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Feathers for Peacock

Jacqueline Jules Helen Cann

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English
Wisdom Books
07 April 2016
"Age range 3 to 6

Long ago, when the world was brand new, all birds were naked. It wasn't fair. Foxes had fur.

Turtles had shells. Birds deserved warm coats, too. Disgruntled, they approach the first full spring moon for advice. Birds of all shapes and sizes attend the meeting. Everyone except Peacock. He arrives on the scene late, to find his friends covered with warm, colorful feathers. ""Look at Peacock! He's still naked!"" All the birds stare at poor Peacock trembling in the cold night air. What will Peacock and his friends do? Find out in this beautiful and charming pourquoi story about kindness. Award-winning authorJacqueline Jules blends folk tale motifs from around the world to offer an original explanation for why the peacock has such beautiful feathers. An appendix provides more information about peacocks."

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Illustrated by:   Helen Cann
Imprint:   Wisdom Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 264mm,  Width: 211mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   391g
ISBN:   9781937786533
ISBN 10:   1937786536
Pages:   28
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From P
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

JacquelineJules is theauthor of over two dozen books for children, including the award-winning ZapatoPower series and Never Say a Mean Word Again: A Tale from Medieval Spain.A former school librarian and teacher, Jacqueline enjoys visiting schools toshare her passion for reading and writing. She is a word person, who lovesrearranging words on the page, the same way people have fun fitting the piecesof a jigsaw puzzle together. She lives in Arlington, Virginia. Helen Cann's illustrations have graced the pages ofalmost thirty books. She has won several international awards, includingthe NautilusAward and Junior Library Guild Award for LittleLeap Forward and NewYork's Bank Street College award for Brigid's Cloak. Her books have been exhibitedaround the world. She loves to travel and has seen the Northern Lights,slept in an igloo, eaten reindeer with Sami herders, and journeyed 1,300 milesin a sailing boat across the North Atlantic searching for whales. Havingpainted in studios of all shapes and sizes, she now stirs up inspiration abovethe sugary smells of a milkshake shop in seaside Brighton, UK.

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