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K-3
Illustrated by
Meilo So.
Narrating in an easygoing, lucid style, Schulman tells Pale Male's story in great detail, integrating it into the context of city life. Meilo So captures New York's rich variety with impressionistic virtuosity. Her point of view varies from curbside to hawk's-eye, her watercolor and colored-pencil palette keyed to the russets and creams of Pale Male's plumage, enlivened with splashes of intense color. Reading list, websites.