A beautiful and surprising exploration of a phenomenon that's at once familiar and baffling: the mystery of why birds sing.

"Wordy Birdy loves to talk, but will she ever learn to listen?"--

One day, amidst the usual chirps, tweets, and caws, a little brown bird decides to try singing a new song and sets off an interesting reaction.

Birds have lots of ways of staying in touch: they sing and talk, dance and drum, cuddle and fight. But what does all of the bird talk mean?

After Ivan's parents separate, he has trouble finding joy at either of their homes until he discovers that the birds and music that he loves may be found in both places.

Presents the songs and calls of various birds found in the United States.

Describes and gives musical notations for the songs and calls of twenty-seven common birds. Pictures show the birds in natural surroundings and short texts point out their outstanding characteristics.

The life of a musically gifted bird changes forever after she discovers the music of Chopin and helps a talented young pianist solve the mystery of a long-lost Chopin piano.

"Long ago, when the birds had no songs, only man could sing. When the Great Spirit walked on the Earth, he noticed a great silence. He realized the birds had no songs. He devised a great game and told the birds who ever could fly the highest, would receive a very beautiful song. But not all the birds were honest. In his desire to win the game, the small hermit thrush jumped on the back of the great eagle. The eagle flew higher than any of the birds,...