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- ISBN 9781773069623
- Dimensions: 215 x 279mm
- Publication Date: 21 May 2026
- Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
- Publication City/Country: CA
- Product Form: Hardback
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Driven from her nest, Little Bird crosses paths with other migrating animals, including humans, looking for a safe place to call home.
Reading like a modern nursery rhyme, Fly Away Home begins with a family of birds launched into exile as “a troubling of hummingbirds / brings news of beyond” and “the deceit of lapwings drives its family to roam.”
Author Betty Quan gives animals thought-provoking collective nouns (a charm of goldfinches, a flamboyance of flamingoes) — some real, some invented — while Akin Duzakin’s simple yet suggestive illustrations spark curiosity about the characters Little Bird encounters.
On the wing, Little Bird witnesses the mass migrations of other animals: monarch butterflies, caribou, sea turtles — and humans, too, including one little girl with a pink backpack. After her family finds asylum, Little Bird meets the little girl on a balcony in a new city — a safe nest for both at last.
With the world witnessing an unprecedented level of migration—for greater opportunities or because of conflicts and climate change — and over forty million international migrants under the age of twenty, Fly Away Home offers families and classrooms a hopeful entry to a complex topic.
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