Crow Call
Two-time Newbery medalist Lois Lowry has crafted a beautiful picture book about the power of longing and the importance of reconnection between a girl and her father in post-WWII America.This is the story of young Liz, her father, and their strained relationship. Dad has been away at WWII for...
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Two-time Newbery medalist Lois Lowry has crafted a beautiful picture book about the power of longing and the importance of reconnection between a girl and her father in post-WWII America.This is the story of young Liz, her father, and their strained relationship. Dad has been away at WWII for longer than she can remember, and they begin their journey of reconnection through a hunting shirt, cherry pie, tender conversation, and the crow call. This allegorical story shows how, like the birds gathering above, the relationship between the girl and her father is graced with the chance to fly.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780545030359 (0545030358)
Publish date: October 1st 2009
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
History,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
War,
Family,
Picture Books,
Animals,
World War II,
Birds
The realistic illustrations, which capture the feel of the 1940's, are the perfect companions to this short story about one young girl and her father becoming acquainted after his return from WWII. Based off of the experiences of the authoress.
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