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Yolen, Jane

Elsie's Bird

40 pp. | Philomel | September, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-25292-1 $17.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by David Small. When Elsie is eight, she, her papa, and canary Timmy Tune leave beloved Boston for the Nebraska frontier. After Timmy escapes, Elsie begins to listen to the voices of the plains. Small's illustrations are rendered with impressionistic freedom: a mélange of expressive broad strokes, delicate line, free-flowing color, expansive vistas, and subtle characterizations that reinforce the emotional impact of Yolen's gentle, lyrical story.
Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2010

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