Book Description
Product Description
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From the Back Cover
This was no ordinary silence,
This was the silence if the moon.
Orla is a boy in a bubble.
He can't hear the sounds of the earth, he doesn't answer when his mother and father call his name.
But form the magical moonbird Orla learns how to speak with his hands and listen with his eyes.
But will his parents understand him?
What is the secret that opens their minds and hearts?
A beautiful story about deafness Junior
The illustrations by Jane Ray, with their extravagant characters turreted cities, stylised gardens, decorative creatures, foliage and hairdos . . .are all exquisitely patterned . . . and delicately and ravishingly coloured Sunday Times
About the Author
Joyce Dunbar is a widely respected author of more than fifty books for children. Her Mouse and Mole series has been very popularly adapted for television and her lyrical re-telling of the Nativity story, This is the Star, received widespread critical acclaim. She has also collaborated with artist Debi Gliori for several picture books for the Doubleday/Picture Corgi list, including Tell Me Something Happy. Joyce is profoundly deaf.
Jane Ray was born in Chingford, North East London. After a degree course at Middlesex University in Ceramics and 3-D Design she began her career by designing greeting cards. Jane's first picture book A Balloon for Grandad was shortlisted for the prestigious Mother Goose Prize for first-time book illustrators. Jane's illustration style is instantly recognisable and she is well known internationally. The rights to her books are sold throughout the world and she has gained as much success in America as she has in the UK. Jane lives in London with her husband, a music conductor, and their three children.
