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    Justine McKeen and the Bird Nerd
    Justine McKeen and the Bird Nerd
    Justine McKeen and the Bird Nerd
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    Justine McKeen and the Bird Nerd

    By Sigmund Brouwer and Dave Whamond

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    Meet Justine McKeen, the Queen of Green. She's trying to save the planet, one person at a time, and when she decides to get something done, it's a lot of fun.

    When a small bird is injured after flying into a school window, the students are shocked and upset. But they are even more shocked when school bully Jimmy Blatzo rescues the bird and nurses it back to health. Blatzo may have saved one bird, but the problem is much bigger and not confined to the school grounds. Birds are flying into the windows at the town hall too. With the help of Justine, green activist extraordinaire, Blatzo gets the courage he needs to approach town council. Getting over his fear of public speaking will be one challenge. Getting used to his new nickname, Bird Nerd, will be another matter entirely.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers
    Release dateNov 1, 2013
    ISBN9781459803961
    Justine McKeen and the Bird Nerd
    Author

    Sigmund Brouwer

    Sigmund Brouwer is the award-winning author of over 100 books for young readers, with close to 4 million books in print. He has won the Christy Book of the Year and an Arthur Ellis Award, as well as being nominated for two TD Canadian Children’s Literature Awards and the Red Maple Award. For years, Sigmund has captivated students with his Rock & Roll Literacy Show and Story Ninja program during his school visits, reaching up to 80,000 students per year. His many books in the Orca Sports and Orca Currents lines have changed the lives of countless striving readers. Sigmund lives in Red Deer, Alberta.

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      Justine McKeen and the Bird Nerd - Sigmund Brouwer

      Sigmund Brouwer

      illustrated by Dave Whamond

      ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS

      Text copyright © 2013 Sigmund Brouwer

      Illustrations copyright © 2013 Dave Whamond

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in

      any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,

      recording or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be

      invented, without permission in writing from the publisher.

      Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

      Brouwer, Sigmund, 1959-, author

      Justine McKeen and the bird nerd / Sigmund Brouwer ;

      illustrated by Dave Whamond.

      (Orca echoes)

      Issued in print and electronic formats.

      ISBN 978-1-4598-0394-7 (pbk.).--ISBN 978-1-4598-0395-4 (pdf).

      ISBN 978-1-4598-0396-1 (epub)

      I. Whamond, Dave, illustrator II. Title. III. Series: Orca echoes

      PS8553.R68467J872 2013         jC813’.54         C2013-902330-5

      C2013-902331-3

      First published in the United States, 2013

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013937057

      Summary: With the help of Justine, Jimmy Blatzo sets out to protect birds

      from flying into the windows at school and the town hall.

      Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.

      Cover artwork and interior illustrations by Dave Whamond

      Author photo by Reba Baskett

      www.orcabook.com

      16 15 14 13 • 4 3 2 1

      To Samantha and Jayse, with much love—you are

      wonderful sunshine for all of us!

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