A heart-warming tale of empathy, affection and dealing with grief across generations, from award-winning author Nicola Davies. Grandpa Joe is butterfly bonkers. There's nothing he loves more than photographing the fluttering, colourful creatures in his garden. But since Ben's granny passed away, Grandpa Joe has changed. He doesn't want to go outside or talk or smile. It's like he's a completely different person and it feels like time is running out to help him. If only Ben could find a way to bring the butterflies to his Grandpa. Maybe seeing them again could help bring back his smile …A heart-warming tale of empathy, affection and dealing with grief across generations, from award-winning author Nicola Davies. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 8+
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A heart-warming tale of empathy, affection and dealing with grief across generations, from award-winning author Nicola Davies.
Grandpa Joe has always loved butterflies. There used to be nothing he enjoyed more than heading off to search for the flutter of brightly coloured wings and snap some photos for his collection. But since Ben’s granny passed away, Grandpa Joe has changed. He doesn’t want to go outside, and nothing Ben says or does makes him smile. It feels like Grandpa Joe is slipping away too. So there’s only one thing left to try – if Grandpa Joe won’t come searching for butterflies, Ben will bring the tterflies to him…
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"A lovely book that will delight anyone who reads it" – Books for Topics "An engaging and tender story … Told with real warmth" – Books for Keeps "A gorgeous story that will pull at your heartstrings. Nicola is a master of empathy and this book had us in tears. A really special book" – Family of Bookworms, Blog "A heart-warming tale of empathy and dealing with grief … A lovely story to share and ideal for school book clubs" – South Wales Evening Post "A heart-warming tribute to the restorative power of nature and the richness of cross-generational love" – The Letterpress Project
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A heart-warming tale of empathy, affection and dealing with grief across generations, from award-winning author Nicola Davies.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781781128824
Publisert
2019-10-07
Utgiver
Vendor
Barrington Stoke Ltd
Vekt
180 gr
Høyde
145 mm
Bredde
185 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
J, Y, 02, 03
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
96

Forfatter
Illustratør

Biographical note

Nicola Davies is an award-winning author, renowned for her bestselling nature writing and children’s fiction. Her many books for children include A First Book of Animals, Big Blue Whale, The Promise, King of the Sky and the critically acclaimed The Day War Came. She is a zoology graduate and has worked for the BBC Natural History Unit.
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ike Byrne grew up near Liverpool before moving to Wales to study Illustration at Glyndŵr University. He began his career as a designer for greetings card and stationary companies before leaving to fulfill his dream of illustrating children’s books. Mike now lives in the countryside with his family where he spends his days doodling and illustrating stories.