Books published by publisher BIRD Productions

Matt Hutchins, the lone survivor of a wagon train massacre takes on the world to do what is right, and must use guts, guns and glory to bring peace to his people.Found and raised by the Sioux, Matt not only learns the ways of the Sioux, but his survival skills are keenly honed with his tracking abilities used by both the Army and later by the sheriff of a town named Buffalo FlatsReturning from Washington after fighting the President for a fair peace treaty Matt is surprised by the changes that have taken place in Buffalo Flats... But change isn't always good... Will Matt be able to survive the marching pace of time and expansion?

AT CARDS AND WITH WOMEN, BILL MAYNARD KNEW HOW TO CHEAT…On the mend after getting run out of Chicago, professional cardsharp Bill Maynard is hungry for some action – but not nearly as hungry as Joyce Rogers, the tantalizing wife of Bill’s latest mark. Together they hatch an ingenious scheme to get rid of her husband. But in life as in poker, the other player sometimes has an ace up his sleeve…When Lawrence Block wrote Lucky at Cards back in the 1960s, he published it under a pen name as a paperback original. Years later Hard Case Crime brought it back to life under Block’s own name, and now we’re able to include it in the Classic Crime Library.“The plot twists here, then there, then back again, rooted in Block's strong characters and no-nonsense prose style,” Publishers Weekly enthused, while Bill Ott in Booklist adds, “It’s a doozy. Block unwinds his plot superbly, pointing toward a classic noir finale but then seeming to pull away--or maybe not. And, along the way, there is all the teasing sexuality and tongue-in-cheek noir style that a pulp devotee craves.”This Classic Crime Library ebook edition of Lucky at Cards includes as a bonus the first chapter of the next book in the series, Killing Castro.

Deep beneath the temple, young Tarith makes a discovery, one that will take her on a journey of learning and danger. The Dreaming God is waking, and it is only Tarith who holds the balance of power within her hands. Tarith's journey will take her across vast lands and numerous encounters to try to restore the balance of power that keeps the world safe."And suddenly I remembered why I like fantasy. Seriously, this book was that good." -- In Case of Survival

A More Humane Mother Goose is a retelling of some well-known Mother Goose nursery rhymes, which replaces violence and cruelty with kindness and compassion towards both animals and other people, while retaining the rhythms and playful spirit of the original Mother Goose rhymes. This sweet preschool picture book (great for ages 2 to 8) includes gentler versions of Mother Goose favorites such as Little Miss Muffet, Jack Sprat, Jack and Jill, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Sing a Song of Sixpence, Humpty-Dumpty, Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, This Little Piggie, and many more.This fully illustrated Mother Goose book also includes a bonus draw and tell story, where some of the humane Mother Goose nursery rhymes are repeated in the form of a drawing story, a lively and time-honored storytelling technique which is very easy to use and requires no special materials or experience. Clear instructions and a traceable drawing are included, as well, to help novices use the draw and tell story with ease.In the draw and tell story, as the Mother Goose rhymes are retold, certain elements are sketched onto a single sheet of paper, while children look on. These simple elements build up on the drawing until, by the time the story ends, a composite picture of Mother Goose has emerged, much to the children's delight.This form of draw and tell storytelling is great for parents, teachers, babysitters and children's librarians. Author Barbara Freedman-De Vito has been creating and using draw and tell stories for many years in her work as a children's librarian, freelance storyteller, teacher, and workshop leader. You can find her many draw and tell story collections under the series title of Draw Me a Story, plus find more of her original picture books, all available on Amazon.Please do an AMAZON SEARCH for " Barbara Freedman-De Vito " to find all of Barbara’s collections of Draw and Tell stories, plus her other books for children.Please go to : http://www.babybirdproductions.com/picturebooks.html to see sample interior pages from Barbara’s picture books.

Glowing Mystery Series, Book 3 The Glowing Mystery Series is perfect for fans of the Magic Treehouse Books! He's back! Hector McGreevy, the ghost that haunts the old Mayville School library is back to cause trouble! This time he wants to destroy the Haunted House. Fright Fest will never be the same. Halloween could be ruined forever! Can Jason and Beth track down another missing book and return it to the old library before the Haunted House is demolished? Fortunately, the glow will give them the clues they need to solve this ghostly mystery.

This isn't just another story book, it is something you can use with your kids and grandkids for many years. Simple and childlike kids identify with the gentle creatures within. Absolutely beautiful."Yummy Me is a genius way of helping children immediately connect with the world of emotions through enchanting animal friends. The images and words are so simple and therefore can be grasped by children and adults of all ages. The book can easily open up space for a dialogue about emotions between an adult and a child, all the while being playfully disguised as animal talk. Children laugh and grimace as they flip through the pages, mirroring the emotions they feel on the pages. Yummy Me is a great doorway to explore the sometimes difficult arena of emotions, both for children, teachers and parents.Rather than labeling certain emotions as "good" or "bad", these emotions simply get space to be as they are, and encourage the reader to remember that they too will pass. The final message of the book that we are in fact "none of these" me's is a loving reminder that at any moment we can start our day again from joy. "I have seen firsthand how taking out this book can transform a child's tantrum into a smile and eventually bursts of laughter.

The Story Book of Science CHAPTER I THE SIX ONE evening, at twilight, they were assembled in a group, all six of them. Uncle Paul was reading in a large book. He always reads to rest himself from his labors, finding that after work nothing refreshes so much as communion with a book that teaches us the best that others have done, said, and thought. He has in his room, well arranged on pine shelves, books of all kinds. There are large and small ones, with and without pictures, bound and unbound, and even gilt-edged ones. When he shuts himself up in his room it takes something very serious to divert him from his reading. And so they say that Uncle Paul knows any number of stories. He investigates, he observes for himself. When he walks in his garden he is seen now and then to stop before the hive, around which the bees are humming, or under the elder bush, from which the little flowers fall softly, like flakes of snow; sometimes he stoops to the ground for a better view of a little crawling insect, or a blade of grass just pushing into view. What does he see? What does he observe? Who knows? They say, however, that there comes to his beaming face a holy joy, as if he had just found himself face to face with some secret of the wonders of God. It makes us feel better when we hear stories that he tells at these moments; we feel better, and furthermore we learn a number of things that some day may be very useful to us. Uncle Paul is an excellent, God-fearing man, obliging to every one, and “as good as bread.” The village has the greatest esteem for him, so much so that they call him Maître Paul, on account of his learning, which is at the service of all. To help him in his field work—for I must tell you that Uncle Paul knows how to h

A book written by Author Kim Kirkland addressing the affects of the disease vitiligo. It informs children on how to view and understand what is happening to themselves as well as how to deal with the disease. This book is very informative to not only children stricken with vitiligo but children who also associate with children with the disease. It provides information to these children to help them understand and learn that there is nothing to fear from those with the disease.

Winner of a Parents' Choice Silver Honors Award Winner of a Dr. Toy Award Winner of a Parents' Guide to Childrens' Media Award Your 2-6 year old will be entertained by a little Spanish girl, Maria, and her new American friend, Bobby. Together, they fo on a picnic, meet The Three Bears, and learn easy basic Spanish. Stories, activity games, original songs and zany sound effects make it fun to learn: numbers, food, animals, seasons, weather, -- over 100 Spanish vocabulary words in all! Beth Manner' Fun Spanish for Kids is the award-winning audio created exclusively to start your 2-6 year old's brain-building journey into the fun and excitement of speaking Spanish.

PLEASE NOTE: this book now joins three others in a single volume: Draw Animals. Get more for less! -- a wonderful gift for the budding artist you know. Including yourself ;-) Cut and paste this link: createspace.com/5874005 (We can't post a live link here.)Watching ocean animals, and learning about them, creates a sense of delight and awe. Watch how they move, how they hunt, how they hide! Wouldn't it be great to catch some of that excitement on your own drawings?This book shows you how, with step-by-step instructions. You'll be surprised how easy it is to draw, without tracing, a wide range of ocean animals.Grab a pencil and let's get started!

Hens in a Hurry is both a counting book to help young children learn to count numbers from one to twenty, and a sweet preschool picture book (great for ages 2 to 8) about a flock of hens who fill every day with fun and action-packed adventures. There are numbers and hens to count everywhere. This fully illustrated hen counting picture book also includes a bonus draw and tell story, where the hen picture book story is repeated in the form of a drawing story, a lively and time-honored storytelling technique which is very easy to use and requires no special materials or experience. Clear instructions and a traceable drawing are included, as well, to help novices use the draw and tell story with ease. In the draw and tell story, as the Hens in a Hurry counting story is retold, certain elements are sketched onto a single sheet of paper, while children look on. These simple elements build up on the drawing until, by the time the story ends, a composite picture of a hen has emerged, much to the children's delight. This form of draw and tell storytelling is great for parents, teachers, babysitters and children's librarians. Author Barbara Freedman-De Vito has been creating and using Draw and Tell stories for many years in her work as a children's librarian, freelance storyteller, teacher, and workshop leader. You can find her many draw and tell story collections under the series title of Draw Me a Story, plus find more of her original picture books, all available on Amazon. Please do an AMAZON SEARCH for " Barbara Freedman-De Vito " to find all of Barbara’s collections of Draw and Tell stories, plus her other books for children. Please go to : http://www.babybirdproductions.com/picturebooks.html to see sample interior pages from Barbara’s picture books.

Several months ago Noah’s best friend Titus lost his leg in an accident. It was about that time that Noah started communicating with his own dead twin. Confused and frustrated, Noah starts back to school without Titus, but things don’t feel the same. Other students, some that Noah doesn't even know, come out of the woodwork to taunt Noah, calling Titus a cripple. Noah finds himself defending his friend in ways he never expected.Continue with Noah and Titus on their friendship journey. Will their friendship crumble under the strain or will Noah stay loyal to his lifelong friend?