num_pages: 48
description: In a cozy room in northern Germany a yellow canary sings rolling melodies to the miners and carpenters of the Harz mountains. But today a bird dealer has come and he will take the canary far far away from everything he knows. The journey leads onto trains and steamships across Europe and even the Atlantic. At last the canary arrives in a room in New York where he hears a strangely familiar songThis beautiful poignant book introduces readers to the little-known history of a beloved songbird. Lushly illustrated in rich colors 189 Canaries is an unforgettable story about music migration and the search for home. 
language: None
title: 189 Canaries
publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers