Book Description
for The Real Poop on Pigeons by Kevin McCloskey
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
In a comic-style book of information, a man who is decidedly not a fan of pigeons at the volume’s start is the subject of an intense PR campaign. A group of children dressed as pigeons offer basic facts about pigeons; tell about relatives of present-day pigeons, including Do-dos and doves; and identify strange birds that are the result of pigeon breeding. These include the curly feathered Frillback; the long-legged, big-footed white Maltese; and the blue- hued Victoria Crowned, the largest living pigeon, named for Queen Victoria of England. The children also show the man the artistic appeal of pigeons: Pablo Picasso named his daughter, Paloma, Spanish for pigeon, and included pigeons in several paintings. This is a fun and fascinating look at a common, and much maligned, bird. (Ages 7–10)
CCBC Choices 2017. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2017. Used with permission.