Days of the Blackbird

A Tale of Northern Italy

By DePaola, Tomie & De Paola, Tomie

Publishers Summary:
At the request of a kind duke's loving daughter, La Colomba, a pure white bird, braves the bitter winter of the northern Italian mountains to sing for the gravely ill man.

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ISBN
978-0-39922-929-9
Publisher
New York : Putnam's, c1997.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on March 1, 1997

K-Gr 4 An original folktale with roots in a winter legend from northern Italy. A wise, benevolent Duke lives with his daughter, Gemma, in a house in the middle of town. The two spend much time in their courtyard listening to the exuberant songs of birds of many colors. When the Duke is stricken with a life-threatening illness, a pure white ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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