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1) Birdsong
Author
Language
English
Description
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A mesmerising story of love and war spanning three generations and the unimaginable gulf between the First World War and the 1990s
In this "overpowering and beautiful novel" (The New Yorker), the young Englishman Stephen Wraysford passes through a tempestuous love affair with Isabelle Azaire in France and enters the dark, surreal world beneath the trenches of No Man's Land....
In this "overpowering and beautiful novel" (The New Yorker), the young Englishman Stephen Wraysford passes through a tempestuous love affair with Isabelle Azaire in France and enters the dark, surreal world beneath the trenches of No Man's Land....
2) Birdsong
Author
Language
English
Description
When a young girl moves from the country to a small town, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love of nature and art. As the seasons change, can the girl navigate the failing health of her new friend? Acclaimed author and artist Julie Flett's textured images of birds, flowers, art, and landscapes bring vibrancy and warmth to this powerful story, which highlights the fulfillment of intergenerational...
3) Birdsong
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Birdsong is the story of Stephen Wraysford, a young Englishman who arrives in Amiens in Northern France to stay with the Azaire family and falls desperately in love with Isabelle Azaire. They begin an illicit and all-consuming affair, but the relationship falters. Years later, Stephen finds himself serving on the Western Front in the very area where he experienced his great love. He must learn to endure the ravages of war and make peace with his feelings...
4) Birdsong
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Children hear bird calls native to their areas as they go through their daily activities.
Author
Language
English
Description
"For Gabriel Haberlin, life seems pretty close to perfect in the small southern town of Birdsong, USA. But on his twelfth birthday, his point of view begins to change. It all starts when he comes face-to-face with one of the worst drivers in town while riding his new bicycle--an accident that would have been tragic if Mr. Meriwether Hunter hadn't been around to push him out of harm's way. After the accident, Gabriel and Meriwether become friends when...
Author
Publisher
TOON Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
50 pages : all color illustrations ; 16 x 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The wordless adventure of two children whose misdeeds are punished when they're transformed into monkeys. In the tradition of kamishibai, or Japanese paper theater, the wordless format gives freedom to the readers to tell the story as they see it"--
10) Birdsong
Author
Publisher
RB Large Print
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
327 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Following one of the world's experts on birdsong from the woods of Martha's Vineyard to the tropical forests of Central America, Don Stap brings to life the quest to unravel an ancient mystery: Why do birds sing and what do their songs mean?
13) Duet
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
294 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
The life of a musically gifted bird changes forever after she discovers the music of Chopin and helps a talented young pianist solve the mystery of a long-lost Chopin piano.
Series
Peterson field guide volume 38
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
p1989
Language
English
Description
Designed to help listeners recognize birds of eastern and central North America by their songs and calls. Points out exactly what to listen for to tell one bird from another.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Backyard Birdsongs is an interactive handbook of birds and their songs for beginning bird-watchers. With a touch-button electronic module housing common vocalizations of 75 species from across Eastern and Central North America, this volume offers a truly sensory way to identify and get to know local birds. Crisply detailed and scientifically accurate illustrations accompany each entry, and up-to-date range maps provide clear geographical reference...
16) Owl moon
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.
20) Love birds
Author
Publisher
Cameron Kids
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A shy and quiet boy wanders his new home town, listening to the birds, until he meets a fellow bird lover and friend.
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