A mysterious man enters a restaurant and pays for his dinner with a paper crane that magically comes alive and dances.

After Jiro encounters a life-like garden statue of a tall bird, he falls asleep and dreams of the story his mother once told him about a grateful crane.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, and life cycle of one of the tallest birds in North America.

Enora follows a shimmering band of colors deep into the rain forest, where an act of violence against a crane changes him forever.

A wordless lost-and-found story about nontraditional families.

Describes the physical characteristics, diet, natural habitat, and life cycle of these large wading birds, and tells about the efforts of scientists to establish resident flocks.

"Princess Shiori made a deathbed promise to return the dragon's pearl to its rightful owner, but keeping that promise is more dangerous than she ever imagined. She must journey to the kingdom of dragons, navigate political intrigue among humans and dragons alike, fend off thieves who covet the pearl for themselves and will go to any lengths to get it, all while cultivating the appearance of a perfect princess to dissuade those who would see her burned...

All Water Buffalo and Crane can think about is how hot it is, day after day, until Goat arrives, dancing and leading them on an adventure.

Looks at Japanese culture, including music, food preparation and display, and origami. Features the book The paper crane, by Molly Bang, which is about a mysterious man who enters a restaurant and pays for his dinner with a paper crane that magically comes alive and dances. Reviews other books on related topics including "Paper" through the ages by Shaaron Cosner, The perfect crane by Anne Laurin, How my parents learned to eat by Ina R. Friedman,...