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Crowstarving was the ideal job for Spider - he was on his own - yet never alone, for all around him were animals of one sort or another.
Discovered as a foundling in a lambing pen, Spider Sparrow grows up surrounded by animals. From sheep and horses to wild otters and foxes, Spider loves them all, even the crows must scare away the newly sown wheat.
Amazingly, every animal who meets Spider implicitly trusts the young boy. This magical rapport is Spider's unique gift, but nothing else in his tough life is so easy.
Discovered as a foundling in a lambing pen, Spider Sparrow grows up surrounded by animals. From sheep and horses to wild otters and foxes, Spider loves them all, even the crows must scare away the newly sown wheat.
Amazingly, every animal who meets Spider implicitly trusts the young boy. This magical rapport is Spider's unique gift, but nothing else in his tough life is so easy.
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Like many another tale set in the pre-war rural world of the English countryside, The Crowstarver by best-selling children's author Dick King-Smith, tells about a close-knit farming community and the ways of animals and birds. But this is a story of country life with a difference. Joy comes to a childless shepherd and his wife when a baby found lying in the straw of a sheep pen becomes their very own child. As he grows up it becomes clear that Spider is not "normal". Although he can't think or speak like other children, he can understand and communicate with animals. In this deceptively simple story the ordinary and the natural are transfused with the extraordinary and the wonderful. The tale has elements of a fairy story and yet remains rooted in a realistically described, historically accurate, everyday world. The combination of elements creates a powerful, poignant, thought-provoking read for all 9 to 11-year-olds. --Tamsin Palmer
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"Unflinching realism . . . A darkly atmospheric thriller" (Guardian)
"A finely crafted book . . . Revelling in description and imagery . . . Dick King-Smith is an exceptional writer" (Books for Keeps)
"A powerful and heartwarming story" (TES)
"This book demonstrates everything everything that is good avout writing for children. It is a book of love and wonder thoroughly recommended to adults and young people alike" (Carousel)
"A finely crafted book . . . Revelling in description and imagery . . . Dick King-Smith is an exceptional writer" (Books for Keeps)
"A powerful and heartwarming story" (TES)
"This book demonstrates everything everything that is good avout writing for children. It is a book of love and wonder thoroughly recommended to adults and young people alike" (Carousel)
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- PublisherCorgi Childrens
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0552546038
- ISBN 13 9780552546034
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages192
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