Bird For Children

Though it's tough to fly with a handicap, Horatio the hawk keeps going, with new eyeglasses on, even when all odds are against him.

Floras größter Wunsch könnte endlich wahr werden! Der freche Collie Luki darf eine ganze Woche bei ihr wohnen. Vielleicht lässt sich ihre Mutter sogar überreden, dass er für immer bleiben kann? Doch da stößt Flora auf die Nachricht eines kleinen Jungen, der sich so einsam fühlt, dass er am liebsten von Zuhause weglaufen würde. Zusammen mit ihrer Zaubereule Goldwing könnte Flora ihm helfen, doch dafür müsste sie ihr magisches Geheimnis preisgeben.

Young Arabel's life is changed forever when her father, a taxi driver, brings home an injured bird he finds in the street. This wacky raven eats everything in sight, answers the telephone by squawking "Nevermore!" and causes chaos whever he goes - but Arabel loves her feathered friend, whom she names Mortimer!

Children (and adults) will find great pleasure in these high-spirited engaging stories because the text is rich with wonderfully descriptive phrases as well as uniquely hilarious and witty situations.

Goldwings Zauberkräfte haben schon vielen Freunden in Not geholfen. Und auch das neue Shetlandpony Luna braucht dringend Hilfe! Doch als sich Goldwing nach einem Unwetter plötzlich nicht mehr verwandeln kann, bekommt Flora Angst: Wird sie ihre geliebte Eulenfreundin für immer verlieren? Und was wird dann aus Luna?

On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last 91 kakapo parrots on earth. These trusting, flightless, and beautiful birds - the largest and most unusual parrots on earth - have suffered devastating population loss. Now, on an island refuge with the last of the species, New Zealand’s National Kakapo Recovery Team is working to restore the kakapo population. With the help of 14 humans who share a single hut and a passion for saving these odd ground-dwelling birds, the kakapo are making a comeback in New Zealand.

Aufregung in Tannenbach! Auf Burg Federstein ist das berühmte Schleiereulenpaar verschwunden. Und keiner weiß, wo sie sein könnten. Das bedeutet Detektivarbeit für Flora und ihre magische Zaubereule Goldwing. Heimlich suchen die beiden nach den Schleiereulen.

In 'The Mystery of Mr Jones’s Disappearing Taxi', someone has been driving Mr Jones’s taxi, and books have been mysteriously vanishing from the local library. Can Arabel and Mortimer solve the mystery? Mortimer’s Cross sees Arabel’s nasty great-aunt Olwen coming to stay, and subjecting Mortimer to a bath - much to his disgust. And in Mortimer’s Portrait on Glass the Jones family take a trip to Ireland and visit a glass factory, with unfortunate results.

In diesem Hörbuch zeichnet die Autorin Hermine Stampa-Rabe das Leben der Weißstörche auf. Ihre Hauptperson Lena ist ein zurückgebliebenes Storchenküken, das der Naturforscher beim Beringen der fünf Jungstörche im hohen Nest in Bergenhusen in Schleswig-Holstein findet. Lena wird in einer Voliere großgezogen und schließt dort Freundschaft mit einer kleinen Maus. Lena erhält einen Sender unter dem sich die kleine Marie Maus festklemmt. Auf dem langen Weg in Etappen bis ins ferne Afrika über Israel und das Rote Meer kommen die beiden Freundinnen in lebensgefährliche Situationen.

Summer days drift by slowly in Meadville, South Carolina - that is, until Sherman the one-legged pigeon flies into town and causes a ruckus. First Stella, who's been begging for a dog, spots him on top of a garage roof and decides she wants him for a pet. Then there's Ethel and Amos, an old couple who sees the pigeon in their barn keeping company with a little brown dog that barks all night. The pigeon lands smack in the middle of Mutt Raynard's head, but he's the town liar, so no one believes him. And when Stella's brother Levi and his scabby-kneed, germ-infested friends notice the pigeon, they join the chase, too.

Ein Pinguin per Post! Emma ist überrascht, als eines Tages eine ziemlich alte und verbeulte Tiefkühltruhe geliefert wird - aber noch überraschender ist deren Inhalt: In der Truhe sitzt ein kleiner Pinguin! Er heißt Papanini, versteht die Sprache der Menschen und liebt es, vorgelesen zu bekommen. Papanini kann sogar sprechen! Er wäre wirklich zu niedlich, wenn er nicht ständig für Chaos sorgen würde... Leider haben auch üble Ganoven von dem sprechenden Pinguin Wind bekommen und plötzlich stecken Emma und Papanini mittendrin in einem aufregenden Abenteuer!

Mia and her mom visit Grandma in Maine every summer, but this year Mia is going alone. Her mom will stay behind to get their house ready to sell. It'll be a new start, she says, after the divorce. Mia doesn't want a new start. She'd rather everything just stayed the same! At least things will be the same at Grandma's, though. Mia will walk to town for ice cream, and wait by the water, watching for birds, just like always. Then Mia meets Grandma's know-it-all new neighbor, who's just her age.

Ein schwedischer Sommer, eine Krähe und die absolute Freiheit. Krähe hat seine Eltern verloren. Nur ein Foto ist ihm geblieben, auf dem man Wegweiser nach Schweden und Norwegen erkennt. Könnten seine Eltern vielleicht an der Grenze zu Norwegen sein? Krähe macht sich auf den Weg, begleitet von seiner menschlichen Freundin Ebba und mit Zuversicht und Freiheit im Gepäck. Die beiden erleben den Sommer ihres Lebens, begegnen den kauzigsten Typen und halten immer wieder die Zeiger in der schwedischen Natur an. Werden sie ein gefiedertes Happy End erleben?

In this fable by Aesop, a thirsty crow finds a pitcher, but can’t reach the water at the bottom. How will the clever bird quench its thirst?

When a wild fisher cat attacks their nest, Little Bird and her flock are devastated. Not only does the fisher cat harm the fledglings, it also makes off with the shiny pendant that the superstitious crows rely on for good luck. Little Bird believes that she can find the lucky pendant and return it to the nest before disaster strikes. The other crows aren’t so sure - after all, Little Bird is so little and undependable and meek. But with the help of some new friends, Little Bird journeys through forests and over lakes and fields, challenging her wits and survival skills along the way.

Bitty is a canary whose courage more than makes up for his diminutive size. Of course, as a miner bird who detects deadly gas leaks in a West Virginia coal mine during the Depression, he is used to facing danger. Tired of perilous working conditions, he escapes and hops a coal train to the state capital to seek help in improving the plights of miners and their canaries.

Wind-voice, the half-dove, formerly enslaved, is now free, and Maldeor, the one-winged archaeopteryx, hungers for supreme power.

Can Wind-voice and his valiant companions, Ewingerale, the wood-pecker scribe; Stormac, the myna warrior; and Fleydur, the musician eagle, save the future of their world?

Turkey from Cranberry Farm hears that he will be eaten for Thanksgiving dinner. Fearing for his life, he comes up with some escape plans and turns to his friends for help. However, on Thanksgiving evening, Turkey is safe and sound. Curious to know why? Find out the answers in Turkey’s Escape Plan.

Through her daily routine of planting trees, Luna inspires the animals of the forest, including her owl friends Churros and Panela, to come together and fight against the destruction of their home. When disaster strikes and the Buhouho family is left homeless, Luna’s unwavering dedication to planting trees becomes the key to restoring their beloved forest.

In these hills, the creatures like to eat…COCONUT PIE! But someone has trouble getting up the courage to join them. A palm tree observes this poem about an emotion that is very hard to manage. In this hilly world, there is one that reaches out with empathy and compassion. This healing connection creates courage and lasting self-esteem. Find out who this is, who bakes the pies, and how they come together in this poetic story.

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.