Birds

Angelo, by David MacCaulay Houghton Mifflin, 2002 "Walter Lorraine books." While restoring the front of a church, an old master plasterer rescues an injured pigeon and nurses it back to health. Reading Level: 4.8 Accelerated Reader: 3.6
Animals in Flight, by Steve Jenkins Houghton Mifflin, Boston : 2001 Pictures and text describe how animals fly and glide. Reading Level: 3.2 Accelerated Reader: 2.5
Arrowhawk, by Lola M. Schaefer Holt, 2004 "In 1997, a young red-tailed hawk was hit by a poacher's arrow, survived for some time, was captured, cared for, and released in the Midwest. Schaefer, whose fourth-graders followed the news stories about the hawk, has turned this event into a picture book for older readers. Raading Level: 4.2; Accelerated Reader: 4.1 (Booklist)
Bald eagle returns, by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent; photographs by William Munoz Clarion books, 2000 Describes how bald eagles have recovered from the threat of extinction, how they raise their families, and why they are the national bird of the United States. Reading Level: 4.4; Accelerated Reader: 6.9
Emperor Lays an Egg, by Brenda Z. Guiberson Henry Holt & Co., 2001 Follows the activities of mother and father emperor penquins as they share the duties involved in laying and nurturing eggs, and caring for the newly hatched penquins. Reading Level: 4.5; Accelerated Reader: 4.0
Hoot, by Carl Hiaasen Knopf, 2002 Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site. Reading Level: ; Accelerated Reader: 5.2
Outside and Inside Birds, by Sandra Markle Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1994 Examines the behavior and physical characteristics of various types of birds. Reading Level: 5.4 See also: Inside and Outside Bats, Birds, Spiders, Sharks, Kangaroos and Snakes
Mole and the Baby Bird, by Marjorie Newman Bloomsbury, 2002 Mole rescues a baby bird, cares for it, and loves it, until the day he realizes it is because he loves it that he must set it free. Reading Level: 2.1; Accelerated Reader: 1.7
Owl Babies, by Martin Waddell Candlewick Press, 2002 The story of three owl babies who try to stay calm while their mother is out in the night. Reading Level: 1.7; Accelerated Reader: 2.4
Puffins, by Susan E. Quinlan CarolRhoda Books, 1999 Discusses the physical characteristics, life cycle, and ecology of Atlantic puffins, tufted puffins, and horned puffins. Reading Level: 5.3; Accelerated Reader: 6.2.
Tree of Birds, by Susan Meddaugh Houghton Mifflin, 1990 The many friends of the wounded tropical bird Harry adopts refuse to fly south without their companion and take up residence in the tree outside Harry's bedroom window, refusing to budge even as the first snowstorm of the season approaches. Reading Level: 3.1