This volume displays the romance of birds in beautiful prose and dialog in simple language for children and adults alike. Written by a mother and son team of naturalists, chapters describe various aspects of the life and habits of birds highlighting specific birds from owls to hummingbirds. From the introduction:
“Seek the children, little book: Bid them love the bird's retreat . . . Bid them find their secrets out, How to understand their words.” - Summary by Larry Wilson
Chapters
1
Introduction Read by Larry Wilson 5:41
2
Some People We Like to Know Read by Stacy Dugan-Wilcox 5:57
3
Civilized Birds Read by Stacy Dugan-Wilcox 5:31
4
How Birds Dress Read by Stacy Dugan-Wilcox 6:12
5
How Madam Bird Combs Her Hair Read by mleigh 8:06
6
What Birds Carry in Their Pockets Read by mleigh 10:36
7
Child Birds Read by MaybeCordelia 5:01
8
How Baby Birds are Fed Read by MaybeCordelia 5:39
9
At Meal-time Read by Andrea Kotzer 7:47
10
Seed-eaters and Meat-eaters Read by SmilingJade 7:37
11
Some Birds with a Bad Name Read by SmilingJade 10:31
12
Before Breakfast Read by SmilingJade 7:45
13
Our Birds' Restaurant—Meals at All Hours Read by SmilingJade 9:30
14
Umbrellas and Other Things Read by SmilingJade 10:33
15
Cradle Making Read by MaybeCordelia 5:07
16
Our Screech Owl Read by Colleen McMahon 6:23
17
Birds at Work and Play Read by Colleen McMahon 6:28
18
Some Other Birds at Work Read by Colleen McMahon 8:59
19
A Pet Humming-bird Read by Samikshaya Ananthakrishnan 4:35
20
How We Took the Humming-birds' Pictures Read by MaybeCordelia 7:20
21
Our Robin Redbreast Read by Sue Gill 7:08
22
More about Our Robin Read by Sue Gill 9:19
23
Going to Bed and Getting Up Read by BettyB 8:01
24
Mrs. Towhee Proposes a Garden Party Read by briannag 7:06
25
At the Garden Party Read by MaybeCordelia 7:45
26
Our Bird Hospital Read by BettyB 4:30
27
A Splendid Collection Read by Larry Wilson 4:43
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