The summer birds

Penelope Farmer

first published 1962 Bodley Head, 1985 107 pages

A strange, magical boy approaches Charlotte and Emma Makepeace on their way to school one day, and offers to teach them to fly. Soon all of the children in the village have learned, and are given one precious summer of flight and freedom, although they must struggle to keep their outings secret.

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The Summer Birds hardcover · 1991 · Peter Smith Pub Inc · 9780844664569
The summerbirds. edition · 1990 · Lythway Children's · 144 pages
Summer Birds edition · 1987 · Yearling · 102 pages · 9780440477372
The summer birds edition · 1985 · Bodley Head · 107 pages

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