Title from web page. Compact discs. Read by Sy Montgomery.
Summary:
As one of the most beautiful and intriguing birds found in nature, hummingbirds fascinate people around the world. The lightest birds in the sky, hummingbirds are capable of incredible feats, such as flying backwards, diving at speeds of sixty-one MPH, and beating their wings more than sixty times a second. Miraculous creatures, they are also incredibly vulnerable when they first emerge from their eggs. That's where Brenda Sherburn comes in. With tenderness and patience, she rescues abandoned hummingbirds and nurses them back to health until they can fly away and live in the wild. Heret, the extraordinary care that Brenda provides her peanut-sized patients is revealed and, in the process, shows listeners just how truly amazing hummingbirds are.
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