Project Gutenberg 2006-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 137 Blanchard, Lucy Mansfield Blanchard 1870 Chico, the story of a homing pigeon Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Tiffany Vergon, Josephine Paolucci, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "Chico, The Story of a Homing Pigeon" by Lucy M. Blanchard is a children's narrative likely written during the early 20th century. The book centers around a young boy named Andrea and his desire to train a homing pigeon named Chico, exploring themes of friendship, loyalty, and the beauty of life in Venice through the experiences of the characters and their interactions with the vibrant city. The opening of the book introduces us to the Minetti family living in Venice, where the children, Andrea and Maria, are looked after by their uncle, Old Paolo. The lively atmosphere of St. Mark's Square is vividly depicted as the children bond with the local pigeons. Their longing for a pet pigeon culminates when Paolo promises that Andrea can have a fledgling pigeon, igniting dreams of training him to carry messages. The narrative beautifully sets the stage for Andrea's adventures with Chico, revealing a rich Italian backdrop while hinting at the deeper connection between the characters and their environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Birds -- Juvenile fiction Homing pigeons -- War use -- Juvenile fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- Italy -- Juvenile Fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 178811 2025-07-04T09:14:03.766893 text/html 178632 2025-01-12T17:27:49.995833 text/html 147286 2025-07-04T09:14:09.461786 application/epub+zip 149809 2025-07-04T09:14:06.481806 application/epub+zip 138035 2025-07-04T09:14:05.425827 application/epub+zip 321535 2025-07-04T09:14:11.764795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303275 2025-07-04T09:14:08.821791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205227 2022-09-05T04:46:11.986051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157099 2025-07-04T09:14:03.500850 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 157033 2021-01-02T06:42:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17184 2025-07-04T09:14:11.881785 application/rdf+xml 17238 2025-07-04T09:14:05.913823 image/jpeg 4214 2025-07-04T09:14:05.671804 image/jpeg 60588 2021-01-02T06:42:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 146642 2025-07-04T09:14:03.781839 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog