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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/13/13

Fly Away Home

AUTHOR: Even Bunting     ILLUSTRATOR: Ronald Hilmer 
PUBLISHER:  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt              PUBLICATION DATE: 1991
AWARDS:  Award Winning Novel
GENRE:  Realistic Fiction                     
READING LEVEL: Ages 7-9
BRIEF OVERVIEW: This book is about a homeless boy and his father who live in airport. One day, the boy sees a bird free himself from the airport and “fly away home.” The boy, too, dreams of being free.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: The teacher can have the students make their parent’s/ guardians a thank you card and write how they appreciate everything their parent(s)/guardian(s) do for them.
 REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Tayler M. Graves
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