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Country Tales : Pretend Cows - NICOLA DAVIES

Country Tales

Pretend Cows

By: NICOLA DAVIES

Paperback | 4 January 2020

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Maxy is upset when her parents' farm is left without animals after a health scare, but she keeps their memory alive looking after her own herd of 'pretend cows'. With her mother having fallen ill during pregnancy, her father starts to keep chickens and Maxy comes to terms with the challenges of the new birth as she encourages a stubborn hen to lay eggs. Pretend Cows is one in a series of six illustrated short stories about young people growing up in the countryside. Titles in the Country Tales series: 9781912654093 Flying Free 9781912654086 The Little Mistake 9781912654109 The Mountain Lamb 9781912654116 A Boy's Best Friend 9781912654123 Pretend Cows AGES: 7 to 9 AUTHOR: Nicola Davies is an award-winning author whose many books for children include Perfect (2017 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal Longlist), The Pond (2018 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal Longlist), the Shadows and Light series, The Word Bird, Animal Surprises, Into the Blue and The Secret of the Egg. Cathy Fisher's first published books with Graffeg include Perfect, followed by The Pond, both written by Nicola Davies. Cathy has been a teacher and practicing artist all her life, living and working in the UK, Seychelles and Australia.
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Key Stage: KS2 Subject area: Health and Wellbeing Key themes: Family issues, pregnancy and social issues in rural communities Maxy is upset when her parents' farm is left without animals after a health scare, but she keeps their memory alive looking after her own 'pretend cows'. When her mum falls ill whilst pregnant her father starts to keep chickens and Maxy comes to terms with the challenges of the birth as she encourages a stubborn hen to lay eggs. Praise for the Country Tales series: 'This tale of courage and love is potent and moving throughout; I couldn't put it down.' Red Reading Hub 'Engaging, compelling, thoughtful and simply lovely. They will become favourites!' Fallen Star Stories 'Nicola Davies has created another brilliant wildlife story for young readers in this part of a series of six beautifully illustrated books with Cathy Fisher. The story is ideal for upper primary readers, and, as ever, mixes a strong emotional connection with animals with fascinating detail.' BookTrust -- Publisher: Graffeg

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