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1) Hummingbird
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
29 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Every spring, birds small enough to fit in the palm of your hand fly two thousand miles north to lay their eggs. This is the story of one tiny hummingbird's amazing journey.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
331 pages, 8 unnumbered plates : color photographs ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Hummingbirds are a glittering, sparkling collective of over three hundred wildly variable, colorful species. For centuries they have captured our imaginations - revered by indigenous Americans, coveted by European collectors, and to this day admired worldwide for their unsurpassed metallic, jewel-like plumage, acrobatic flight, and immense character. Yet they exist on a knife-edge -- theirs is a precarious life, dependent upon finding sufficient...
5) Little Green
Author
Language
English
Description
A young boy paints the flight of a hummingbird as it zips, loops, and zigzags around his garden.
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
158 p. (chiefly col.) ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Join Robert Burton in this lively and informative appreciation of one of nature's true wonders, as he offers elegant insights into the unusual and unique life history of this compact phenomenon.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
This very decorative book with many small paintings of birds, flowers,a and nests, follows the ruby-throated humming bird through the year and tells a little about many facets of its life: mating, nesting, bringing up chicks, feeding, bathing, flying, defending territory, and migrating enormous distances to Mexico, Central America, or South America for the winter
10) Hummingbird
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When twelve-year-old Olive, who suffers from brittle bone disease and has been homeschooled all her life, finally attends school in person she soon discovers fitting in is not that easy, but if she can find the magical wish-granting hummingbird that supposedly lives nearby, and prove herself worthy, maybe her deepest wish will be granted.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Archie's life--and the whole world--is turned upside down by Covid-19. Suddenly there are no more Friday night dinners out, no more going to school, no more hanging out with friends . . . no leaving the house at all. Even though he's inside with his family all day every day, Archie can't help but feel more alone than ever before. While everyone else seems to be adapting to their new normal just fine, it's like Archie is permanently on mute, unable...
Author
Language
English
Description
Want to do your part in helping your local pollinators flourish? Pollinator Friendly Gardening makes it easy. Are you interested in growing a naturally healthy garden? How about making sure your local environment helps bees, butterflies, and birds survive and thrive? If you are a beekeeper, are you looking for the ideal plants to keep your colony happy? Pollinators such as monarch butterflies and bees are under threat, and more and more gardeners...
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
[32] pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In the mountains of Peru, friends Hector the bear and Hummingbird the hummingbird spend most of their time together, doing the same things, and Hector has had just about enough of it--or has he? Includes a list of animals hidden in the illustrations.
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