King of the Sky

by Nicola Davies

Book Overview

In this tale of a young boy, an old man, and a dauntless pigeon, a lyrical text and extraordinary illustrations offer a gorgeous meditation on loneliness, belonging, and home.

A young Italian boy has moved to the Welsh hills with his family. He feels isolated and unhappy, a stranger in a strange land. It is only when he makes an unlikely friend, an old man who lets him fly one of his pigeons in a race, that he learns how he can belong...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763695688
• ISBN13: 9780763695682
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 11.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3