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The Birdman

By Veronika Martenova Charles
Illustrated by Annouchka Gravel Galouchko and Stephan Daigle

By Veronika Martenova Charles
Illustrated by Annouchka Gravel Galouchko and Stephan Daigle

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Hardcover $17.95

Sep 12, 2006 | ISBN 9780887767401 | 5-8 years

The Birdman by Veronika Martenova Charles
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Sep 12, 2006 | ISBN 9780887767401

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About The Birdman

Noor Nobi is a broken man, wandering the streets of Calcutta with no reason to live. His three children, snatched from him in a cruel accident, were everything he worked for and loved. But one day, he enters a crowded market and sees a bird, caged and frightened and sick. With very little money in his pocket, he waits until the vendor is closing up.

Quickly, Noor Nobi bargains and, happy to get anything for the sickly thing, the vendor accepts his offer. For some reason Noor Nobi cannot explain, it is important for him to nurse the bird back to health. When it is finally able to fly, Noor Nobi takes his bird to a big Banyan tree and releases it. Only then is he able to weep and fully grieve for his children.

Before Noor Nobi knows it, he is back at work and taking his weekly earnings to the market where he continues to buy, heal, and free as many birds as he can. Crowds gather; some laugh and say he is crazy, some stand reverently, some don’t know what to think. But Noor Nobi’s kindness saves a growing number of birds, and the birds, in turn, give him new purpose.

Author Veronika Martenova Charles read a short newspaper article about the “Birdman” of Calcutta and her imagination took flight. She traveled to India, found Noor Nobi, and witnessed the freeing of the birds for herself.

The Birdman is a touching, true story, tenderly illustrated by Annouchka Gravel Galouchko and Stéphan Daigle. It is accompanied by an afterword, diary entries, and photographs of the author’s experience.

About Veronika Martenova Charles

Tundra’s Veronika Martenova Charles is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books include: Maiden of the Mist: A Legend of Niagara Falls; Stretch, Swallow, & Stare; The Crane Girl, and her five-book series for emergent readers, Easy-To-Read Spooky Tales. Veronika… More about Veronika Martenova Charles

Product Details

Category: Children’s Books

Hardcover | $17.95
Published by Tundra Books
Sep 12, 2006 | 32 Pages | 8-1/2 x 10-5/8 | 5-8 years | ISBN 9780887767401

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Praise

“[The Birdman is written in a] vivid, poetic text…[complemented by] vibrant folk-art paintings, gloriously patterned with flowers, Hindu symbols, and soaring birds"
– Booklist

Awards

Governor General’s Literary Awards – Children’s Literature – Illustration NOMINEE 2006

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