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 novel full of
unforgettable characters.