CAESAR'S ANTLERS

Brooks Hansen, . . FSG/Sunburst, $6.95 (218pp) ISBN 978-0-374-41072-8

When two birds become separated, a buck consents to let the female make a nest in its antlers and they set out to find her partner. PW wrote, "This gentle animal tale about an endearing pair of sparrows and a loyal Nordic deer is just waiting for graduates of Bambi and Charlotte's Web." Ages 10-up. (Sept.)

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