Bibliograph

Bird in a box, by Andrea Davis Pinkney

Type

Label

Bird in a box, by Andrea Davis Pinkney

Language

eng

Form of composition

not applicable

Format of music

not applicable

Intended audience

670L, Lexile

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 9-12

resource.interestGradeLevel

3-6

Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

Bird in a box

Medium

sound recording audiobook CD

Music parts

not applicable

Responsibility statement

by Andrea Davis Pinkney

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 4.2, 6, 143646

Summary

In 1936, three children meet at the Mercy Home for Negro Orphans in New York State, and while not all three are orphans, they are all dealing with grief and loss which together, along with the help of a sympathetic staff member and the boxing matches of Joe Louis, they manage to overcome. Includes author's notes

Target audience

pre adolescent

Transposition and arrangement

not applicable

Classification