Kérillis, Hélène.

A bird in winter : inspired by a painting by Pieter Breugel / text by Hélène Kérillis ; illustrations by Stéphane Girel. - Munich ; London : Prestel, 2011. - 1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly col. ill. ; 32 cm.

Eight-year-old Mayken, the innkeeper's daughter, cares for an injured bird and struggles to keep it a secret, in this story inspired by Pieter Bruegel the Elder's "The Hunters in the Snow." Includes historical notes on Breugel and his art.


Translated from the French.

3791370804 (hbk.) 9783791370804 (hbk.)

2011290127


Birds--Fiction.
Middle Ages--Fiction.
Wildlife rescue--Fiction.
Winter--Fiction.

PZ7.K4555 / Bi 2011

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