Home in the Sky [Hardcover]

Jeannie Baker (Author)

Book Description

A pigeon with a kindly owner and a home on the roof of a building meets a boy who wants to keep him.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Unusual collage constructions form vibrant New York City panoramas in this modest tale of Light, a white pigeon who flees his rooftop aviary to explore his urban surroundings. Ages 4-7.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

"A really good picture book... A poet of the city streets and sky is here at work, and most effectively." The Junior Bookshelf; "Scraps of material, feathers, leaves, wood, hair and newsprint have been magically transformed... [by] Jeannie Baker, collage-artist extraordinary... into a most memorable picture book." Books for Keeps --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow & Co; 1st edition (October 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688038417
• ISBN-13: 978-0688038410
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,426,792 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Lovely collages, but limited story. Adults can remember early 1980s New York City, March 9, 2009

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Quickhappy "quickhappy" (Big city, big country) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Home in the Sky (Paperback)

Artist Jeannie Baker is a talented artist whose appealing collages are made with great talent and care. Her story is only lightly connects the artworks together. I find the story more compelling for adults than for children. My six year old girl took scant interest in the book. Rather, I was the one who enjoyed more the trip back to New York City in the early 1980s: the graffiti, the roller skaters, the boomboxes, the buildings, the assorted characters. Thus I think that this book has become more a souvenir of a bygone age, than a book for children. If you remember, and want to revisit, early 1980s New York then this book of lovely collages is for you.

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Stunning, January 23, 2008

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OnceNYC (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Home in the Sky (Paperback)

We originally borrowed this book from the library, but soon realized that we needed to have it around all the time. The collage is stunning and brings to life New York City in the early 80s. Every detail of the pictures reminds me of that era from the headline on the newspapers to abandoned buildings on the Lower East Side. The story is simple, yet quite emotive. Now I'm on a hunt for all of her other books.

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5.0 out of 5 stars very positive children reactions; incredible, inspiring art, March 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Home in the Sky (Library Binding)

I've been reading the Spanish language version of this book to second graders for about five years. They are enthralled by the story and the artwork. The art is done in 3 dimensional collage using natural materials - hard to distinguish from reality. It inspires great art projects. My copy has worn out from loving eyes and fingers poring over it. Laverne David Gopstein