Yvette Riesen Osborne

Ri-ra-lo in Birdieland Yvette Riesen Osborne

Birds, with their beautiful plumage and wonderful songs, are so much a part of nature that without them our world would be "drab". Is it possible that birds could have dreams, hopes, plans and fears? This story is about the adventures of some red breasted robins which lived in a place called Birdieland. Rina, Raba and Karlow are the three red breasted robins, who meet in the bird school. They look very much alike and everyone thinks that they are all related. They become very good friends and are almost inseparable. Are they all related? Rina and Raba take advantage of their resemblance to confuse their teachers. Karlow causes a tumult in the classroom. Karlow saves Raba from the fangs of Pal, the monster cat. A fly helps Rina to win a song contest. These and many other exiting adventures are packed into this book. Sometimes young readers are confronted with new words: to avoid time loss, the meanings of certain words are indicated. This would also be practical or useful for foreign pupils, who are learning the English language.