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Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Homing pigeon Homer and his parrot friend Lulu learn something is afoul when they witness four-legged criminals stealing valuables from both the animal and human communities. Using the sleuthing techniques he's gathered from his favorite mystery comics, Homer and Lulu track down the bandits, but need human help to stop them for good. Can they find a way to communicate with their human keepers and lead them to the culprits' hideout to stop the thieves?--...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"When Swanda first moves to Brooklyn from the country, she misses the wildlife she left behind. But not for long. Oh, look! What dear little birds! Swanda says to her dog when she notices all the pigeons outside her apartment. Come, Waldo, we ll get them a bird feeder all their own. It s fun to watch the pigeons flock to the feeder, at first. But then more arrive ... and more ... and more. And before she knows it, there are too many pigeons! Swanda...
63) Inspector Peckit
Author
Publisher
The Viking Press
Pub. Date
1972.
Language
English
Description
A detective, who is also a Parisian pigeon, searches the city for a little girl's lost purse only to discover it in a rather embarrassing place.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Archibald Coo, an erudite big-city pigeon, is tired of the way people treat him and the other pigeons. They're always being shooed and swatted, and they're never admired the way the other birds are. As Dr. Coo tells his pigeon friends:?It wasn't always this way.? In ancient times, pigeons were known to accompany the gods. They brought news of the Olympic Games to all of ancient Greece. And more recently, they delivered messages and medicine to...
65) Angelo
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
While restoring the front of a church, an old plasterer rescues several injured pigeons and nurses them back to health.
66) Clever Ali
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
When seven-year-old Ali's greedy pet steals cherries from the wicked Sultan for whom his father keeps carrier pigeons, Ali is given three days to find 600 new cherries or his father will be thrown into the deep, dark oubliette. Includes facts about carrier pigeons and the sultan on whom this story is based, as well as an excerpt from "In Praise of Books" by al-Jahiz.
Author
Series
Pigeon private detectives volume 2
Publisher
Union Square Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
When a thief steals the prized painting from the Museum of Food Art in the middle of the night, the Pigeon Private Detectives take on the case and break down clues, while still taking time to indulge in a sweet treat from Mama Pigeon.
Author
Series
Clubhouse book volume 4
Publisher
Tricycle Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
When several homing pigeons need a new home, a group of boys and girls adopt them and start the "Mighty Pigeon Club," only to find that they have taken on more than they bargained for.
71) Pax and Blue
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A little boy forms an unlikely friendship with a pigeon who knows what it's like to be small"--
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Luke looks on at the pigeons in Central Park, while Dad is lost in "boring Daddy talk," and before you know it - Luke is on the Loose! He's free as a bird, on a hilarious solo flight through New York City. Harry Bliss, the renowned illustrator of many bestselling children's books, finally goes on a solo flight on this own with a soaring story that will delight any young reader who has ever felt cooped up.
Author
Publisher
Paw Prints Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Fontaine, a small pigeon, is fed up with the world's addiction to technology. In response, he rallies a cohort of birds and, with their help, leads an ICKY revolution that forces people to put down their phones, look up, and connect with nature and each other. Told in lyrical verse and with quirky, poignant illustrations, Look Up! Fontaine the Pigeon Starts a Revolution is a humorous blend of cautionary tale and storytime fun that'll spark conversation...
75) Emma in Paris
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Following Emma's Journey, which took Emma from her home in Central Park through Manhattan and then across the Atlantic Ocean to Paris, Emma in Paris tells the story of Emma's first months in the City of Light, where she meets her cousin Amelie, joins with her in her circus act, and is befriended by a gentle cat named Edouard. Brave, curious, and determined, Emma is a wonderful heroine with whom to travel into the wide boulevards and secret corners...
76) Adeus passarinho
Author
Publisher
Martins Fontes
Pub. Date
1996
Language
Portuguese
Description
A hermit, happily alone on an island, rejects the friendship of an uninvited bird and banishes him, only to miss him, while the bird has flown away to find his own friends, the animals and people from the Noah's ark.
77) Come back pigeon
Author
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
When the pigeon Barnaby buys shortly after his family moves to the country flies away, he and his sister Flora begin to help an elderly neighbor care for his flock of pigeons.
78) Yak and Dove
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
One day as Yak and Dove list their differences they come to the conclusion that maybe they aren't meant to be friends. In the hope of finding a new best friend, Yak holds auditions. But when a small feathered contestant sings Yak's favorite song, the two begin to think that maybe they are alike after all.
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