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Hey, Al

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Yorinks, Arthur
Corporate Author:	Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress)
Other Authors:	Egielski, Richard (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1986.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Birds > Juvenile fiction. Dogs > Juvenile fiction. Caldecott medal book.
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Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	[32] p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
ISBN:	0374330603 : 9780374429850 0374429855
Author Notes:	Arthur Yorinks was born in Roslyn, New York on August 21, 1953. His first children's book, Sid and Sol, was published in 1977. He has written over 30 children's books including Louis the Fish, It Happened in Pinsk, Company's Coming, Christmas in July, Whitefish Will Rides Again!, The Miami Giant, and Tomatoes from Mars. Hey, Al, illustrated by Richard Egielski, won the 1987 Caldecott award. He has also written opera librettos, ballets, plays and film scripts. (Bowker Author Biography)