The world\'s greatest singer is right outside your window.
As author Steve Sheinkin puts it, This book will change how you listen to the world..
Duet is a study in the power of song.
It is the third volume of his bird trilogy.
Now, National Book Award and Newbery honor-winner Phillip Hoose brings the story of the important and overlooked connection between humans and mockingbirds--past, present, and future.
To the rescue came a powerful and determined group of women.
Something had to be done.
Too many had been trapped, sold, and caged.
But in the early 1900s the mocker was plummeting toward extinction.
And mockingjays--a hybrid between jabberjays and mockers--are a symbol of the rebel cause in the Hunger Games trilogy.
Some jazz musicians credit mockingbirds with teaching them a four-note call that says, Break\'s over.
Atticus Finch\'s somber warning to his children, Remember, it\'s a sin to kill a Mockingbird, is known throughout the world.
John James Audubon\'s portrait of a rattlesnake raiding a mockingbird\'s nest sparked outrage in the world of art.
Thomas Jefferson\'s mockingbird, Dick, was the first White House pet.
Many Native American myths and legends feature mockingbirds, often teaching humans to speak.
Mockingbirds have been companions to humans for centuries.
Many of our favorite songs and poems feature mockingbirds.
The Northern mockingbird\'s brilliant song--a loud, bright, liquid sampling of musical notes and phrases--has made it a beloved companion and the official bird of five states.
But you have to notice.
The world\'s greatest singer is right outside your window
