swans

Destined to be enemies due to their warring kingdoms, two princesses--Odette, burdened by a curse, and Dillie, longing for adventure--become the best of friends as they follow an ancient legend to make everything right.

"Swans are showcased in this leveled reader about the big bird's habitat, body parts, and behavior. Includes a search-and-find feature to reinforce key vocabulary"--Provided by publisher.

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces swans and geese to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.

'"On the farm, some eggs are hatching. A flock of sweet ducklings are popping out. But one duckling looks different from all the others... Cast out and all alone, this odd duckling will need all her bravery and curiosity to survive. Her journey is a search for belonging, but what she finds is the right to be different"--BTCat.

Petal the cow has a hard time controlling her anger, but when the farmer announces that the farm animals are taking a trip to a water park and threatens to leave Petal behind, a swan offers to teach Petal the best ways to react and cope with difficult situations.

When a king's wife dies, his new evil wife puts a curse on his children turning his eleven sons into swans and causing his beautiful daughter to become horribly ugly. When the princess finds her eleven brothers, she learns that making them shirts of nettles will break the spell. She works tirelessly to make the shirts under extremely challenging circumstances, and when the shirts are finally done, the brothers are transformed back to their human selves.

In this wordless story, a boy takes his dog for a walk and winds up at a pond with swans. One swan offers the boy and his dog a ride and everything is peaceful until the boy takes the dog collar and leash and puts it on the swan.

Prince Ardwin, known as Birdwing, the youngest of six brothers turned into swans by their stepmother, is unable to complete the transformation back into human form, so he undertakes a journey to discover whether his feathered arm will be a curse or a blessing to him.

Louis, a voiceless Trumpeter swan, finds himself far from his wilderness home when he determines to communicate by learning to play a stolen trumpet.