Gillian Perdue

Broschiertes Buch

Adam's Starling

Beschreibung

A scruffy little starling helps Adam stand up for himself. Adam is shy and a dreamer. He is picked on at school and he doesnâ t know what to do. Then his special starling, who follows him to school, needs his help. Will Adam find courage at last?An inspiring and captivating story.

Autor

Gillian Perdue is a children's writer and dancing teacher. She previously worked as a primary school teacher for over fifteen years, and has always had a deep love for children's books. Gillian acted as chairperson of the Bisto Book Awards 1999-2000, and she has written resource materials for the use of real books in the classroom. Gillian's first book, Adam's Starling was written for older readers and won the Eils Dillon Memorial Award 2002. The Irish Times described Adam's Starling as an impressive debut. Since then she has written three books in the successful O'Brien Panda Series - Conor's Cowboy Suit, Panda No. 23, Conor's Concert, Panda No. 25, and Conor's Canvas, Panda No. 35. The spirited and determined Conor, who loves to do things his way and his way only has proved to be extremely popular with younger readers. Gillian is married with two children, and lives in Dublin.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: O'Brien Press Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 196mm x 133mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 138g
• ISBN-13: 9780862786854
• ISBN-10: 0862786851
• Artikelnr.: 22257363