King of the Sky

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But that's beside the point because little ones won't care about that, and it's up to the caretaker if they want to talk about alternative humane pigeon husbandry practices. Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example. I love the idea of friendships between the old and the young, they are great the older sharing wisdom with the young and the young bringing life and vitality to the older, and they work well in books, it is a shame we are so suspicious and negative that in real life the old man here would probably be shamed, degraded and put on one of the shonky current bun (read news) shows on nightly TV. One day, the perfect race for King of the Sky emerges — the bird would go all the way to the boy’s native Rome by train, then race more than a thousand miles back to the humble Welsh loft.

This is an interesting and very relevant book but I’m not sure if it’s one children will enjoy as much as adults. Nicola Davies is an award-winning author whose many books for children include Ice Bear, Big Blue Whale and King of the Sky. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives.You guys are such a force for good and I am a passionate supporter of Indie booksellers, so I'm so happy this worked out well (I'd love to know how many books were sold if you have it to hand - it felt like quite a lot! Just one thing reminded me of home — of sunlight, fountains, and the vanilla smell of ice cream in my nonna’s gelateria. I have read lots of blog posts about Eagle’s practices and thought that I would stress the things we should learn from it. A gorgeously illustrated picture book for older readers, King of the Sky is a story about immigration, friendship, and the meaning of home.

I haven't charted out my visits for the summer term, but I'm sure there are several in the south) and thanks so much for being so fantastic!But the book never appealed to me to re-read it, there’s just something about the look of the pictures that felt a little too depressing.

Endorsed by Amnesty International King of the Sky is a poignant tale of loss and hope, from Nicola Davies and Laura Carlin. The reasons for the family's coming to Wales are never mentioned, another interesting choice, perhaps to show that we shouldn't jump to conclusions about the word 'immigrant' or judge the reasons they leave their home country.

The story is told by the boy, an Italian immigrant, who has recently moved to a mining town in the UK. Observer * "An Editor's Choice in hardback, the story of a young immigrant boy and an old man who races pigeons offers a very humane and timely slant on current world events. This] sensitive, uplifting tale about find your place in a new strange new land could just as well be about a refugee as it could any child moving to a new town.