In a city full of hurried people, only young Will notices the bird lying hurt on the ground. With the help of his sympathetic mother, he gently wraps the injured bird and takes it home. In classic Bob Graham style, the beauty is in the details: the careful ministrations with an eyedropper, the bedroom filled with animal memorabilia, the saving of the single feather as a good-luck charm for the bird’s return to the sky. Wistful and uplifting, here is a tale of possibility — and of the souls who never doubt its power
Age Group: The orchard
Book-Related Family Activities
Conversation
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Enrich our languageDear Parents,
What do we do when we see someone suffering? What do we do when we see a wounded animal? Do we leave it, or do we help it?
Our book is a sentimental book that embodies the meaning of sympathy, compassion and kindness to animals. In the midst of the crowd, and without anyone caring, Nabil rescued the wounded bird amid the lack of interest in the others around it, and insisted on taking it home and taking care of it until it recovers.
The book allows us to have a rich dialogue with our children about many values and topics, such as: compassion and kindness to animals; supporting the needy and the weak; hoping for recovery.
In the early years of a child’s life, the ability to empathize and sympathize develops, and there is an important role for parents in developing this ability in children, by giving a personal model of animal welfare and support for the weak in need, and through the emotional and social dialogue they conduct after reading children’s books.
We can read the story several times and recall the events of the story with our children by using the drawings.
Publishing:
Kineret
Year of Distribution:
2022-2023
