by Dick King-Smith, John Eastwood · EGMONT BOOKS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780552546782
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«Billy the Bird» is the children's novel by Dick King-Smith and John Eastwood, published by Egmont Books in paperback (64 pages, in English).
Mary is astonished to see her little brother Billy floating above the bed, with his nose, tummy and toes touching the ceiling. No one in the Bird family has ever flown, but every night, when the moon comes out, Billy rises and goes out through his bedroom window. A children's fantasy story about an unusual gift.
The book was published on February 5, 2001 under the Young Corgi imprint, aimed at early readers.
Recommended for children ages 6 to 9, especially for those starting to read on their own.
Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE, known by his pen name Dick King-Smith, was an English writer of children's books. He is best known for The Sheep-Pig (1983), which was adapted as the movie Babe (1995) and translations have been published in fifteen languages. He was awarded an Honorary Master of Education degree by the University of the West of England in 1999 and appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.
