By Megan McDonald, Illustrated by Vera Rosenberry (A Richard Jackson Book – 2003)

The baya bird of India weaves its nest of grasses and flowers. In this dramatic yet lulling lullaby of a book, such a bird also save a baby girl’s life. Melodious words and artful pictures interwire to cast a spell, as luminous as the nest the baya bird builds and encrusts with fireflies, as powerful as the love one Indian mother feels for her little girl. >>> Glossary of Hindi words and note about baya bird found on the last page.

インドのバヤ鳥は、草や花で巣を編む。そしてこの本では、その鳥が赤ちゃんの命も救った。流れるような言葉と伝統的な絵で、バヤ鳥の巣の輝きと母親の強い愛が伝わってくる。＞＞＞巻末にヒンズー語用語集とバヤ鳥の解説がある。