Nidae’s Promise [Dec]
Subtitle Was Nidae flying to his dream or to his death on the Island of Smoke?
By Jill Hopkins
Published by
Seven Arches Publishing
ISBN 9780955616921
Category 8 – 12 years
December 2009
Synopsis
When a swallow makes a promise, it must be kept or the swallow dies. As autumn sets in on a Yorkshire farm, Nidae a courageous male bird makes a promise to ten-year-old Jamie, who is desperately ill, that he will find a cure and bring it back with him when the swallows return in the spring. So begins an adventure, that crosses oceans and continents, and forges a bond between a young island girl and a small bird.
Author's Biography
Jill Hopkins has worked for a number of years as a radio reporter and writer of local events for local papers. She and her airline pilot husband live in a small village in North Yorkshire. With an exceptional knowledge wildlife, and swallows in particular, she describes the swallows’ flight over the mountains, valleys and deserts of Africa with unerring accuracy.
Reviews
The Yorkshire Post Saturday Review Magazine: School Children become critics reviewing an exciting new book about a swallow. May 12th 2008
£4.99 Paperback