An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 115 pages; Description: 115 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm. Subject: Fathers and daughters -- England, Northern -- Juvenile fiction. Flight -- Juvenile fiction.Grief -- Fiction. Summary:In a northern English town, Lizzie, despite her own grief over the death of her mother, tries to distract her grief-stricken father by helping him enter and prepare for the Great Human Bird Competition.
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Join a young girl and her dad as they find their wings and take to the skies in a joyful, quirky, tender tale from a masterful author and illustrator team.
In a rainy town in the north of England, there are strange goings-on. Dad is building a pair of wings, eating flies, and feathering his nest. Auntie Doreen is getting cross and making dumplings. Contest barker Mr. Poop is parading the streets shouting louder and louder, and even Mr. Mint, the headmaster, is not quite himself. And watching it all is Lizzie, missing her mam and looking after Dad by letting him follow his newfound whimsy. From an inspired creative pairing comes a story of the Great Human Bird Competition — a poignant, exuberant tale of the healing power of flights of fancy, and a very special father-and-daughter bond.
The multi award-winning author of The Savage.
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hardcover. Zustand: Good. Dunbar, Polly (illustrator). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0763636673-3-31356464
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Dunbar, Polly (illustrator). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0763636673-3-21678995
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Zustand: Good. Dunbar, Polly (illustrator). Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00047713655
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Zustand: Good. Dunbar, Polly (illustrator). 1st U.S. Edition stated. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4261462-6
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Zustand: Very Good. Dunbar, Polly (illustrator). 1st U.S. Edition stated. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GRP89111113
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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Dunbar, Polly (illustrator). Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.85. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G0763636673I2N00
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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Dunbar, Polly (illustrator). Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.85. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G0763636673I2N00
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Dunbar, Polly (illustrator). First Edition. Tight, clean. DJ shows light scratches/rubbing. Illustrated by Polly Dunbar. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1010028
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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Dunbar, Polly (illustrator). 000-383: Hardcover with Dustjacket. 228 pages. No Defects. A New, Unread Book. A beautiful, square, tight copy with clean, unmarked pages. Jacket has a few tiny blemishes from store shelf. Red dot on bottom. Gift Quality. A distinguished author's use of birds and human flight as metaphors for love's transcendence over grief and death takes a new form in this comic piece of magical realism. 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 States First U.S. Edition, First Printing 2008. Published by Candlewick Press. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 40593
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