Monkeys come to the rescue of a struggling family in this traditional tale from a Carnegie Medal winner. Tashi lives in a tiny village below the tea plantations where her mother earns a living. One day her mother falls ill, and Tashi must pick tea to earn the money for a doctor. But she is too small to reach the tender shoots and the cruel Overseer sends her away empty-handed. Tashi needs a miracle. Then, on the mountains high above the plantation where only monkeys live, something extraordinary happens that will change her life for ever…
ISBN: | 9781406333862 |
Publication date: | 20th May 2024 |
Author: | Mal Peet, Elspeth Graham |
Illustrator: | Juan Wijngaard |
Publisher: | Walker Books Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 56 pages |