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Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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A retelling of a tale of bravery against seemingly insurmountable odds and a community working together to overcome adversity, reminding us that no challenge is too great, and that even the smallest of us can make a world of difference. Includes the origins of the folktale and facts about hummingbirds.
3) Hummingbird
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Series
Language
English
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2023 ALA Children's Award Winners and Nominees
Disability Pride (kids and teens)
Disability Pride Month (SCPL-YS)
Great Reads: 4th thru 6th grade
Disability Pride (kids and teens)
Disability Pride Month (SCPL-YS)
Great Reads: 4th thru 6th grade
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"When twelve-year-old Olive, who suffers from brittle bone disease and has been homeschooled all her life, finally attends school in person she soon discovers fitting in is not that easy, but if she can find the magical wish-granting hummingbird that supposedly lives nearby, and prove herself worthy, maybe her deepest wish will be granted."
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Language
English
Description
"Hummingbirds are a glittering, sparkling collective of over three hundred wildly variable, colorful species. For centuries they have captured our imaginations - revered by indigenous Americans, coveted by European collectors, and to this day admired worldwide for their unsurpassed metallic, jewel-like plumage, acrobatic flight, and immense character. Yet they exist on a knife-edge -- theirs is a precarious life, dependent upon finding sufficient...
5) Hummingbird
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2019].
Language
English
Description
Every spring, birds small enough to fit in the palm of your hand fly two thousand miles north to lay their eggs. This is the story of one tiny hummingbird's amazing journey.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
As one of the most beautiful and intriguing birds found in nature, hummingbirds fascinate people around the world. The lightest birds in the sky, hummingbirds are capable of incredible feats, such as flying backwards, diving at speeds of sixty-one MPH, and beating their wings more than sixty times a second. Miraculous creatures, they are also incredibly vulnerable when they first emerge from their eggs. That's where Brenda Sherburn comes in. With...
7) Hummingbirds
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Describes the traits of hummingbirds, covering their physical characteristics, habitats, flight, and food.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
After noticing that a visiting hummingbird likes her pink petunias, Annie and her rabbit Snowball, accompanied by Henry and his dog Mudge, fill the garden with pink objects to attract more hummingbirds.
10) The art of hummingbird gardening: how to make your backyard into a beautiful home for hummingbirds
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
This book is devoted solely to hummingbird gardening and is a practical guide to cultivating flowers and other plants that will attract the hummingbirds of North America to your home and garden. You will be able to grow flowers in profusion and provide nectar for these smallest of birds, which hover on fast-beating wings while they drink from flowers including pink Chinese lantern, bladderpod, woolly blue curls, scarlet sage, penstemon, columbine,...
12) Wings of life
Series
Language
English
Description
This intimate and unprecedented look at butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, bats and flowers is a celebration of life, as a third of the world's food supply depends on these incredible and increasingly threatened creatures. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg, 'Wings of Life' utilizes riveting high-speed, closer-than-close filmmaking techniques to showcase in spectacular detail these unsung heroes of our planet.
13) Hummingbirds
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces hummingbirds to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In the mountains of Peru, friends Hector the bear and Hummingbird the hummingbird spend most of their time together, doing the same things, and Hector has had just about enough of it--or has he? Includes a list of animals hidden in the illustrations.
15) Hummingbirds
Author
Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Looks at the habitats, life cycles, physical characteristics, diets, and defenses of hummingbirds.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Hummingbirds are tiny and pretty, so you might find yourself taking them for granted. But these little birds are remarkable, fierce, and talented. In Behold the Hummingbird, readers will learn about species that can hover like a helicopter, fly backwards and upside down, and consume half their body weight in a single day"--
19) Hummingbirds
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Meet the small yet mighty hummingbird! This book introduces these birds to elementary kids, exploring their features and behaviors, including their amazing flying abilities. A folk tale explains how hummingbirds got their colorful feathers"--
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