King of the Sky
King of the Sky
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King of the Sky

Written by Nicola Davies & illustrated by Laura Carlin
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4 - 8
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48
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Jun 13, 2017
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In this tale of a young boy, an old man, and a dauntless pigeon, a lyrical text and extraordinary illustrations offer a gorgeous meditation on loneliness, belonging, and home. A young Italian boy has moved to the Welsh hills with his family. He feels isolated and unhappy, a stranger in a strange land. It is only when he makes an unlikely friend, an old man who lets him fly one of his pigeons in a race, that he learns how he can belong. Nicola Davies’s beautiful story — an immigrant’s tale with powerful resonance in our troubled times — is illustrated by an artist who makes the world anew with every picture.

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    ISBN
    9780763695682
    Publication Date
    June 13, 2017
    Publisher
    Candlewick
    Page Count
    48
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years

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