Books with title In My Own Backyard

The Bird in My Backyard is a coming-of-age story about a girl who rescues and rehabilitates a wounded bird she finds in her backyard. The experience teaches the girl about the strengths of leadership and the power of community. The story is inspired by actual events of a bird in the backyard of author and illustrator, Alisha Olson. Olson envisions the story to be read by parents to their children, so the children can look at the pictures and ask about any big words or discuss themes along the way.

Short story for 8 & up (or those still young at heart).Donnie has a problem. He mentions to his friend on the school bus that he has dragons in his backyard. An older student, James, overhears the statement and immediately starts teasing Donnie. James threatens to come to Donnie's house and exterminate the dragons. When James shows up, Donnie doesn't know what to do. What would you do? Discover how Donnie reacts and what happens next.Do dragons only exist in fantasy? Perhaps they do, but many fascinating creatures exist in the insect world. Some resemble dragons while others don't. Often true creatures are more exotic than those we imagine in books.

"My name is Glue, and I am an elephant. Which means that I’m big and grey, and have ears that flap. And a trunk. Well, to be honest my name isn’t really Glue at all, it’s Thyagaraja. Or ‘Thyaga’ for short. But I got called ‘Glue’ a lot when I was little, and the name sort of—stuck."Humans in My Backyard is the marvellous tale of Thyaga, a young elephant, whose survival is threatened by thoughtless human exploitation. Accompanied by Vishal Menon's skillful wildlife photography, the book not only looks at the issue of the plundering of natural resources by the 'two-legged tormentors', but also beautifully captures the coming of age of an elephant.