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My Dad's a Birdman
A funny, tender tale about grief and hope for ages 8, 9, 10, 11 from a master storyteller, author of SKELLIG
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This charming and uplifting story is perfect for children and families seeking a blend of humour, hope, and imaginative storytelling.
Join a father and daughter as they find their wings together and take to the skies in this funny, tender tale from the master of contemporary storytelling.
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Join a father and daughter as they find their wings together and take to the skies in this funny, tender tale from the master of contemporary storytelling.
A warm and wonderfully wacky tale told with heart and hope by the Carnegie award-winning author David Almond. My Dad's a Birdman is set in a rainy town in the north of England where Lizzie and her Dad live. It's just the two of them, and Auntie Doreen, who pops round to check Lizzie's spellings and tell Dad he's daft – and make them nice hot dumplings.
But today there's something unusual going on: why is Dad building himself a pair of wings and studying the birds to see how they fly? The Great Human Bird Competition, of course!
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“It’s a story about love and it gives the reader a wonderful sense of joy about what it means to be alive. You will have read nothing else quite like it.” – Independent Bookshop Week supplement, The Guardian
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ISBN: 9781406354409
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 April 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Walker Books Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Polly Dunbar
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 122.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 140g
Pages: 160
About the Author
David Almond is the acclaimed author of Skellig, winner of the Whitbread Children's Award and the Carnegie Medal; Kit's Wilderness, winner of the Smarties Award Silver Medal, Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Guardian Award; and The Fire-Eaters, winner of the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Gold Award and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. David has also collaborated with Polly Dunbar on the highly acclaimed My Dad's a Birdman and The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon, and with Dave McKean on The Savage, Slog's Dad and Mouse Bird Snake Wolf. David lives in Hexham, Northumberland. To find out more about David and his books, go to www.davidalmond.com
Polly Dunbar is a major star in the picture-book firmament. She is the author-illustrator of Penguin, Dog Blue and Flyaway Katie, and the illustrator of Shoe Baby, written by her mother, Joyce Dunbar. Her best-selling book Penguin has won numerous awards including the Book Trust Early Years Award 2007, the Nestle Silver Children's Book Prize 2007, the Practical Pre-School Award 2007 and the Red House Children's Book of the Year Award 2008, and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Her collection of titles beginning with Hello Tilly have been made into an animated series, Tilly and Friends, currently airing on CBeebies. Polly lives in Brighton, Sussex.
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