Book details

  • Genre:children's fiction
  • Sub-genre:Animals / Birds
  • Age Range (years):3 - 5
  • Language:English
  • Pages:44
  • Paperback ISBN:9781667807218

Albert's Ashes: A Peacock's Tail

By Jacquelyn Hendricks

Overview

Meet Albert! He's a white peacock who volunteers for the Boulder Creek Fire Department in the redwood forest of California, and he loves showing off his bright white tail. One day a wildfire approaches. Can Albert help save the town and be a hero to Boulder Creek? Based on the real-life Albert, the resident white peacock of Boulder Creek, CA who survived the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fire.
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Description

The story of Albert will teach children resilience and survival in the face of adversity, and it can be used to help children dealing with local wildfires process what is happening around them. All proceeds from the sale of Albert's Ashes: A Peacock's Tail will go toward local volunteer fire departments.
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About The Author

Jacquelyn Hendricks teaches in the English Department at Santa Clara University. Her scholarly work focuses on the intersection of medieval literature and contemporary popular culture. A resident of Boulder Creek since 2018, she lives with her son, Adam, and German Shepherd mix, Kynde.

About The Illustrator:

Linda Curtis is a fine artist who has been teaching and painting in water-media in her studio in Boulder Creek since 2010. www.paintingsbylindacurtis.us She is an Open Studio artist and shows her work both locally and statewide. She lives with her teacher/writer husband Marek Zelazkiewicz.

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