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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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One night, George Duncan - decent man, a good man - is woken by a noise in his garden. Impossibly, a great white crane has tumbled to earth, shot through its wing by an arrow. Unexpectedly moved, George helps the bird, and from the moment he watches it fly off, his life is transformed. The next day, a kind but enigmatic woman walks into George's shop. Suddenly a new world opens up for George, and one night she starts to tell him the most extraordinary...
5) Luck
Author
Series
Publisher
Laura Geringer Books
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
English
Description
A young sandhill crane, Luck, finds his place in the ancient crane migration from northern Canada to the Platte River.
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Princess Shiori made a deathbed promise to return the dragon's pearl to its rightful owner, but keeping that promise is more dangerous than she ever imagined. She must journey to the kingdom of dragons, navigate political intrigue among humans and dragons alike, fend off thieves who covet the pearl for themselves and will go to any lengths to get it, all while cultivating the appearance of a perfect princess to dissuade those who would see her burned...
Author
Series
Six crimson cranes duology volume 1
Language
English
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Shiori, princess of Kiata, has a secret: Forbidden magic runs through her veins. On the morning of her betrothal ceremony she loses control, and it forestalls the wedding she never wanted-- but it also catches the attention of Raikama, her stepmother. Using a dark magic of her own, Raikama banishes the princess, turns her brothers into cranes, and warns Shiori that for with every word that escapes her lips, one of her brothers will die. Peniless,...
9) The egg
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"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,...
10) Lotus & Feather
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A lonely girl finds a friend when she and her grandfather rescue a wounded crane.
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...
13) Crane & crane
Author
Publisher
Amicus Ink
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple text show the parallels between a pair of sandhill cranes building a nest and a construction crane being used to build a cabin for a family.
Author
Publisher
Shen's Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
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. Author's note discusses Japanese folktales and poetry, red-crowned cranes, and pronunciations.
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