A pet Peacock Pete is kept on a farm on the second ridge of the Sierra Mountains.

He is very lonely and yearns for other birds like himself. One day, he jumps up and over the high barnyard fence that cages him and begins his journey to fulfill his loneliness.

This story is about Pete's courageous adventure and his struggle and survival with the other birds he meets along the way. It is mostly a true story about Peacock Pete...but truly a real story about the survival of birds in the wild.

The book is both entertaining and educational for children and many facts about peacocks are brought to life. Included in the book are twenty-one known facts about this magnificent bird. This is a perfect bedtime or circle time story!