Hardback, colour and black and white illustrations, 36 pages, W110mm x H175mm
In Clare Rojas' beautifully illustrated children’s
story book, a baby bird is rescued by some children. The children look after the baby bird and
wonder what kind of bird it is – an eagle or a hawk perhaps - but it is a boring
pigeon!
The children visit the library
and discover that pigeons are in fact very interesting creatures, they can see
ultra violet light, they have won more medals for bravery than any other animal in
the world wars, and they have a mysterious homing instinct.
The children bring the baby pigeon back to
recovery and the pigeon goes off and finds a mate.