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The fledgling

Author: Jane Langton
Publisher: New York : Harper & Row, ©1980.
Edition/Format:   Book : Fiction : Juvenile audience : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Summary:
Georgie's fondest hope, to be able to fly, is fleetingly fulfilled when she is befriended by a Canada goose.
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Genre/Form: Fantastic fiction
Juvenile fiction
Fiction
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Langton, Jane, 1922-
Fledgling.
New York : Harper & Row, c1980
(OCoLC)568629883
Online version:
Langton, Jane, 1922-
Fledgling.
New York : Harper & Row, c1980
(OCoLC)607824123
Material Type: Fiction, Juvenile audience
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Jane Langton
ISBN: 0060236787 9780060236786 0060236795 9780060236793 0064401219 9780064401210
OCLC Number: 5750039
Notes: "An Ursula Nordstrom book."
Awards: Newbery Honor Book, 1981
Description: ix, 182 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents: The Present --
Georgie --
Wanting Things --
The Bush House --
Georgie Tries Again --
The Expedition --
Madeline Prawn --
The Kind Interference of Mr. Preek --
The Georgie Protection Society --
Miss Prawn Beholds a Miracle --
Dorothea Brings the Word --
At Last --
Eddy Keeps His Eyes and Ears Open --
Miss Prawn and the Saintly Child --
Target Practice --
The Cudgel of Friendship --
A Present from Georgie --
Flyyyyyyyyyyy! --
Tiny Springs and Little Wheels --
Fledgling No Longer --
Ralph Preek Tracks His Prey --
Eleanor Has a Birthday --
Miss Prawn Leans In Again --
Mr. Preek Takes Deadly Aim --
The Humiliation of Mr. Preek --
Aunt Alex Takes No Chances --
A Playmate for Georgie --
Miss Prawn Keeps Her Eyes Peeled --
Too Big for Flying --
A Fair Exchange --
The Cleverness of Georgie --
Another Chance for Mr. Preek --
Farewell --
The Present Disappears --
The Present at Last.
Responsibility: Jane Langton.
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Georgie's fondest hope, to be able to fly, is fleetingly fulfilled when she is befriended by a Canada goose.

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A nice addition to any library.

by AnchorageSchools (WorldCat user published 2010-02-06) Good Permalink

        The one thing Georgie dreams of is flying. Her family thinks she is a little weird. The Goose Prince helps Georgie's dream come true. Georgie's nosey neighbors, Miss Prawn and Mr. Preek end up ruining everything. This book is for younger readers.

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