"Provides comprehensive information on the anatomy, special skills, habitats, and diet of cranes and storks"--Provided by publisher.

A boy helps an injured crane, and the good deed is rewarded with the arrival of a mysterious guest who weaves beautiful silk for the family. Includes author's note about Japanese folktales and poetry, information about red-crowned cranes, and pronunciations.

A mysterious man enters a restaurant and pays for his dinner with a paper crane that magically comes alive and dances.

A lonely girl finds a friend when she and her grandfather rescue a wounded crane.

"As this wordless story opens, a crane lays an egg and contentedly sits on it. But when a gust of wind from a sudden storm blows the egg from the nest, the heartbroken crane flies away. And then, from high overhead, the bird spots something. Upon closer inspection, it appears to be an egg. And since it seems to be all alone, the crane takes it back to the nest and incubates it. When sounds start coming from the egg and it's time to hatch, what emerges,...

"Delight in North America's most uniquely beautiful birds. Breathtaking photographs and engaging content portray the lives of these stately, striking, stealthy birds"--Back cover.

A counting book that describes the characteristics and behavior of the whooping crane.

A mother crane celebrates her little one's loveliness and draws other animal species into the circle of love.

A chronicle of the efforts of Robert Allen Porter, an ornithologist with the National Audubon Society, to find the only remaining whooping crane nesting site in North America in an effort to save the nearly extincted species.