Ruby Sisson Library

The exiled Princess Shiori must unravel the curse that turned her six brothers into cranes, and she is assisted by her spurned betrothed, a capricious dragon, and a paper bird brought to life by her own magic.

" A magical novel, based on a Japanese folk tale, that imagines how the life of a broken-hearted man is transformed when he rescues an injured white crane that has landed in his backyard. George Duncan is an American living and working in London. At forty-eight, he owns a small print shop, is divorced, and lonelier than he realizes. All of the women with whom he has relationships eventually leave him for being too nice. But one night he is woken by...

"When some scientist friends ask Molly to help track cranes, she can't wait to lend a hand."--Publisher's description.

After Yohei tends a wounded crane, a beautiful young woman begs to become his wife and three times weaves for him an exquisite silken fabric on her loom.

A young sandhill crane, Luck, finds his place in the ancient crane migration from northern Canada to the Platte River.

Our fascination with the whoopers and the sandhills results from their courtship and vocalization behavior.

A lonely girl finds a friend when she and her grandfather rescue an wounded crane.

Our fascination with the Whoopers and the sandhills partially results from their loud vocalizations and elaborate courtship rituals which help strengthen pair bonds. Courtship behavior consists of calling, wing flapping, and head bowing, and doing tremendous leaps into the air by both birds. This dance begins late winter as a prelude to mating, but may occur at other times as they defend their territories. Whoopers and the sandhills mate for life...

"Award-winning author Kelly Barnhill brings her singular talents to The Crane Husband, a raw, powerful story of love, sacrifice, and family. "Mothers fly away like migrating birds. This is why farmers have daughters." A fifteen-year-old teenager is the backbone of her small Midwestern family, budgeting the household finances and raising her younger brother while her mother, a talented artist, weaves beautiful tapestries. For six years, it's been just...