Differences are gorgeously illustrated in a heartwarming picture book about a colorless peacock who learns to love himself in a jungle full of color. Mo has always felt a little different. While all the other peacocks grew bright, bold, beautiful feathers in rich greens and vibrant blues, Mo's feathers grew in a snowy white. And even though Mo's friends try to include him in their playtime, Mo doesn't like to be reminded that he's different from his friends. But when a storm threatens to ruin the group's annual celebration, Mo must learn to stand tall, strut his stuff, and shake his brilliantly glowing tail feathers--in a way only he can--to help his friends and set things right. From debut author Sita Singh, and brought to life by Stephanie Fizer Coleman, comes a story about finding strength in the things that make us different, and beauty in all its forms.
Birds of a Feather, its follow-up, finds psychologist and private investigator Maisie Dobbs on another dangerously intriguing adventure in London “between the wars.” It is the spring of 1930, and Maisie has been hired to find a runaway ...
Fortunately, award-winning writer Jane Yolen and photographer Jason Stemple once again give readers the chance to closely observe a brand-new flock of these creatures in expertly rendered poetry and photographs.
In her first case, private detective Maisie Dobbs must investigate the reappearance of a dead man who turns up at a cooperative farm called the Retreat that caters to men who are recovering their health after World War I. Reissue.
In this thoughtful story of loss and recovery a young boy's happy life is interrupted when his grandfather passes away.
"This true story will twist your heart like a sponge and renew your faith in the world.
Matching wits with a fatuous fribble of uncertain temperament could only hurt Harriet. Crossbridge entered a box across the theater, drawing her attention. The very proper Lady Hortense Leigh accompanied him, ...
Over 400 photos of representative feathers from 379 species.
Your first observations of birds and their behavior can be done by simply learning to drift gently through a wood : a naturalist in a hurry never learns anything of value . Gerald Durrell Birding ... is not just a hobby to fill in.
A bird decorates itself with feathers from a hat and is caught by the zoo's bird catcher.
This play recounts the story of two chinstrap penguins who meet in the Central Park zoo.