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Author
Series
Six crimson cranes volume 1
Language
English
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Description
The exiled Princess Shiori must unravel the curse that turned her six brothers into cranes, and she is assisted by her spurned betrothed, a capricious dragon, and a paper bird brought to life by her own magic.
4) The egg
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The Egg is an imaginative and unusual story about a bird and a child, and how they become a family. The wordless story opens with a crane caring lovingly for an egg. During a storm, a gust of wind blows the egg from its nest. Despite searching far and wide, the crane can't find the lost egg anywhere. Heartbroken, the crane spots something--an egg! Not its own, but since this egg is also alone, the crane rescues it to safety. When the egg hatches,...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"A magical novel, based on a Japanese folk tale, that imagines how the life of a broken-hearted man is transformed when he rescues an injured white crane that has landed in his backyard. George Duncan is an American living and working in London. At forty-eight, he owns a small print shop, is divorced, and lonelier than he realizes. All of the women with whom he has relationships eventually leave him for being too nice. But one night he is woken by...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"Award-winning author Kelly Barnhill brings her singular talents to The Crane Husband, a raw, powerful story of love, sacrifice, and family. "Mothers fly away like migrating birds. This is why farmers have daughters." A fifteen-year-old teenager is the backbone of her small Midwestern family, budgeting the household finances and raising her younger brother while her mother, a talented artist, weaves beautiful tapestries. For six years, it's been just...
8) Luck
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A young sandhill crane, Luck, finds his place in the ancient crane migration from northern Canada to the Platte River.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
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.
12) Cranes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Cranes are showcased in this leveled reader about the big bird's habitat, body parts, and behavior. Includes a search-and-find feature to reinforce key vocabulary"--Provided by publisher.
16) Sandhill cranes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, and life cycle of one of the tallest birds in North America.
20) The crane girl
Author
Pub. Date
1993.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Feeling that the arrival of a new baby has stopped her parents from loving her, Yoshiko goes to live among the cranes, whose magic transforms her into one of their young for a while.
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