Bird/Dog
Bird/Dog
by Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan & Mrinalini Levin-Srinivasan
Ages 6–9Indian author
Bird roams the skies and wonders what a home would feel like; Dog has a home and longs for freedom. Their adventures bring them together in an unlikely friendship.
- Author
- Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan & Mrinalini Levin-Srinivasan
- Age
- Ages 6–9
- Type
- Picture Book, Friendship
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Perky Parrot (Niyogi Books)
- In India
- Available
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