"Perfectly told, a story of love, healing and transformation"
June 2023 Book of the Month | Interest Age 9+ Reading Age 8
In her story of a boy who finds an injured nightjar and nurses it back to health, Katya Balen shows us a son and a father finding their way to a new understanding and a new, loving relationship.
Noah’s passion is birds and his sketches of them adorn the walls of his room in the flat he shares with his mum. His father, now based in loud, busy New York with a new partner and a kitten, doesn’t understand Noah at all and the two fall out spectacularly one night after a country walk and the discovery of the nightjar has highlighted their different attitudes to life. Taking Noah back to the woods, to release the now healed nightjar, opens his father’s eyes to different ways of living, and to the extraordinary young man his son has become.
The story is told with a poetic precision and, published by dyslexia specialists Barrington Stoke, will be accessible to all readers, its power and impact lying in the pared back telling and the truths it explores. Balen’s descriptions of the nightjar add an extra dimension and Richard Johnson’s accompanying illustrations are simply beautiful.
When Noah's dad visits from New York, he and Noah come across an injured nightjar during a walk in the countryside. Noah is determined to save the bird, but his dad believes they should leave it alone to let nature take its course.
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When Noah's dad visits from New York, he and Noah come across an injured nightjar during a walk in the countryside. Noah is determined to save the bird, but his dad believes they should leave it alone to let nature take its course.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Nightjar and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
Nightjar features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 11+, Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 9+, Star Books, Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Stories about Family and Friends, Featured Books for 9+ readers
Paperback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. In Stock.
Nightjar was written by Katya Balen and published by Barrington Stoke Ltd
Nightjar has 78 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.
