Did you know a pigeon can fly faster than a car & farther than a small airplane? Or that they have something unusual in common with penguins flamingos & even the dodo? With his trademark mix of humor well-researched facts & artistry Kevin Mc Closkey delivers the straight poop on these humble creatures which turn out to becoo coo COOL! Kevin Mc Closkey who teaches illustration at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania learned about pigeons from Vinnie Torre one of Hoboken’s last pigeon racers He dedicated this book to his children even if his daughter is a little skittish on the subject since a flock of pigeons descended on the family during a visit to London’s Trafalgar Square He says he considered painting the pictures here on roofing material (because pigeons flock to roofs) but settled instead for painting on a pigeon-blue Fabriano paper the kind used by Picasso Meet the Author Kevin Mc Closkey Kevin Mc Closkey teaches illustration at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania