 Three birds named Ade, Emem, and Nuru live on the back of an elephant in the savanna. They are friends until one day a beautiful speckled feather blows into their midst. Ade grabs the feather and claims it as his. The birds fight over the feather. The elephant stamps his foot and says, “Enough!” But the birds keep quarreling into the night. Suddenly, a wild dog attacks the birds and the elephant swings his trunk to bang on the dog’s chest and hurls the dog away. The birds thank the elephant and promise, “No more quarreling” and “No more speckled feathers.” The colorful illustrations appear to be hand-drawn and are stunning. mjw |
| Title: The Speckled Feather Author: Johanna Ries Illustrator: Johanna Ries Publisher: NorthSouth Books, Inc. New York Copyright: 2020 Original Language: German Translator: David Henry Wilson Original Title: Die Fleckenfeder Original Publisher: NordSud Verlag AG, Zurich Original Copyright: 2020 ISBN: 978-0-7358-4447-6 Hardcover pages: 40 Age range: 40 Genre: Picture Book Book setting: African savanna Author’s ethnicity: German Author’s residence: Germany Illustrator’s ethnicity: German Illustrator’s residence: Germany Subjects: Birds, Elephants, Greed, Loyalty, Savanna, Theft, Vanity, Wild dogs |
The Speckled Feather
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