Key Stage: 2

Description

Format: Single Copy (Read Aloud) novel

Number of pages: 242

Reading Age: 9-11  Interest Level: 9-12

Accelerated Reader: Book Level 5.1  Interest Level MY

Reading aloud gives all pupils access to engaging texts and helps nurture a love of reading for pleasure. Research shows that reading for pleasure is linked to higher academic achievement, greater empathy, a deeper understanding of personal identity, and improved mental wellbeing.

Set in the 1950s, Birdie is sent to live with her great-aunt in Yorkshire where she befriends the village's last remaining pit pony. In their story, with its themes of racism, neglect, friendship, kindness and the magic of animals, will Birdie be able to find their place in the world?