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The fascinating tale of the journey of two rare purple martins to southern Florida is told in ten short stories. A baby bird named Paige Purple Martin falls from her nest. A human girl rescues her and hand-feeds her in a wicker basket. Paige is different from other purple martins. She has lots of white feathers. She is abused and teased about her feathers by birds in her colony. Paige refuses to m... More

The fascinating tale of the journey of two rare purple martins to southern Florida is told in ten short stories. A baby bird named Paige Purple Martin falls from her nest. A human girl rescues her and hand-feeds her in a wicker basket. Paige is different from other purple martins. She has lots of white feathers. She is abused and teased about her feathers by birds in her colony. Paige refuses to migrate to South America when the colony leaves Virginia in the fall. Instead, she spends the winter in Florida with her only friend, Virgil. Paige and Virgil use their wits and survival skills to travel in cold weather from Virginia to Florida. This is a tale that weaves drama, wittiness, geography, and ornithology into a delightful account about the behavior of purple martins.

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