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Books in the Nature - Birds genre:

Gobble, Growl, Grunt (1971)

A book of animal sounds.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Seal Pool (1972)

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. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

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

Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal - 1978

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)

How do we know when to wake up? How do flowers know when to bloom? This book explores the biorhythms of living things. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Seymour Simon
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

The Pet Store (1981)

Harry and Jane go to the Pet Store, but just to visit.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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

The Day the Goose Got Loose (1990)

When the goose got loose, she caused a riot. Nobody ever thought she’d try it!

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Author(s): Reeve Lindbergh
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Old Mother West Wind (1990)

Stories of the inhabitants of the green meadows, woods and streams.

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Author(s): Thornton W. Burgess
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

The Naming (1993)

In the beginning the animals come to Adam to be named.

Author(s): Margaret Greaves
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1997)

This is the story of how Dr. Dolittle learned to speak with the animals and went to Africa to cure the monkeys. In this special edition, some language which was considered offensive has been altered to be more in keeping with the author’s inten... View More

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

Buffalo and Beaver (2004)

Jeff Barlow spends a season trapping in the Rockies with his father and hones his painting skills during the long nights.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Charles Beck

Bess and Bella (2005)

Bess is feeling terribly lonely when out of the sky tumbles a bird named Bella.

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Author(s): Irene Haas
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

Honey … Honey … Lion! (2005)

The Honey Guide Bird finds the honey and the Honey Badger steals it -- then they share the sweetness. But one day the Badger doesn’t share, and then the next day … watch out for lions! Read online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Jan Brett
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

Everglades Adventure (2006)

Toby Morgan and his family move to Florida after the Civil War where he becomes a swamp rat and discovers a reclusive Indian tribe.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Charles Beck

Questionable Creatures: A Bestiary (2006)

Twenty beasts, real and mythical, from medieval bestiaries are illustrated.

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Author(s): Pauline Baynes
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

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