Image
Age Range
7 - 10
Genre
Page Count
48
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Grade Level
4th - 6th
ISBN
978-1620143483
Lexile
AD600
Themes

Bird

Written by Zetta Elliott and Illustrated by Shadra Strickland

Young Mekhai, better known as Bird, loves to draw. With drawings, he can erase the things that don't turn out right. In real life, problems aren't so easily fixed.

As Bird struggles to understand the death of his beloved grandfather and his older brother's drug addiction, he escapes into his art. Drawing is an outlet for Bird's emotions and imagination, and provides a path to making sense of his world. In time, with the help of his grandfather's friend, Bird finds his own special somethin' and wings to fly.

Age Range
7 - 10
Genre
Page Count
48
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Grade Level
4th - 6th
ISBN
978-1620143483
Lexile
AD600
Themes