Brian's Bird
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Publication Year
2000
ISBN
9780807508817
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Eight-year-old Brian, who is blind, learns how to take care of his new parakeet and comes to realize that his older brother, while sometimes careless, is not so bad after all.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Physical disability; blind; blind child
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
African American
Family Formation
mother, father, and grandmother
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2001 Five to Nine Today
Keywords
bird; parakeet; brother; grandmother; cage; white cane; talking bird
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Davis, Patricia Anne and Johnson, Layne, "Brian's Bird" (2000). Diverse Families. 1656.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1656