?

Birds. Lots of birds. The people of the world are puzzled. Their feathered friends are trying to tell them something, and they're not sure what it is. Then a boy and his pet budgie discover the secret. Join Jay and Clyde, and their friends Maxine and Dora, on an exciting, funny, risky journey to save their families. And every other family too.

Billy is a young boy who lives in a house in England. One day, he is given a computer-generated emu, which is invisible to everyone but certain members of his family. Billy has a cousin named Colin, a librarian who finds a magical phoenix bookmark that sees him drawn into the stories that he reads. This short story - 'Emu-Mail' - is taken from much-loved author Merv Lambert’s first collection featuring Billy and his friends: Beware of the Emu.

Raymond’s going out today, with his Dad to fly away, over to the shopping mall, to hunt some food for one and all. What will he see when he gets there? What will they get to eat and share? What is the big thing in the clouds? Come and listen, and I’ll tell you now!

Billy is a young boy who lives in a house in England. One day, he is given a computer-generated emu, which is invisible to everyone but certain members of his family. Billy has a cousin named Colin, a librarian who finds a magical phoenix bookmark that sees him drawn into the stories that he reads. This short story - 'Colin the Librarian' - is taken from much-loved author Merv Lambert’s first collection featuring Billy and his friends: Beware of the Emu.

What is the connection of "Fowl Relief" and an English golf-playing king? Does the nickname of Jimmy Douglas' great-great-grandfather have any significance? Tie these answers with the other clues and the mystery of the purple bird is solved, but not until Djuna, the brilliant young sleuth, and his pal Jimmy go through an ordeal that almost takes their lives. The boys tangle with an antique dealer and a tiger-skin diary - just to name a few of the events - in their struggle to solve the mystery.

Nikolaj Ivanovich Sladkov (1920-1996) - pisatel', avtor bolee 60 knig o prirode. Vmeste s Vitaliem Bianki vypuskal radioperedachu "Vesti iz Lesa". Nikolaj Sladkov rasskazyvaet rebjatam o prirode, v chastnosti o pticah i osobennosti ih povedenija. Rasskazy pisatelja uchat detej ljubit' i zashhishhat' prirodu, vospityvajut uvazhenie i berezhnoe otnoshenie k nej.

Unhappy with who they are, five unlikely friends - a raven, a canary, an owl, a parrot, and a homing pigeon - embark on a treacherous journey to find happiness, eventually discovering strength in togetherness, the value of their own unique talents, and a new sense of self-worth. They end up appreciating each other and their own differences.

Coretta Scott King Award winner Ashley Bryan adapted this charming tale from a story told by the Ilaspeaking people of Zambia. All the birds in the forest are jealous of Blackbird, whose black feathers glisten and shine colorfully in the sunbeams. The other birds are a single color from head to foot, and none of them have even a spot of black on their feathers. Blackbird tells them that true color is on the inside, but still the birds long for black feathers. So Blackbird brews a batch of blackening to decorate all his friends.

We the birds do a lot more than just fly. We come in different shapes, sizes, and colors. We love nature and exploring many places. Sometimes we take long trips to see what else is out there. We invite you to get to know our wonderful world.

Two baby kangaroos, one wacky inventor, and a gigantic robot have a day at the zoo no one will ever forget! With no Mummy or Daddy to teach them to hop, the zoo's baby joeys just wobble and flop. Dr Try builds a robot to help them bounce high, but when things all go wrong, will their bouncing dreams fly?

Theo's dragon Wanda is a bit different to the other dragons – she’s more friendly than fearsome, she gets distracted by her tail when flying, and when Theo first met her she didn’t seem to have any powers at all. But Wanda is Theo’s best friend, things are NEVER boring when she’s around – and in fact she has the rarest power of all… a magical bum.

At Dragon Towers every child is paired with their very own dragon best friend, and every dragon has their own special magic power, from fire-breathing to going invisible and even making slime. Theo's dragon Wanda is a bit different to the other dragons – she’s more friendly than fearsome, she gets distracted by her tail when flying, and when Theo first met her she didn’t seem to have any powers at all. But Wanda is Theo’s best friend, things are NEVER boring when she’s around – and in fact she has the rarest power of all… a magical bum.

After returning to their home in Dullsville and finding it in absolute shambles, Jaundice and Kale Bland are rescued by high-flying aviatrix Beatrix Airdale. This time, they're jetting off (literally) to Egypt to uncover the mysteries of a magical scarab. By way of Casablanca, and after foiling multiple attacks along the way (thanks to Jaundice's nautical knot-tying skills and Kale's super-sleuth powers of observation), the Bland Sisters are reunited with their parents. But it turns out that Mom and Dad aren't as bland - or as Bland - as Jaundice and Kale remember.

This story may help explain why the word "grim" is often connected to stories collected by the Brothers Grimm. This short tale feels like a traditional children's story, but is much more grim and foreboding. Memorable with a dash of creepy.

One of Mary’s favorite things to do during the summer is to go visit her grandma. Grandma loves doing a lot of things, like baking cookies and doing word searches, but her favorite thing of all is enjoying all the birds around her home. Mary wants to know why her grandma loves birds so much, don’t you?

Come and join Little Billy's adventure with the birds!

Northern rockhopper penguins and colorful pufflegs are two examples of endangered birds. Few of them exist in the wild. Other birds have already gone extinct. What hurts these animals? What can you do to help? Listen to this book to find out!

The Rosa family is financially struggling since Benny lost his job at the factory right around the holiday season. It seems that this particular Christmas is destined to be a somber time for the Rosas, especially when their eight-year-old daughter, Melissa, reveals that the only thing on her Christmas wish list is a little blue bird that will prove to be too financially expensive for the family to afford. Can childhood innocence and the belief of Christmas miracles restore the Rosa family’s faith in hope and love? Find out how this touching story will unfold....

In The Golden Bird, a king who has been robbed of a golden apple commands his gardener's sons to watch the tree. Seeing that the thief is a golden bird, the youngest son tries to shoot it but only knocks a feather off. Fascinated by the feather, the king decides he wants the whole bird. The gardener's son and his two brothers must make fateful choices in what turns into a fearsome quest to capture the bird.