Island Baby

by Holly Keller

Book Overview

Pops, a man who runs a bird hospital on an island, and his young helper Simon, nurse an injured baby bird back to health. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590494279
• ISBN13: 9780590494274
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Touching and sweet , but not saccharine

This is a sweet story with simple, colorful, appealing illustrations. A young island boy helps his grandfather at a bird hospital. They rescue an injured baby flamingo, to whom the boy gets very attached. However, he must accept letting the bird go when it has healed - a bittersweet life lesson! Extra-appealing for showing a boy as a kind nurturer of animals. Can't recommend this one highly enough!

excellent book!

Island Baby is a fantastic children's book. It is a sweet, endearing tale of caring, nurturing, love, separation and letting go. A beautiful example of respect and caring for animals. A great separation tale for children going off to school for the first time. A definite must for any early childhood library...if only it were easier to find!