The Crowstarver

By: Dick King-Smith

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Paperback | 15 July 2017 | Edition Number 1

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208 Pages

Age
9 - 11

Dimensions(cm)
19.8 x 13.0 x 1.3

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''This book demonstrates everything that is good about writing for children. It is a book of love, trust and wonder thoroughly recommended to adults and young people alike'' - Carousel

Bestselling author Dick King-Smith creates a fascinating picture of rural life at the time of the Second World War.
Discovered as a foundling in a lambing pen, Spider Sparrow grows up surrounded by animals. From sheep and horses to wild otters and foxes, Spider loves them all, even the crows he must scare away from the newly sown wheat. Crowstarving is the ideal job for Spider - he is on his own, yet never alone for all around him are animals of one sort or another. Amazingly, every animal who meets Spider implicitly trusts the young boy. This magical rapport is Spider''s unique gift, but nothing else in his tough life is so easy.

Industry Reviews

A powerful and heartwarming story... one of those children's books much enjoyed by adults * Times Educational Supplement *
This book demonstrates everything that is good about writing for children. It is a book of love, trust and wonder thoroughly recommended to adults and young people alike * Carousel children's book magazine *

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