A brave canary named Bitty fights for better conditions in a West Virginia coal mine during the Depression.
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A brave canary named Bitty fights for better conditions in a West Virginia coal mine during the Depression.
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 coal mine during the Depression, he is used to facing danger. Tired of perilous working conditions, he escapes and hops a coal train to the state capital to seek help in improving the plights of miners and their canaries. In the tradition of E.B. White, George Selden, and Beverly Cleary's Ralph S. Mouse, Madelyn Rosenberg has created a singular no...
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No sexual content depicted.
Moderate depictions of danger and death in coal mines; grim conditions described.
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No witchcraft or occult themes present.
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Moderate focus on labor conditions and social reform in mining communities.
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Major themes of systemic suffering in coal mines; loss of family and friends depicted.
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