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The Summer Birds

Penelope Farmer

A strange, magical boy approaches Charlotte and Emma Makepeace on their way to school one day, and offers to teach them to fly. Soon all of the children in the village have have learned, and are given one precious summer of flight and freedom, although they must struggle to keep their outings secret.

GenresChildren's BooksArborist Merchandising RootSelf Service

176 pages

English edition · First published 1990 by Lythway Children's · ISBN 9780745110660

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