{"product_id":"the-doctor-bird","title":"The Doctor Bird \/\/ The Expedition in Jamaica That Changed the Course of Natural History (Pre-order, April 27 2027)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on the true story of 19th-century naturalist Philip Henry Gosse's study of Jamaican wildlife, this picture book illustrated by a Coretta Scott King\/John Steptoe Award-winning artist, inspires empathy for the natural world and all its inhabitants.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIsaac loves watching the long-tailed hummingbirds, known as Doctor Birds, that are native to his home island of Jamaica. It’s bad luck to hurt them, as his grandmother says. But that doesn’t stop an Englishman named Mr. Gosse from trapping these marvelous creatures for research.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile his cousin Samuel helps with Mr. Gosse’s work, Isaac vows to set his beloved Doctor Birds free. What follows leads to a stirring change of heart and a trailblazing, more humane approach to the scientific study of nature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis richly illustrated picture book about the pioneering British naturalist Philip Henry Gosse (1810-1888) includes afterwords by the author Matthew Olshan and the artist Shadra Strickland, with notes on sources, recommendations for further reading, and photographs of Doctor Birds in the wild.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMatthew Olshan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the author of several books for young readers, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Voyage in the Clouds: The (Mostly) True Story of the First International Flight by Balloon in 1785\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mighty Lalouche\u003c\/i\u003e, both illustrated by Caldecott Medal winner Sophie Blackall, as well as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinn, The Flown Sky\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eShadra Strickland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estudied design, writing, and illustration at Syracuse University and later went on to complete her M.F.A. at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She won the Ezra Jack Keats Award and the Coretta Scott King\/John Steptoe Award for New Talent in 2009 for her work in her first picture book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBird\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Zetta Elliott. Strickland co-illustrated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Children Can Soar\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of a 2010 NAACP Image Award. Her books have received recognition from the American Library Association, Junior Library Guild, and other prominent literary organizations. Shadra is currently the Chair of Illustration at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: April 27, 2027\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 48\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9780374303815\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e11 in H | 9 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: Kids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Matthew Olshan","offers":[{"title":"(Pre-order, April 27 2027) Hardcover","offer_id":49237043773675,"sku":"9780374303815","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9780374303815.jpg?v=1786845012","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/the-doctor-bird","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}