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City Birds Paperback – October 1, 2015

4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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City Birds is a witty, upbeat story two falcon hatchlings named Stars and Stripes atop a skyscraper in Cleveland, Ohio. The two young birds are introduced to the life of a bird of prey in a big city. With their parents' guidance, the young birds learn to catch pigeons (and not the "fowl" balls that come from the nearby baseball stadium), how to interact with humans (who are kind enough to feed the local pigeon "livestock"), and finally, how to fly, the final skill that will allow them to leave their concrete home to hunt for food and start their own homes and families. Told with tongue in cheek humor that will keep readers chuckling from cover to cover.
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City Birds is a witty, upbeat story of two falcon hatchlings named Stars and Stripes atop a skyscraper in Cleveland, Ohio. The two young birds are introduced to the life of a bird of prey in a big city. With their parents' guidance, the young birds learn to catch pigeons (and not the "fowl" balls that come from the nearby baseball stadium), how to interact with humans (who are kind enough to feed the local pigeon "livestock"), and finally, how to fly, the final skill that will allow them to leave their concrete home to hunt for food and start their own homes and families. Told with tongue in cheek humor that will keep readers chuckling from cover to cover.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Star Bright Books (October 1, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 20 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1595727086
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1595727084
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 10 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ GN520L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 4
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.21 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.7 x 0.2 x 8.7 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Dean Norman
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The first word I learned to spell was BOP. Popeye was often bopping some big bad guy who deserved to be bopped. When I went to school and learned to read more words, I stopped pestering Dad to read the newspaper comics for me. When I took a mail order cartooning course, The Landon School of cartooning, I started drawing my own comics.

After graduating from the University of Iowa, I went to work for Hallmark Cards writing and drawing cartoon greeting cards. Later went to American Greetings and drew Hi Brows cards. I retired in 1990 and began drawing Wally's Woods comic strip. It was published in The Trigg Times for a year, and in americangreetings.com for two years. But I couldn't sell it to any newspaper syndicates.

Some of Wally's Woods stories are now available from Star Bright Books and as ebooks. Spook the Halloween Cat, City Birds, and Spook Goes to a Halloween Party. Spook the Magic Kitten is a long version of Spook the Halloween Cat. There are three sequels to the kitten book that are available as Amazon ebooks. Spook Helps Hexabell Find a Halloween Cat, Hexabell and Crabby in Another Universe, and Hexabell's Fantabulous Halloween Party.

Also available on Amazon is my book titled The Lucky Generation: 1930 to 2030...If We Are Lucky. A lot of funny short stories that is sort of an autobiography.

Now as my time is growing short, I am publishing Wally's Woods comic stories as ebooks. Cuyahoga River Adventures is the first. There will be a series of about 40 Wally's Woods ebooks with comic stories about wildlife and outdoor recreation. Also a series of 17 cartoon ebooks titled OUTDOORS.

If you haven't learned to read yet, pester Mom or Dad to read them to you. Wally and his dog named Beaver don't BOP anyone. They just have fun hiking, canoeing, skiing, backpacking and meeting critters in the woods.

`Dean Norman

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First graders viewed this book online and greatly enjoyed it! In her book review, one of the students stated that she "liked when one of the baby birds said 'You gotta flop before you flap, and you gotta flap before you fly!'" She gave it five stars.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2023
    First graders viewed this book online and greatly enjoyed it! In her book review, one of the students stated that she "liked when one of the baby birds said 'You gotta flop before you flap, and you gotta flap before you fly!'" She gave it five stars.
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    Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2023
    First graders viewed this book online and greatly enjoyed it! In her book review, one of the students stated that she "liked when one of the baby birds said 'You gotta flop before you flap, and you gotta flap before you fly!'" She gave it five stars.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2016
    This is a fun, upbeat story of two peregrine falcon chicks born on a city ledge in Cleveland, Ohio. Written and illustrated in comic book form, kids will enjoy meeting Stars and Stripes. They're fun and so is the mom and dad. Educational as well. Reviewed through NetGalley for an honest review.
  • Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2016
    Very cute! Great for all ages.
  • Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2016
    'City Birds' by Dean Norman takes a true event, and creates some fun comics around it. It's gentle humor that would work well for younger readers.

    Beginning with the story behind the comics, we learn that they were inspired by two falcons building a nest in Cincinatti. Since it happened close to Independence Day, the city named the eggs Stars and Stripes. The comics take place shortly before the eggs hatch and deal with things like the cameras watching them, or the odd sort of meals to be found in a city. There is sibling rivalry and birds on a ledge in peril, or are they?

    The art is fine, as are the cartoons. This is probably really best for children as the humor is pretty simple. I liked it ok, but might not have picked it up if I hadn't been given a copy.

    I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Star Bright Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
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