Kevin and the blackbirds
(2024)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
E/FOLKTALES/EUROPE/ALM

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Kids' Folk & Fairy Tales E/FOLKTALES/EUROPE/ALM Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2024
©2024
EDITION
First US edition
DESCRIPTION

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781536238075, 1536238074 :, 1536238074, 9781536238075
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

"First published by Walker Books Ltd. (UK) 2024"

"In medieval Ireland, a boy named Kevin is taken to a monastery by parents who can no longer afford to keep him, though they promise to bring him home when times are better. Meanwhile, Kevin works for the monks, who teach him hymns, prayers, and reading. He is content, though happiest when his work is done and he can roam the countryside, befriending wild creatures. As he grows older, the monks order him to stay indoors more, but Kevin longs for sunlight. He stretches his arms out the window, and two blackbirds build their nest in his hands. Fed by the monks and the birds, Kevin stays in the same position until three eggs are laid in the nest and the chicks hatch, fledge, and fly away. Released by the monks, Kevin returns home with his parents." --Publisher

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