Two Green Birds

by Geraldo Valério

Book Overview

"A child in Brazil experiences the beauty and wonder of the natural world, and comes to understand his role within it. Francisco's grandmother has a surprise for him. In her backyard is a guava tree, and in the tree hangs a cage containing two magnificent green birds. They are parakeets, his grandmother says. Francisco has never seen birds so green, so beautiful. He imagines them sitting on his hand, or murmuring in his ear as he scratches the backs...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1773067958
• ISBN13: 9781773067957
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Groundwood Books
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7