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Birds of our storybooks

United States, 1955
film

Birds which children encounter in their stories and texts are observed in their natural habitats and as they appear in book illustrations. Birds included are ..

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Birds - how we identify them

United States, 1960
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Birds and their characteristics

United States, 1961
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Wonder birds of Australia

Australia, 1972
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Birds that eat insects

Canada
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The Robin

United Kingdom, 1972
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Mr and Mrs Robin's family

United States, 1957
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Look again at garden birds

United Kingdom, 1974
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Legend of birds

New Zealand, 1961
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The Living bird

United States, 1954
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Birds of the seashore

Canada, 1951
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Nests in the bush

Australia, 1959
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Blackbird family

Germany, 1970
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Flying birds

United States, 1973
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Animals and their homes

United States, 1955
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Our feathered friends

India, 1962
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Australia presents world of birds

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Once there were bluebirds

United States, 1971
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Birds & their young

United States, 1980
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