Sid the pigeon is very choosy about finding just the right home in the magnificent city of san Francisco. And find it he does, in the loop of a huge b in an electric sign high up on a skyscraper. sid?s view of san Francisco is without equal. so sid asks the lovely dove Midge to share his home. but one morning, while Midge is taking her turn sitting on two eggs, disaster strikes. A truck comes and workers take down the letters on the skyscraper one by one. winner of a Caldecott Honor, Fly High, Fly Low is a heartwarming story of two birds making a home?and then making another one?in one of America?s great cities.
在一块巨大的广告牌字母B上,鸽子希德安了家,随后他与鸽子米琪相知相遇,并共筑爱巢,还孕育了两个可爱的蛋宝宝。当生活正幸福宁静的时候,有一天,灾难降临了:广告牌突然被拆掉运走,他们心爱的家即将倾覆。希德飞高飞低,紧紧追寻,最终能守护住自己的家吗?……小小的鸽子对家的执著、互相守护的勇气,让人感动不已。而图画中对旧金山市景、金门大桥等建筑以及市民生活的精美描绘,让这个故事始终沐浴在美丽、浪漫、温暖和爱的氛围中。本书创作于上个世纪50年代,荣获1958年凯迪克大奖,至今畅销不衰。
By Don Freeman, Hardcover, Simplified Chinese Characters, 32 Pages, 10'' x 10''