Henry Carter Hull

Introduces the world of nests, revealing the variety created by the world's birds, animals, and insects.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text introduce different kinds of birds' nests, from the scrapes falcons build on high, craggy ledges to the underground nests burrowing owls dig. Includes brief facts about each kind of bird.

Groups birds according to whether they are found in city and town, farm country, field and meadow, or woodland and then describes the birds, their nests, and their eggs.

"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells the story of clownfish making a nest and protecting their eggs"--

Describes a year in the life of a pair of robins as they build a nest, lay eggs, and care for their young.

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to ruby-throated hummingbirds. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

"Who lives around the apple tree? Shine a light behind the page and see ... Explore a tree up close and you will find a small world filled with great surprises! From worms wriggling among the roots, to birds nesting high in the branches, the hidden wonders of this amazing habitat are revealed"--

Profiles nineteenth-century women who overcame the disadvantage of being female in order to change the society in which they lived, by promoting temperance, child labor laws, health care, and other causes.

Describes how different animals build their homes, from honeybees in a hive and birds in nests to bears in dens and spiders in webs.

A nonfiction picture book that explores the amazing adaptations that keep certain species of bird alive and soaring! Not all birds build nests with sticks and have good manners. Some construct nests with their own saliva, while others use vomit as a defense! Sound strange? In Spit Nests, Puke Power, and Other Brilliant Bird Adaptations, curious kids ages 5 to 8 discover many of the unique adaptations of birds. Stories of these brilliant adaptations...