Follow the Swallow

by Julia Donaldson (Author), Pam Smy (Illustrator)

New
Paperback
2007
$6.29

Follow the Swallow is a delightful tale of friendship and exploration from Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo. Chack the blackbird and Apollo the swallow are fledgling friends. Apollo explains that he is practising flying to Africa - but Chack doesn't believe him. Chack tells Apollo that the blossom on his favourite tree will eventually turn into orange berries - Apollo doesn't believe him. But, with the inevitable turning of the seasons, both birds learn to believe the other - and cement their friendship forever. Follow the Swallow is an enchanting tale from the UK's biggest picture book author and Children's Laureate, Julia Donaldson.

Synopsis

Follow the Swallow is a delightful tale of friendship and exploration from Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo. Chack the blackbird and Apollo the swallow are fledgling friends. Apollo explains that he is practising flying to Africa - but Chack doesn't believe him. Chack tells Apollo that the blossom on his favourite tree will eventually turn into orange berries - Apollo doesn't believe him. But, with the inevitable turning of the seasons, both birds learn to believe the other - and cement their friendship forever. Follow the Swallow is an enchanting tale from the UK's biggest picture book author and Children's Laureate, Julia Donaldson.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Egmont Books Ltd
Published: 01 Mar 2007
ISBN 10: 140521788X
ISBN 13: 9781405217880
Children’s book age: 0-5 Years

Media Reviews

A modern classic . . . --Observer on The Gruffalo
A charmer of a story . . . an enchanting picture book, this is genuinely gripping because of the well-crafted story and warm pictures. --Independent

Author Bio

Julia Donaldson is the best-selling author of The Gruffalo, The Giants and the Joneses, The Wrong Kind of Bark, Spinderella and Night Monkey, Day Monkey. She lives in Glasgow with her husband and spends a lot of time touring the country doing readings - and singing! Pam Smy's work has appeared in the anthology Magical Tales Of Ireland as well as numerous other compendiums and educational texts. Her best known work is The Hound of the Baskervilles.