Fly High, Fly Low
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Chapter Book · Ages 3–5 · 1957

Fly High, Fly Low

By Don Freeman

A pigeon and dove face a home crisis in San Francisco.

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In bustling San Francisco, Sid the pigeon finds the perfect home in a skyscraper's electric sign. He invites Midge, a dove, to share this lofty perch. But as Midge tends to their eggs, workers dismantle their home letter by letter. Can Sid and Midge find a new place to nest before it's too late? This heartwarming tale of resilience and love unfolds high above the city streets, where two birds must adapt to unexpected changes.

From the publisher

A Caldecott Honor book from the highly acclaimed author and illustrator of Corduroy! Sid the pigeon is very choosy about finding just the right home in the magnificent city of san Francisco. And find it he does, in the loop of a huge b in an electric sign high up on a skyscraper. Sid’s view of San Francisco is without equal. So Sid asks the lovely dove Midge to share his home. But one morning, while Midge is taking her turn sitting on two eggs, disaster strikes. A truck comes and workers take down the letters on the skyscraper one by one. Winner of a Caldecott Honor, Fly High, Fly Low is a heartwarming story of two birds making a home–and then making another one–in one of America’s great cities.

Awards

Caldecott Honor (1958)
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Format
Paperback
Pages
64
Reading age
3–5
Audience
Picture
Lexile
830L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.59
F&P level
~T
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
78934
Publication
Published
August 2, 2007
First published
August 2, 1957
Publisher
Puffin Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780142408179

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