Birds
Transnational: Non-fiction & Universal Bird Themes
The gorgeous illustrations and fascinating true stories of birds from around the world as well as inspiring biographies of bird-lovers will engage young readers and expose them to a wide range of experiences.
Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird
By Stephanie SpinnerIllustrated by Meilo So
All Kinds of Nests!
By Eun-gyu ChoiIllustrated by Ji-yeon Kim
As the Crow Flies
By Sheila KeenanIllustrated by Kevin Duggan
Baba Didi and the Godwits Fly
By Nicola MuirIllustrated by Annie Hayward
Bird Songs
By Betsy FrancoIllustrated by Steve Jenkins
Bird Talk: What Birds are Saying and Why
By Lita Judge
Feathers: Not Just for Flying
By Melissa StewartIllustrated by Sarah S. Brannen
For the Birds: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson
By Peggy ThomasIllustrated by Laura Jacques
Have You Heard the Nesting Bird?
By Rita GrayIllustrated by Kenard Pak
Into the Woods: John James Audubon Lives His Dream
By Robert BurleighIllustrated by Wendell Minor
Mama Built a Little Nest
By Jennifer WardIllustrated by Steve Jenkins
Parrots over Puerto Rico
By Susan L. Roth and Cindy TrumboreIllustrated by Susan L. Roth
Quetzal: Sacred Bird of the Cloud Forest
By Dorothy Hinshaw PatentIllustrated by Neil Waldman
Shinsekai e (To the New World)
By Hiroshi Abe
Spots: One Bird’s Search for the Perfect Plumage
By Helen Ward
Surprise
By Mies Van Hout
Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova
By Laurel SnyderIllustrated by Julie Morstad
Tag-Araw ng mga Ibong Hilaga (Summer of the North Birds)
By Eugene Y. EvascoIllustrated by Jomike T.Tejido
Ten Birds
By Cybele Young
The Bird King: An Artist’s Notebook
By Shaun Tan
The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audobon
By Jacqueline DaviesIllustrated by Melissa Sweet
The Iridescence of Birds
By Patricia MacLachlanIllustrated by Hadley Hooper
The Sky Painter: Louis Fuertes, Bird Artist
By Margarita EngleIllustrated by Aliona Bereghici
The Tin Forest
By Helen WardIllustrated by Wayne Anderson
