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Books in the Nature - Birds genre:

The Book of the Hamburgs (1886)

One of the most famous devotees of the Hamburg chicken. It is about the mating, rearing and management of the different varieties of Hamburgs. Read online at archive.org... View More

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The Animal Story Book (1896)

Here are 66 illustrated tales, mostly true, about creatures of land, sea, and air. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
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Illustrator(s): H. J. Ford

Chicken World (1910)

The story of an old black hen who hatches her brood - including two ducks - and teaches them what they need to know. Read for free online at the Brooklyn Public Library.... View More

Author(s): E. Boyd Smith
Illustrator(s): E. Boyd Smith

Camp-Fires and Guide-Posts (1921)

A book of essays and excursions of the natural world, exploring the beauty and wonder of the outdoors. Read online at archive.org... View More

Author(s): Henry van Dyke
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

Doctor Dolittle in the Moon (1928)

Doctor Dolittle extends his researches to the language of plants when he meets the wonderful inhabitants of the moon. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

Familiar Birds in Rhyme (1928)

Book with brief notes on some bird's nesting and migration habits, coloration, song, length, diet, etc.

Author(s): Julius King
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Menagerie (1928)

Poems, mainly about animals.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Mary Britton Miller
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

Angus and the Ducks (1930)

When a very curious young terrier named Angus sees that the door is open, he decides to go exploring. Little does he know what neighbors await him!

Author(s): Marjorie Flack
Illustrator(s): Marjorie Flack

Blue Barns: The Story of Two Big Geese and Seven Little Ducks (1933)

The little ducks learn to fly on their own.

Author(s): Helen Sewell
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

The Story about Ping (1933)

Ping is a young duck, who misses her master’s boat at evening and must struggle to find her way back the next day. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Marjorie Flack
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Coot Club (1935)

When the Hullabaloos moor right on top of the coots’ nest, what choice does Tom Dudgeon of the Bird Protection Society have but to set their motorboat adrift? Dot and Dick help the outlaw elude his pursuers.

Author(s): Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s): Helene Carter
Arthur Ransome

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1935

Plouf, the Little Wild Duck (1936)

The story of a duck as he grows up during the summer and migrates in the fall.

Author(s): Lida
Illustrator(s): Rojan

The Clockwork Twin (1937)

Uncle Ben builds a clockwork boy so Adoniram will have a playmate, but Freddy discovers a real twin.

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Kurt Wiese
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1938

Ploof the Wild Duck (1938)

The story of a duck from his hatching to the fall migration.

Author(s): Lida
Illustrator(s): Rojan

Cuckoo (1939)

The cuckoo is born in a titmouse’s nest and is too large to get out until Francis hears his song and rescues him.

Author(s): Rose Fyleman
Lida
Illustrator(s): Rojan

The Penguin Twins (1939)

Penguin life in the Antarctic will give younger readers a new interest and affection for a bird that is hardy, brave and intelligent.

Author(s): Jane Tompkins
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Wiggins for President (1939)

The Bean farm animals found the first animal republic and Mrs. Wiggins runs for president. In the meantime Freddy is founding the First Animal Bank of Centerboro. Later published as Freddy the Politician.

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Horton Hatches the Egg (1940)

When Mazie asks Horton to keep her egg warm, he did not expect that she wasn’t coming back. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Dr. Seuss
Illustrator(s): Dr. Seuss

The Kingfisher (1940)

A story about the life of the kingfisher.

Author(s): Lida
Illustrator(s): Rojan

Adventures of Dudley and Gilderoy (1941)

A nonsense story in which a parrot and a cat travel to London and back home again.

Author(s): Algernon Blackwood
Marion B. Cothren
Illustrator(s): Rojan

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