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  • Bird Boy
    Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), Paperback, 2003
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    Rebound by Sagebrush, School & Library Binding, 2003
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    Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media, Turtleback, 2003
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    Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), Hardcover, 1999
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    Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), Paperback, 1999

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Bird Boy
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 21 Ratings and 6 Reviews

Book Description
All his life, Chang has not been able to speak. The only sounds he can make are the squawks and caws of the cormorants his father trains for fishing. Chang loves the birds, and is thrilled when he is finally old enough to help raise a cormorant chick. But this is more challenging than Chang expects, for in the process he must learn hard lessons about untrustworthy friends and what it really means ... More
Book Information
PublisherFarrar Straus & Giroux
BindingHardcover (5 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages64
ISBN-100374307237
ISBN-13978-0374307233
Publication Date04/30/1999
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About Elizabeth Starr Hill (Author) : Elizabeth Starr Hill is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Elizabeth Starr Hill include Wildfire!, Bird Boy.
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About Lesley Liu (Illustrator) : Lesley Liu is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Lesley Liu include Bird Boy, Chang and the Bamboo Flute.
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