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Davies, Nicola

King of the Sky

48 pp. | Candlewick | June, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-9568-2 $17.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Laura Carlin. An elderly Welsh miner and a boy unwillingly transplanted from Rome bond over homing pigeons in this atmospheric and hopeful tale of immigration and friendship. The narrative follows the pair as they train Mr. Evans's pigeons, including one the boy names King of the Sky. Davies's poetic language includes moments of precise description; Carlin's smudgy, near-transparent mixed-media illustrations capture the essences of the old and new homelands.
Reviewer: Thom Barthelmess | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2017

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