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The boy, the bird & the coffin maker / by Matilda Woods

The boy, the bird & the coffin maker / by Matilda Woods
boy, the bird & the coffin maker /
Alberto lives alone in the town of Allora, where fish fly out of the sea and the houses shine like jewels. He is a coffin maker, spending his quiet, solitary days creating the final resting places of Allora's people. Until the day a mysterious boy and his magical bird arrive - flying from danger and searching for a safe haven. Tito is fearful, suspicious of kindness, but as the winter days grow colder and darker, Alberto's home grows warmer and brighter. Can Tito and his bird be sheltered from the town's prying eyes and the shadows of their past? Primary school age.

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Record Number 577988
ISBN 9781407178691
Author Woods, Matilda
Title The boy, the bird & the coffin maker / by Matilda Woods
Publication details London : Scholastic, 2017.
Pagination etc. 185 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Summary Note Alberto lives alone in the town of Allora, where fish fly out of the sea and the houses shine like jewels. He is a coffin maker, spending his quiet, solitary days creating the final resting places of Allora's people. Until the day a mysterious boy and his magical bird arrive - flying from danger and searching for a safe haven. Tito is fearful, suspicious of kindness, but as the winter days grow colder and darker, Alberto's home grows warmer and brighter. Can Tito and his bird be sheltered from the town's prying eyes and the shadows of their past?
Target audience note Primary school age.
Subject Loneliness -- Juvenile fiction
Children's Stories
Birds -- Juvenile fiction
Boys -- Juvenile fiction
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
Children's Stories
Added Entry Allepuz, Anuska illustrator.
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