Ears and the Secret Song
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BfK No. 69 - July 1991
Cover Story
The illustration on the front of BfK this month is the cover of The Book of the Banshee by Anne Fine (see Authorgraph for details). The book is published by Hamish Hamilton and we thank them for their help in using Derek Brazell's illustration.
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Illustrated by William Geldart
(Hodder & Stoughton Religious)
978-0340546574, RRP £3.50, Paperback
5-8 Infant/Junior
A good book for discussing life and death, which encloses these heady themes within the simply told story of a harvest mouse's year. Perhaps a little precious in its style, it's nevertheless honest and clearly told and the pictures are charming. Quite what your average urban child will understand without help I'm not sure, but if support is forthcoming there's a real experience here for many children.
