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| Genre/Form: | Juvenile literature Caldecott Medal Dust jackets (Bindings) Juvenile fiction Fiction |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Fiction, Juvenile audience |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Arthur Yorinks; Richard Egielski; Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.; Offset Separations Corp.; A. Horowitz & Sons.; Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress) |
| ISBN: | 0374330603 9780374330606 |
| OCLC Number: | 14990971 |
| Notes: | Art techniques used: Watercolor in contrasting muted and bright colors. Color separations by Offset Separations Corp....Bound by A. Horowitz and Sons ; Typography by Cynthia Krupat"--t.p. verso |
| Awards: | Caldecott Medal, 1987. |
| Description: | [32] p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Responsibility: | story by Arthur Yorinks ; pictures by Richard Egielski. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
A city janitor and his treasured canine companion are transported by a large colorful bird to an island in the sky, where their comfortable paradise existence threatens to turn them into birds as well. Al, a janitor, and his faithful dog, Eddie, live in a single room on the West Side. They eat together, they work together, they do everything together. So what's the problem? Their room is crowded and cramped; their life is an endless struggle. Al and Eddie are practically at each others throats when a large and mysterious bird offers them a new life in paradise. After some debate, they decide to accept. Transported to a gorgeous island in the sky, Al and Eddie are soon living a life of ease and luxury. But they come to find that the grass can be a little too green on the other side. After a dramatic, nearly tragic escape from their paradise prison, both man and dog agree: there really is no place like home.
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