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Letitia B. Burton Stories
Benjamin Franklin Silver Award
It’s early fall in North America, and Hendrix’s parents are taking off to migrate to South America - without him! Now to survive the winter and see his parents again, he and his twin brother Ryder will have to make the long, treacherous journey on their own. But the young birds are at odds right from the start, with fearless Ryder pushing cautious Hendrix at every turn.
Can the brothers find their way to South America - and to respect for one another?
Read it in a single day of exhilaration at the narrow escapes and of smiles at the tender moments…The danger sequences drive the story, but Burton has interwoven moral issues of courage and prejudice, the relative values of boldness vs. caution, the shunning for being different, the disbelief from others when it is critical to be believed, and the classic dilemma of group vs. individual.
George Forman, Emeritus Professor of Child Development
Mom’s Choice Award
Every morning, Guthrie and Gretzky stand side by side and peck in the grass for roots and leaves. Later they search high and low for a feather so they can team up to play their favorite game - Capture the Floating Feather. They are the best of friends.
But then one night, everything changes- forcing the two to adapt to a new kind of friendship, one based on sacrifice and thoughtfulness.
Silver Moonbeam Children’s Book Award
Austin awakes in his cozy nest, ready for his breakfast to be delivered. But soon he is falling - fast - and finds himself all alone on the ground, except for a bush. He curls up under the bush, waiting for his mother to save him, only to discover he is now on his own.
Based on a true story, this is a classic tale of tough love and the baby robin who braves it.