Catalogue Page for animal: Bird
Halum, the Temple Tiger
A story of two odd friends – the crow Bika with a broken beak and Mangy the mangy dog who lived with an old doctor near a forest – and how this led to the legend of the Temple Tiger with the glowing eyes.
By Nandita Bose
Age range: 9 to12, Teen Tags: Indian, Legend, Original Animals: Crow, Dog, Tiger Reading time: 10 - 15 minsBattala Samsan
This story involves a one-eyed bullying dog, his mate who was without a tail – and quite proud of it, a crow with only one beak and a pigeon couple. All of them got together and worked with Fate to bring about a big change in the neighbourhood. The main character – mind you, is a ghost.
By Nandita Bose
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Indian, Modern, Original Animals: Crow, Dog, Pigeon Reading time: 15 - 20 minsThe Nest
A little girl courts danger as she tries to save a nest but is saved by her pet dog.
By Nandita Bose
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Indian, Modern, Original Animals: Bird, Crow, Dog Reading time: 01 - 05 minsPigeon Wings
A kid named Angel is born with wings and has been very secluded until his mother one day tells him that she has enrolled him in the public school.
By Camila Fagen Guitron
Age range: 9 to12 Tags: Modern, Original Animals: Pigeon Reading time: 10 - 15 mins
The Adventures of Bird
Bird is his name. And he is a bird. Large, a little ugly and clumsy, but lovable. Eats too much junk food so has lost the ability to fly. Is befriended by two children and they embark on an adventure together.
By Bob Harding-Jones
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Funny, Modern, Original Animals: Bird Reading time: 05 - 10 minsFriendship
Pinku loses a bet every day to her friend Tutu, a hapless parrot. But is she really as silly as she seems?
By Manjari Shukla
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Instructional, Modern, Original Animals: Parrot, Squirrel Reading time: 01 - 05 minsTale of Sephrenia
How a good little fairy got into her box and how she was able to get out
By Salva Piera
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Modern, Original Animals: Parakeet Reading time: 01 - 05 minsThe Bird and the Map
This story about a boy who finds a map in a cave teaches us that certain glimmers of hope are present in nature for us
to identify and that we just need to have faith.
By Rahul
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12, Teen Tags: Instructional, Modern, Original Animals: Bird Reading time: 01 - 05 minsWe Will Help You
Two kids learn from their mother how to help a pigeon which is in need of a shelter to hatch its eggs.
By Madhavi Adavi
Age range: 0 to 2, 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Instructional, Modern, Original Animals: Pigeon Reading time: 01 - 05 minsThe Robin’s Nest
A story about remembering three eggs hatching in a robin’s nest up a tree in the back yard.
By Sharon Krager
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Modern, Original Animals: Bird, Robin Reading time: 01 - 05 minsThe Hummingbird Who Chewed Bubblegum
A little hummingbird wants gum and can blow big bubbles.