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Author Burgess, Melvin.

Title Kite / Melvin Burgess
Published London : Puffin, 1999

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 W'PONDS CRC  JUNIOR FICTION Bur/Kit 1999  AVAILABLE
 W'PONDS CRC  JUNIOR FICTION Bur/Kit 1999  AVAILABLE
Description 172 pages ; 18 cm
Summary Taylor is hand-rearing a red kite in secret. The bird is endangered, but not everyone wants to protect it. Taylor's father is a gamekeeper, and his employer wants the kite dead. Taylor's family will lose everything if his dad doesn't obey orders and destroy the bird. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary
Notes Originally published: London: Andersen, 1997
Subject Nature stories.
Children's stories.
Birds of prey -- Juvenile fiction.
Birds -- Conservation -- Juvenile fiction.
Endangered species -- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Red kite -- Fiction.
Endangered species -- Fiction.
SUBJECT England http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82068148 -- Fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001562
Genre/Form Nature stories
Children's stories
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Nature stories.
Fiction.
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