The Dead Bird

Informationen zum Autor Margaret Wise Brown! cherished for her unique ability to convey a child’s experience and perspective of the world! transformed the landscape of children’s literature with such beloved classics as Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny . Other perennial favorites by Ms. Brown include My World ; Christmas in the Barn ; The Dead Bird ; North! South! East! West ; and Good Day! Good Night . Remy Charlip is the author and artist of more than thirty books! including such modern classics as Fortunately ! I Love You ! Arm in Arm ! Thirteen ! Mother Mother I Feel Sick and! more recently! Sleepytime Rhyme and Baby Hearts and Baby Flowers . Mr. Charlip's diverse career has included performing with John Cage! dancing and designing costumes for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company! cofounding the Paper Bag Players! serving as head of the Children's Theater and Literature Department at Sarah Lawrence College! winning three New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year citations! and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Remy Charlip lives in San Francisco! California. Zusammenfassung ‘Finding a still warm but dead bird! a group of children give it a fitting burial and every day! until they forget! come again to the woods to sing to the dead bird and place fresh flowers on its grave. An excellent handling of the subject of death in which all young children have a natural interest.’ —BL.

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Wise Brown
• Assisted by: Remy Charlip (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.04.1995
• EAN: 9780064433266
• ISBN: 978-0-06-443326-6
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 208 mm x 152 mm x 3 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION: Classics, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Birds, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement, accel.reader;