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Leaving the nest

The lives of a baby jaybird, a young girl, a kitten, and a small squirrel intersect as they venture out into the world.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gerstein, Mordicai
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Self-confidence > Juvenile fiction. Growth > Juvenile fiction. Animals > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	The lives of a baby jaybird, a young girl, a kitten, and a small squirrel intersect as they venture out into the world.
Item Description:	"Frances Foster books."
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN:	0374343691 9780374343699
Author Notes:	Mordicai Gerstein was born in Los Angeles, California in 1935. He attended the Chouinard Art Institute in California. He designed and directed animated films for twenty-five years. In 1970, he met author Elizabeth Levy, who asked him to illustrate her children's book Something Queer Is Going On. He has illustrated all of the books in her Something Queer series. He decided to try his hand at writing. His first picture book, Arnold of the Ducks, was published in 1980 and adapted into an animated film. He has also retold many ancient religious stories, such as that of Jonah in his book, Jonah and the Two Great Fish. He has won many awards including 2 CINE Golden Eagle Awards from the International Film and Television Festival of New York. (Bowker Author Biography)