A bird in winter
Subtitle: inspired by a painting by Pieter Breugel
By: text by Hélène Kérillis ; illustrations by Stéphane Girel
Contributors: Bruegel, Pieter, approximately 1525-1569; Girel, Stéphane, ill
Publisher: Prestel
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Munich ; London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9783791370804
Subjects: Wildlife rescue; Fiction; Winter; Middle Ages; Birds
Work titles: Oiseau en hiver
Description: Eight-year-old Mayken, the innkeeper's daughter, cares for an injured bird and struggles to keep it a secret, in this story inspired by Pieter Bruegel the Elder's "The Hunters in the Snow." Includes historical notes on Breugel and his art.
Notes: Translated from the French.