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Nature - Birds Genre
Books in the Nature - Birds genre:
Five Hundred Animals from A to Z (1970)
Surely the largest, most inclusive animal picture book of them all.
Author(s):
Joseph A. Davis
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
The Tale of the Faithful Dove (1970)
A dove is chased into a chimney by a hawk and trapped there until a friendly mouse comes to her aid.
Author(s):
Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s):
Marie Angel
The Trumpet of the Swan (1970)
When Louis, a trumpeter swan is born, he is mute. This is the story of how he finds a voice, with the help of his friends and wins his true love.
Author(s):
E. B. White
Illustrator(s):
Edward Frascino
Benjy and the Barking Bird (1971)
When Aunt Sarah brings her barking parrot for a visit, Benjy feels it is infringing on his job.
Author(s):
Margaret Bloy Graham
Illustrator(s):
Margaret Bloy Graham
Gobble, Growl, Grunt (1971)
A book of animal sounds.
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Seal Pool (1972)
Author(s):
Peter Matthiesen
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
Come Away (1974)
Mark and Alice explore nature.
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Author(s):
Myra Cohn Livingston
Illustrator(s):
Irene Haas
The Great Auk Escape (1974)
The seals were basking when Lucas took his little sister Sara to the Seal Pool. Dr. Frederick Fluke, amateur zoologist explains that they are protecting their friend the Great Auk.
Author(s):
Peter Matthiesen
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
The Duck (1975)
An illustrated look at the life cycle of the duck.
Author(s):
Claude Nicolas
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Worlds of Ernest Thompson Seton (1976)
Paintings and illustrations by the Canadian naturalist and founder of the Boy Scouts of America.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Noah’s Ark (1977)
Peter Spier tells the story in pictures of Noah, the Ark and the Flood.
Author(s):
Jacobus Revius
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Woodland Crossings (1978)
Five short fables or stories about the natural world.
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Author(s):
Stephen Krensky
Illustrator(s):
Jan Brett
The Secret Clocks, Time Senses of Living Things (1979)
Author(s):
Seymour Simon
Illustrator(s):
Jan Brett
The Fledgling (1980)
Georgie, a young girl, discovers she can fly.
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Author(s):
Jane Langton
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Little People’s Book of Baby Animals (1980)
A fold out of animal babies and fairies.
Author(s):
Susan Jeffers
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeffers
The Pet Store (1981)
Harry and Jane go to the Pet Store, but just to visit.
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Some Birds Have Funny Names (1981)
Short explanations of how birds received their unusual names.
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Author(s):
Diana Harding Cross
Illustrator(s):
Jan Brett
The Wild Swans (1981)
Eleven brothers, enchanted by an evil stepmother, are restored to their true forms by the sacrifice of their sister.
Author(s):
Hans Christian Andersen
Amy Ehrlich
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeffers
Peter Spier’s Little Ducks (1984)
Six ducks hatch out and go swimming.
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Animal Fairy Tales (1989)
These nine short stories were originally published in The Delineator magazine in 1905.
Author(s):
L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s):
Charles Livingston Bull