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Keywords

african american, aggression, airplane, art, birds, buildings, crime, day, death, decision making, drawing, dreams, drugs, emotions, family, feelings, grandparents, hard work, imagination, instruments, loss, museum, music, park, problem solving, relationship, robbery, school, siblings, storytelling, stress management, technology

Title

Bird

Description

Mehkai struggles with the challenges of life: death of his grandfather and his older brother's drug addition. He soon learns how to cope and manage his stress through drawing. In fact, drawing is an outlet for Bird's emotions and imagination. Mehkai learns the benefits of perseverance, hard work, and family.

Author

Elliot, Zetta

Publisher

Lee and Low Book Inc

Illustrator

Strickland, Shadra

ISBN

978-1-60060-241-2

City of Publication

New York

Year of Publication

2008

Author of Abstract

Abstract provided by Bianca Guynn, 2010

Citation

Elliot, Zetta, “Bird,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed September 30, 2023, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/11247.