Containing iconic stories like βElephant Doctorβ and βA Hundred Armchairsβ, this collection by the great Tamil writer Jeyamohan, brings together twelve inspiring and imaginative narratives, all based on the lives of real people. These stories explore the capacity of humans to hold on to their intrin
The True Story of Stellina
β Scribed by Pericoli, Matteo
- Book ID
- 107777388
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780375832734
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β¦ Synopsis
Stellina was a bird: "CHEEP." A very little bird: "Cheep! cheep!"So begins critically acclaimed author Matteo Pericoli's all-true story of how he and his wife, Holly, came to rescue and raise a little finch, Stellina, in the middle of New York City. When no zoo would take the abandoned bird, fallen from her nest onto a busy street, Holly took her home and gave her the best life she could. And there, in a Manhattan apartment, Stellina leaned how to eat, fly, and sing.
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