{"product_id":"the-river-of-birds-paperback-1","title":"The River of Birds - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLibby Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Boardman\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A moving and beautiful tale about a family, a loss, and the natural world that binds us all together. With exquisite tenderness, Moore reveals the persistent, transcendent power of love.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -Lily King, bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gentle, honest story of a child who learns about the enduring force of love in the face of grief.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eA young child and a grandmother share a love of birds. Every day after school they watch the birds outside her window and draw them with colored pencils, the scent of ginger tea hanging in the air. When they find a dead goldfinch outside the window one day, the grandmother teaches her grandchild about the enduring strength of love that continues even when a body is no longer living. This lesson returns to the child in a powerful dream after the grandmother dies-a dream that becomes a healing gift for the child's grandfather.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Gorgeously illustrated by wildlife artist and illustrator Michael Boardman, Libby Moore's \u003ci\u003eThe River of Birds\u003c\/i\u003e is a gentle story that looks honestly at grief and love. The beautiful themes and lush illustrations will bring comfort to readers of all ages. The book includes a guide put together by clinical psychologist Mary Plouffe, PhD, that provides practical resources for adults who are supporting grieving children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile \u003cb\u003eLibby Moore\u003c\/b\u003e spent her childhood roaming the meadows and forests of northeast Ohio, her heart and spirit grew up canoeing and camping in the north woods of Ontario. She earned a Master of Forestry from Yale University, where she also met her husband. She went to work as a forest ecologist in midcoast Maine, and they settled on an old saltwater farm, where they raised three children. Every winter they watched birds from the kitchen window for Cornell University's Project FeederWatch. The idea for \u003ci\u003eThe River of Birds\u003c\/i\u003e came to Libby in a dream, just like the dream of the story's protagonist. Libby was a Reiki practitioner and worked with life-force energy to offer healing and support to her clients. Her work has been published in the \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe River of Birds\u003c\/i\u003e was her first book. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 10.8 x 8.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46592418939077,"sku":"9781734880298","price":21.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/NMdorRvb2_9781734880298_c3781354-de84-453e-81c2-5621817144a9.webp?v=1785061343","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-river-of-birds-paperback-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}