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The Author
Fran Curtin Gieseke was raised in a small town in southwest Washington where she discovered a passion and respect for nature. more
The Illustrator
Cheryl Rose Pelkey was raised in the Pacific Northwest. more
Preface

The forest that was nearest Mt. St. Helens was a place rarely visited by humans.
Only in the ancient days when the native Indian tribes inhabited the old growth forests did man ever set foot there. The Indians called it "owadne puanbe," or "forest of magic,"  more
 

Excerpt
Chapter 3: Best Enemies

The best thing about being a pigeon is being able to blend in with all the other ones in the civilized world. A civilized pigeon did have it’s advantages, but as Blabber would soon find out, it had it’s disadvantages, too.

"You mean people come and feed you?" Blabber asked a big city pigeon, pecking away at his lunch at a park in Oregon.
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