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Language
English
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"Scottoline knows the simple yet magical secret at the heart of compelling suspense fiction." — Philadelphia Inquirer
In the sixth riveting thriller in #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline's Rosato & Associates series, a lawyer is handed the case that could make her career—and jeopardize her life.
Judy Carrier takes the case of her career to defend Anthony Lucia, fondly known as "Pigeon
...3) Valiant
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Valiant and his feathered friends take to the sky to prove as they work their way into the Royal Air Force during World War II. Together this rag-tag squadron of carrier pigeons engages in an aerial adventures at a spitfire pace. From the first bumbling day of basic training through the final feather-raising mission, the flock of friends swoop their way toward victory. How, against the odds and an evil German falcon, Valiant is called upon for a very...
4) Rome antics
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A pigeon carrying an important message takes the reader on a unique tour which includes both ancient and modern parts of the city of Rome.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Barbara O'Connor is a beloved author whose accolades include honors from the ALA and Junior Library Guild. On the Road to Mr. Mineo's introduces Sherman, the one-legged homing pigeon who flies into town and brings a bunch of hullabaloo with him. Now everyone is all aflutter with Sherman sightings. Everyone, that is, except for Mr. Mineo-he's desperate to find his missing pigeon.
Author
Series
Olive Bright ; 1
Language
English
Description
"Though war rages across mainland Europe and London is strafed by German aircraft, the little village of Pipley in Hertfordshire bustles along much as it always has. Adrift since her best friend, George, joined the Royal Air Force, twenty-two-year-old Olive Bright fills her days by helping at her father's veterinary practice and tending to her beloved racing pigeons. Desperate to do her bit, Olive hopes that the National Pigeon Service will enlist...
10) Only a pigeon
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ondu-ahlem carefully trains his pigeons and prepares them for the day when he and other Ethiopian boys test the homing instinct and loyalty of their precious birds.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Homing pigeon Homer and his parrot friend Lulu learn something is afoul when they witness four-legged criminals stealing valuables from both the animal and human communities. Using the sleuthing techniques he's gathered from his favorite mystery comics, Homer and Lulu track down the bandits, but need human help to stop them for good. Can they find a way to communicate with their human keepers and lead them to the culprits' hideout to stop the thieves?...
12) The aviators
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Based on a True story. In 1918 the quiet life on a farm is suddenly threatened by the arrival of the first World War. Aware of their responsibility to help against the enemy, a clumsy but bold group of Carrier Pigeons along with their sidekick engineer mouse become messengers to try and save the life of a battalion of American soldiers.
13) Flight of the diamond smugglers: a tale of pigeons, obsession, and greed along coastal South Africa
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Blending elements of reportage, memoir, and incantation, Flight of the Diamond Smugglers is a stunning investigation into the role of carrier pigeons in South African diamond smuggling. Nearly every town along South Africa's infamous diamond coast has been deemed "overmined." Before the area fully becomes a series of abandoned outposts, journalist Matthew Gavin Frank drives from Oranjemund, Namibia to the De Beers mining towns of Alexander Bay, Porth...
14) The aviators
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story. In 1918 the quiet life on a farm is suddenly threatened by the arrival of the first World War. Aware of their responsibility to help against the enemy, a clumsy but bold group of Carrier Pigeons along with their sidekick engineer mouse become messengers to try and save the life of a battalion of American soldiers.
Author
Series
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[1954]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
The story of the training of a carrier pigeon and its service during the First World War, revealing the bird's courageous and spirited adventures over the housetops of an Indian village, in the Himalayan Mountains, and on the French battlefield.
16) The night flyers
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In 1918, caring for her family's homing pigeons while her father is away fighting in World War I, twelve-year-old Pam comes to suspect that a mysterious stranger in her small North Carolina town is a German spy.
17) Pigeon hero!
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of a carrier pigeon named GI Joe, who braved enemy fire and other hazards to deliver a crucial message that prevented the bombing of an Italian town during World War II.
18) A valiant deceit
Author
Series
Olive Bright ; 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Returning to Pipley following her FANY (First Aid Nursing Yeomanry) training, Olive is eager to step up her involvement in the war effort. Her pigeons are being conscripted to aid the Belgian resistance, and it's up to Olive to choose the best birds for the mission. To protect the secrecy of their work, she must also continue the ruse of being romantically involved with her superior, Captain Jameson Aldridge, a task made more challenging by the fact...
Series
Publisher
Facets Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
Czech
Description
A white carrier pigeon loses its way when it tries to fly home to the Baltic coast, where a young girl anxiously awaits it. Lost, tired, and ill, the bird lands in Prague. It is rescued by an artist and then gradually brought back to health by a small, frail boy. People's lives are changed forever by their encounter with the bird.
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"For more than seven decades, homing pigeons provided the U.S. military with its fastest most reliable means of communication. Originally bred for racing in the early 1800s, homing pigeons were later trained by pigeoneers to fly up to 60 mph for hundreds of miles, and served the United States for almost 75 years, through four wars on four continents. Barely weighing a pound, these extraordinary birds carried messages in and out of gas, smoke, exploding...