Why the Whales Came

Why the Whales Came

1985 • 146 pages

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Two children befriend the old man known as the Birdman of Bryher and help him lift a curse from their island.

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Gracie and Daniel know they are not to go near the Birdman. But is the Birdman really the dangerous figure others say?

A little story about perceptions and war and curses and prejudice that will get even young children thinking about important ideas.

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