Feathers
The sandpiper stretched its wings in the chilling breeze. It knew it was time to leave...so it took flight. Beautifully illustrated, this is a deceptively simple story of a sandpiper's migration journey. Over vast and varied landscapes, over people dealing with hardships ranging from floods to their own migration, the occasional feather falls, catching the eye of someone below, bringing them a moment of joy, or helping them imagine a way out. Arriving finally to its destination, the sandpiper loses one more feather, grasped out of the air by a little girl. Both bird and child are safe and snug in their cozy home by the water and realize how lucky they are.
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Birds > Migration > Juvenile fiction. Sandpipers > Juvenile fiction. |
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- ISBN: 9781443128872
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm - Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2018.
- Copyright ©2017.
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Summary
Feathers
As a lone sandpiper's feathers drift down from the sky during its long flight, they shine a powerful light on the importance of kindness, hope and security for the children below. It is time for the sandpiper journey to its winter home, half a world away. Along the arduous journey, it loses a feather which floats down and provides a glimmer of softness and beauty for a young boy whose home has been reduced to rubble. Another lost feather provides a playful, loving moment for a girl and her little brother, migrants on a long dusty road to a better life. Yet another feather falls, giving a family a moment of hope in their flooded out village. Finally arriving at its winter home, the bird loses one more feather, grasped out of the air by a little girl. Both bird and child are safe and sound in their cozy home by the water . . . and realize how lucky they are.