'You keep away from the Birdman,' warned Gracie's father. 'Keep well clear of him, you hear me now?' But Gracie and her friend Daniel discover the Birdman isn't mad or dangerous as everyone says. Yet he does warn them to stay away from the abandoned Samson Island - he says it's cursed. And when the children are stranded on Samson by fog, Gracie returns to hear tragic news. Could the Birdman be right? The curse that struck Samson is about to strike again on Bryher, and the inhabitants seem only to be welcoming it with their greed and hatred. Together Birdman and the children stop them killing the narhwals, and turn the whales back out to sea. We know the curse is truly lifted when Gracie's father, who had been missing presumed dead after a battle, returns to the village
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Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children. He has written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Whitbread Award and the Blue Peter Book Award.
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This book is about Gracie Jenkins and Daniel Pender who were inseparable friends. They lived on the Scilly Isles off the Cornish coast. There is a small island off Rusy Bay called Samson which is said to be haunted.
We really enjoyed this book because of the way it made you want to read on.It also had a very happy ending.
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between 6-12.
We really enjoyed this book because of the way it made you want to read on.It also had a very happy ending.
We recommend this book to all ages exspecally
between 6-12.
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This book is set on the Isles of Scilly in the first world war. Its all about two children (Daniel and Gracie),and the birdman, who is meant to be mad and can set curses on you. The children make friends with him and in the end he is forced to tell the secret behind cursed Samson, a nearby empty island... This book is a bit slow moving at first but speeds up quickly. It was made into a successful film in 1989, now it is very successful with me.
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This book starts of slow moving at first but soon the the tension mounts as Daniel and Gracie discover the curse of Samson.They defy their parents by meeting and making friends with the Birdman.Every one thinks the Birdman is mad but he understands nature and helps Gracie and her Mother when Gracie's Father goes to war. After reading this book I felt that this was another great book written by Michael Morpurgo.
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