![]() To make the journey easier, her father lets Elsie take her yellow canary, Timmy Tune. But Elsie’s pleasant childhood changes abruptly when her father decides to leave Boston and its painful memories, and move to a farm in rural Nebraska. These flying beauties give the young girl happiness. To cope with her feelings, Elsie has developed close friendships with all the birds in the neighborhood. She knows he is grieving the loss of his beloved wife. But each Sunday after church as she and her father walk home, Elsie notices a heavy sadness in her father’s heart. Her grandparents love the child and she returns their affection. ![]() They have a pleasant enough life, and Elsie loves the city with its interesting harbor and fishermen. ![]() ![]() The name of this charming tale is "Elsie’s Bird."Įlsie lives in Boston with her recently widowed father. But how is this possible? Jane Yolen discusses these questions in this lovely story of an immigrant family settling in Nebraska after the Civil War. But the Great Plains actually are quite attractive if people develop perception. Accustomed to forests and trees in their home states, the Great Plains seemed like a windswept grass ocean to many. When settlers came west in the 1860s, they encountered enormous amounts of grassland. ![]() Drought is always a possibility for the area as are spring tornadoes and winter blizzards. This vast area has a harsh geography in many places. The Great Plains stretch for hundreds of miles. ![]()
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