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The Birdman
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The Birdman Hardcover - 2006

by Veronika Martenova Charles; Annouchka Gravel Galouchko (Illustrator); Stephan Daigle (Illustrator)


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Noor Nobi is a broken man, wandering the streets of Calcutta with no reason to live. His three children, snatched from him in a cruel accident, were everything he worked for and loved. But one day, he enters a crowded market and sees a bird, caged and frightened and sick. With very little money in his pocket, he waits until the vendor is closing up. Quickly, Noor Nobi bargains and, happy to get anything for the sickly thing, the vendor accepts his offer. For some reason Noor Nobi cannot explain, it is important for him to nurse the bird back to health. When it is finally able to fly, Noor Nobi takes his bird to a big Banyan tree and releases it. Only then is he able to weep and fully grieve for his children. Before Noor Nobi knows it, he is back at work and taking his weekly earnings to the market where he continues to buy, heal, and free as many birds as he can. Crowds gather; some laugh and say he is crazy, some stand reverently, some don't know what to think. But Noor Nobi's kindness saves a growing number of birds, and the birds, in turn, give him new purpose. Author Veronika Martenova Charles read a short newspaper article about the "Birdman" of Calcutta and her imagination took flight. She traveled to India, found Noor Nobi, and witnessed the freeing of the birds for herself. The Birdman is a touching, true story, tenderly illustrated by Annouchka Gravel Galouchko and Stphan Daigle. It is accompanied by an afterword, diary entries, and photographs of the author's experience.

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  • Title The Birdman
  • Author Veronika Martenova Charles; Annouchka Gravel Galouchko (Illustrator); Stephan Daigle (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Tundra Books (NY), U.S.A.
  • Date September 12, 2006
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780887767401 / 0887767400
  • Weight 0.97 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.9 x 8.82 x 0.4 in (27.69 x 22.40 x 1.02 cm)
  • Ages 05 to 08 years
  • Grade levels K - 3
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
  • Library of Congress subjects Grief, India
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

Media reviews

“[The Birdman is written in a] vivid, poetic text…[complemented by] vibrant folk-art paintings, gloriously patterned with flowers, Hindu symbols, and soaring birds"
- Booklist

Citations

  • Booklist, 10/01/2006, Page 57
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2007, Page 170
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 08/15/2006, Page 837
  • Multicultural Review, 05/01/2007, Page 86
  • Quill & Quire, 10/01/2006, Page 48
  • School Library Journal, 12/01/2006, Page 95

About the author

Veronika Martenova Charles is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books include: Maiden of the Mist: A Legend of Niagara Falls; Stretch, Swallow, & Stare; The Crane Girl; and The Birdman. Veronika has studied at Ryerson University, the Ontario College or Art and Design, and recently completed her graduate studies in Folklore at York University. Veronika Martenova Charles lives in Toronto. A native of Montreal, Annouchka Gravel Galouchko has lived in Iran, Egypt, Mexico, and Austria. Winner of a Governor General's Award for illustration and nominee for French language text (Sho et les dragons d'eau), she has exhibited her paintings widely.
Annouchka's partner, Stphan Daigle, is an internationally known painter and illustrator of books, magazines, and corporate images. He, too, was born in Montreal. The couple's collaboration on The Birdman has resulted in an exceptional blend of color and design, along with depth and symbolism that belie its prettiness. Stphan and Annouchka live in Quebec with their eight-year-old son, Sacha.
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