![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. A Depression-era tale with talking animals gives this story a touch of whimsy, though, and Bitty's persistence will eventually reward those who make it to the conclusion.-Cheryl Ashton, Amherst Public Library, OHα(c) Copyright 2013. The mere mention of activist Mother Jones, who died before this story took place, and real names of state legislators and inventors do little to advance the plot. But historical references are fleeting, and the abundance of extraneous characters bogs down the story line. He meets a variety of animals and people along the way and touches on some historical events such as the construction of the state capitol dome. Bitty takes it upon himself to escape the aviary and travel to the state capital to try and lobby for safer working conditions and freedom for the birds. The story does a nice job of describing the dangers and safety issues involved in the early mining industry. Bitty lives in the big house, a large aviary in the bedroom of Jamie, a boy who rents out the canaries to the miners each day. Bitty is a canary whose courage more than makes up for his diminutive size. ![]() Of course, as a miner bird who detects deadly gas leaks in a West Virginia. ![]() Miners carried the birds into the mines to detect the presence of toxic gases long before mechanical devices were invented and made affordable. Canary in the Coal Mine by Madelyn Rosenberg: 9780823427710 : Books Bitty is a canary whose courage more than makes up for his diminutive size. Gr 4-6-Bitty, a canary, tells the story of life in a small coal-mining town in West Virginia during the Depression. ![]()
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