| A Home for Bird Contributor(s): Stead, Philip C. (Author), Stead, Philip C. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1596437111 ISBN-13: 9781596437111 Publisher: Roaring Brook Press OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Birds |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2011012742 |
| Lexile Measure: 500 |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 8.66" W x 9.77" (0.74 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 152572 Reading Level: 2.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While out foraging for interesting things, Vernon the toad finds a new friend - a small blue bird who is curiously silent. Vernon shows Bird the river and the forest and some of his other favorite things, but Bird says nothing. Vernon introduces Bird to his friends, Skunk and Porcupine, but Bird still says nothing. Bird is shy, says Vernon, but also a very good listener. Vernon worries that Bird is silent because he misses his home, so the two set off on a journey to help find a home for Bird. This is a tender tale of a thoughtful friend who is determined to help his quiet companion, by the author of A Sick Day for Amos McGee, winner of the 2011 Caldecott Medal. This title has Common Core connections. A Home for Bird is a Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2012 |
Contributor Bio(s): Stead, Philip C.: - PHILIP C. STEAD is the author of the Caldecott Medal winning A Sick Day for Amos McGee, also named a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2010 and a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2010, illustrated by his wife, Erin E. Stead (A Neal Porter Book, Roaring Brook Press, 2010). Philip, also an artist, both wrote and illustrated his debut Creamed Tuna Fish and Peas on Toast (Roaring Brook Press, 2009), which was applauded by School Library Journal for "its wry humor and illustrations worthy of a Roald Dahl creation." Philip lives with Erin in Ann Arbor, Michigan. |