Connie Goldsmith

Nov 4, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Connie Goldsmith |Hannah Testa |Ashley Lukashevsky |Michael Bronski

Will incite sympathy, not to say outrage, along with admiration for these often-underestimated birds. Highlights from the more than 5,000-year history of the “pigeon post.”Pigeons were the first birds to be domesticated (about 10,000 years ago) and have been used to carry messages since at least the days of ancient Egypt. Along with being uncanny navigators, they’ve been shown to be intelligent enough to distinguish between the music of Bach and Stravinsky.