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Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780395664155
ISBN number: 0395664152
Label: Sandpiper
Manufacturer: Sandpiper
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 32
Printing Date: March 22, 1993
Publishing house: Sandpiper
Age index: Ages 4-8
Sale Popularity Level: 21601
Studio: Sandpiper
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A homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father, moving from terminal to terminal trying not to be noticed, is given hope when a trapped bird finally finds its freedom.
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I am nearly 20 years old and I still remember seeing this book read on Reading Rainbow when I was very young. This book was an excellent introduction to the idea of homeless children for children with homes and would definitely make a child who is homeless not feel alone. I am going to be a social worker and play therapist, and this book is on my list for books to get in the future. People should remember though, that books like this are like books that bring up the idea or life of a child who is abused. If your child is healthy and well taken care of it might be confusing and a bit frightening, but it is not so psychologically damaging that some children learn about the different--and sometimes sad lifestyles of other children. This teaches them that they need to be compassionate and friendly to children who are homeless because they need a friend. Personally I don't think this book is anymore damaging than a "save the children" commerical picturing half-naked, starving toddlers climbing among trash. But in conclusion, I think this is a very good book, so much so that I remember it being read to me on TV.
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This is a wonderful book about homelessness from a child's point of view. The child likens himself to a bird trapped in the busy airport where he and his father live very carefully as to be undetected. A job for his father will free them to fly away from their temporary home like the bird that finally flies away when an automatic door opens one day.
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This book is more true to life then may people would like to a admit. As a school teacher, I have been using this book for years to share the plight of the working homeless. I have also worked in the homeless shelters of Boston and can't tell you how many people are struggling just to get on their feet. This book is sad, however you would been amazed how much empathy and new awareness an older child has after reading is wonderful piece of literature!
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I'm now 20, but I remembered reading this book when I was much younger. It's come into my mind more than once, and I'm glad to've finally found the title of the book again. You see, this is the kind of book that'll stick with you for a very long time. You've read the plot summary, so you know that this isn't exactly a regular children's book in its mood, but if it is possible at all for a children's book to truly change the way a child looks at the world in such a way that the impression remains, this is such a book. The illustrations are beautiful and hazy and dreamlike, though the story exists not in a fantasy world, but in a very mature reality. The story is pretty unique, but the feelings of comfort and love are threads that any child could stand to learn from. I highly recommend this as a much needed book for any child's collection.
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This story is quite bizarre and depressing. I'm keeping it for the collector's value. Thoughtful and synmpathetic. Problem: Sadly, there's no way a homeless father and son could live in an airport for more than a day or two in the post 9-11 era. Even the most ignorant security guard team would discover them and kick them out.
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