Aria is different from the other children in her village because she cannot speak. But Aria loves being with the birds around her jungle home — with them, she is free to be herself. When the village men begin to catch the birds to sell in their market-place, Aria moves out of the village to protect her friends. But then the villagers try to catch Aria. She flies away to freedom with the birds.

Related: Fantasy, Latin America, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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• ISBN: 9780670850624
• Author: Elbling, Peter
• Illustrator: Williams, Sophy
• Published: 1994, Viking Juvenile
• Themes: bird, captivity, freedom, protection
• Descriptors: Fantasy, Latin America, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
• No. of pages: 32