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Hey, Al / story by Arthur Yorinks ; pictures by Richard Egielski.

Yorinks, Arthur. (Author). Egielski, Richard. (Added Author). Egielski, Richard, (illustrator.). Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, (publisher.). Offset Separations Corp., (printer.). A. Horowitz & Sons, (binder.). Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress) (Added Author).

Summary:

Al, a janitor, and his faithful dog, Eddie, live in a single room on the West Side. They eat together, they work together, they do everything together. So what's the problem? Their room is crowded and cramped; their life is an endless struggle. Al and Eddie are practically at each others throats when a large and mysterious bird offers them a new life in paradise. After some debate, they decide to accept. Transported to a gorgeous island in the sky, Al and Eddie are soon living a life of ease and luxury. But they come to find that the grass can be a little too green on the other side. After a dramatic, nearly tragic escape from their paradise prison, both man and dog agree: there really is no place like home.

Record details

ISBN: 0374330603
Physical Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1986.

Content descriptions

General Note:	On jacket: The Caldecott medal.A city janitor and his treasured canine companion are transported by a large colorful bird to an island in the sky, where their comfortable paradise existence threatens to turn them into birds as well. On jacket: The Caldecott medal.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader LG 2.1 0.5 0.5 11174