Justine McKeen and the Bird Nerd

Sigmund Brouwer

Description

Meet Justine McKeen, the Queen of Green. She's trying to save the planet, one person at a time, and when she decides to get something done, it's a lot of fun.


When a small bird is injured after flying into a school window, the students are shocked and upset. But they are even more shocked when school bully Jimmy Blatzo rescues the bird and nurses it back to health. Blatzo may have saved one bird, but the problem is much bigger and not confined to the school grounds. Birds are flying into the windows at the town hall too. With the help of Justine, green activist extraordinaire, Blatzo gets the courage he needs to approach town council. Getting over his fear of public speaking will be one challenge. Getting used to his new nickname, Bird Nerd, will be another matter entirely.

Sujets

• Découvertes
• Jour de la Terre
• Animals
• Earth Day
• Juvenilee Fiction
• Birds

Informations

• Publié par: Orca Book Publishers
• Date de parution: 01 novembre 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781459803961
• Langue: English

Extrait

Sigmund Brouwer illustrated by Dave Whamond
ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS
Text copyright 2013 Sigmund Brouwer Illustrations copyright 2013 Dave Whamond
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Brouwer, Sigmund, 1959-, author Justine McKeen and the bird nerd / Sigmund Brouwer ; illustrated by Dave Whamond.
(Orca echoes)
Issued in print and electronic formats. ISBN 978-1-4598-0394-7 (pbk.).-- ISBN 978-1-4598-0395-4 (pdf). ISBN 978-1-4598-0396-1 (epub)
I. Whamond, Dave, illustrator II. Title. III. Series: Orca echoes PS 8553. R 68467 J 872 2013 j C 813 .54 C 2013-902330-5 C 2013-902331-3
First published in the United States, 2013 Library of Congress Control Number : 2013937057
Summary : With the help of Justine, Jimmy Blatzo sets out to protect birds from flying into the windows at school and the town hall.
Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.
Cover artwork and interior illustrations by Dave Whamond Author photo by Reba Baskett ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS PO B OX 5626, Stn. B PO B OX 468 Victoria, BC Canada Custer, WA USA V 8 R 6 S 4 98240-0468
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To Samantha and Jayse, with much love-you are wonderful sunshine for all of us!
Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter One
Yesterday after school was so embarrassing, Justine said. The woman shouted pig pee at me! Pig pee, pig pee , she yelled. And then she slammed her door in my face.
As usual at recess, Justine was hanging out at the school flagpole with her friends Michael and Safdar and Jimmy Blatzo.
Pig pee? Blatzo asked.
I know, Justine said. Can you believe it? I had carefully explained it was pig urine. And I m just trying to help the environment and make a little money with door-to-door sales. I guess sometimes you have to put up with stuff like that when you re the Queen of Green.
Pig pee, Blatzo said. He was frowning as he thought about it.
Think that s embarrassing? Safdar said to Justine.