Orem Library

Introduces pigeons, describing their physical characteristics, habitat, and predators.

Sherman, a one-legged pigeon, sets everyone aflutter in a small southern town.

A study of pigeons and the people who both love and loathe them examines the natural history of this ubiquitous bird and explores the world of pigeon racing and breeding, and the radical "pro-pigeon underground" in New York City.

Ondu-ahlem carefully trains his peigeons and prepares them for the day when he and other Ethiopian boys test the homing instinct and loyalty of their precious birds.

"Keeping pigeons as pets is common among the young boys of Calcutta, India. But the carrier pigeon Gay-Neck is unique. In the course of his adventures, he is as much the teacher as the student of young Dhan, his owner and trainer. Gay-Neck serves heroically in World War I, carying messages, but must struggle to overcome a paralyzing fear acquired at the battlefront. How does he find the incentive to fly again? The answer offers young readers insight...

Pigeon is very angry when the duckling gets a cookie just by asking politely.

After seeing all the animals in the zoo, Peter still likes the pigeons he sees every day best.

Needing to brush his teeth, a bus driver asks the reader to make sure that the pigeon goes to bed on time--but the bird has many excuses about why it should stay awake.

Homer the pigeon is lured to Pigeon Plaza in the big city, where he is injured before he can return home.