Birds Nonfiction

This audiobook reveals the secret lives of salt marshes. Along the coasts, where ocean tides mix salt water with fresh water, nature has created salt marshes - soggy places full of natural wonders. For years, salt marshes were maligned, drained, or filled in. Now salt marshes are valued as the home of fascinating wildlife, including more than twenty different species of birds. Ornithologist and photographer Doug Wechsler takes the reader on a down-and-muddy tour of the year-round activity in these wonderlands.

Parrots can do more than just mimic human speech. These colorful, sassy birds often mate for life, and some parrots can live 90 years or more. Learn more about these intelligent birds.

Why do we want to write and what stops us? How do we fight the worry that no-one will care what we have to say? What can we do to overcome the obstacles in our way? Sunday Times bestselling author Cathy Rentzenbrink shows you how to tackle all this and more in Write It All Down, a guide to putting your life on the page.

Meet rufa red knot B95. Scientists call him the Moonbird because, in the course of his astoundingly long lifetime, this robin-sized shorebird has flown the distance to the moon - and halfway back! Each February he joins a flock that lifts off from Tierra del Fuego, headed for breeding grounds in the Canadian Arctic, 9,000 miles away. Late in the summer, he begins the return journey. B95 can fly for days, but eventually he must descend to refuel and rest. However, recent changes at stopover sites along his migratory circuit - changes caused mostly by human activity - have reduced the food available and made it harder for the birds to reach.

Who’s that singing in the backyard? It’s a mourning dove! Find out where mourning doves live, what they eat, and how to identify the birds and their eggs.

Find out about the special adaptations that make birds of prey such powerful hunters in this action-packed series! This volume includes Kites, Owls, and Vultures.

Falcons swoop out of the sky to snatch prey with speed and precision. Come soar through the skies with this swift hunter, and uncover the features that make it a fierce bird of prey.

Did you know some birds can grow thousands of feathers? Find out the different jobs feathers have to help a bird fly. Learn the differences between primary feathers and tail feathers in a bird’s flight.

Did you know that an albatross can fly 15 million miles in a single lifetime? Or that flamingos can eat only when their heads are upside down? Narrator Jason Zenobia takes us on a captivating trip through the life of the bird as we learn fascinating facts about subjects as diverse as mythical birds, parrots, seabirds and much more. So if you want to know the collective noun for thrushes or how deep a penguin can dive, then this is the perfect audiobook for you.

Getting your first pet is a big step, and it requires a lot of responsibility. Filled with easy-to-understand text, these books give kids an introduction to all the tasks involved with pet care. This volume inclues Birds, Cats, Chinchillas, Dogs, Fish, Gerbils, and Guinea Pigs.

On this adventure we're going to meet some BIG CATS! Get ready to learn about tigers, lions, leopards, and many more as we encounter these amazing animals in their natural habitats.

Penguins waddle slowly across the ice. But in the frigid waters, they zoom after prey. Learn how these birds stay warm in their polar habitat, how they raise their young, and how they find food while avoiding predators.

Penguin is bored with its habitat! Follow Penguin as it tries out different places to live. Which habitat will make the best home for Penguin?

Who flies silently, can have a wingspan that ranges from just inches to over 6 feet, and has killer talons? Owls! This series introduces early learners to different species of owls. Early learners will screech over these books!

How do an owl’s wings help it fly silently through the night to sneak up on prey? How fast does an eagle dive to catch fish? Each book in Raptor World highlights a different raptor, its hunting techniques, and the physical attributes that make it an expert bird of prey.

Each book in Nature’s Superheroes highlights a specific animal, discussing the special abilities or characteristics the animal has, the biological adaptations that allow for the abilities, and how the animal uses its “superpower.” This volume includes Super Hummingbirds and Super Rats.

Did you know that a group of geese on land or water is called a gaggle? Or that schools of fish have tactics for evading predators? Learn how and why some of the animal kingdom's most interesting animal groups stick together for survival with this exciting new series!

Listeners will learn about the animal’s habitat, appearance, diet, and behaviors, especially as these relate to the animal’s life cycle. This volume includes Life Cycle of a Butterfly, Life Cycle of a Chicken, and Life Cycle of a Frog.

Bright red cardinals sing. Rabbits run. Squirrels gather nuts for winter. There are so many animals to view just outside your door! This series helps children develop listening skills while learning about the animals around them.

How does a tadpole become a frog? How does a butterfly’s diet change from larva to adult? Follow insects, birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians as they transform into adults. Young listeners will hear about each animals as it completes its unique life cycle.