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Penguin the Magpie
The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family
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"A triumph that will make your heart soar" (Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus), this true story follows a family's journey of recovery, hope, and courage as they nurse an injured magpie back to health—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Blue Day Book.
When Sam Bloom suffers a near fatal fall during a vacation, she is left paralyzed and deeply depressed. One of their three sons, reeling from the tragic accident, discovers an injured magpie chick abandoned after she had fallen from her nest. The boys name the bird Penguin, for her black-and-white plumage. As they nurse Penguin back to health, the incredible joy, playfulness, and strength she exudes fortify the family and especially lift Sam's spirits.
"A unique and remarkable insight into a family dealing with tragedy and finding their way through it with love, courage, and hope" (Naomi Watts), Penguin the Magpie reminds us all that, no matter how lost, fragile, or damaged we feel, accepting the love of others and loving them in return will help to make us whole.
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April 4, 2017 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781501160363
- File size: 6 KB
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Languages
- English
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March 15, 2017
After his wife, Sam, narrowly survived a terrible fall that left her lower body paralyzed, Australian photographer Bloom and their three sons were lost as to how to comfort the depressed shadow of the active wife and mother they knew. Into this abyss, fate would drop a fledgling magpie, gusted out of a tree and badly injured. They took the bird in; Bloom's sons named her Penguin, and as a family they decided that they would get her well or give her a proper burial if she didn't make it. Bloom's miraculous photos illustrate his family's story, especially Sam and Penguin's parallel journeys to rehabilitation: Penguin mimicking Sam's exercises; Penguin curled around Sam's toes; Penguin lazily disrupting Sam's journal writing. Also amazing are photos of Penguin with the boys, helping them brush their teeth, sharing a spaghetti noodle, or snuggling up to read. In her afterword to the book, which is already an international best-seller, Sam helpfully and honestly addresses others, and those who love them, who are dealing with spinal trauma and paralysis.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2017, American Library Association.)
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