Product Description

Apollo the Swallow and Chack the Blackbird meet in the garden as fledglings when they are both learning to fly. Apollo explains that he is practising flying to Africa - but Chack doesn't believe him. Chack tells Apollo that the blossom on his favourite tree will eventually turn into orange berries - Apollo doesn't believe him. But, with the inevitable turning of the seasons, both birds learn to believe the other - and cement their friendship forever.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17962 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

Synopsis
Apollo the Swallow and Chack the Blackbird meet in the garden as fledglings when they are both learning to fly. Apollo explains that he is practising flying to Africa - but Chack doesn't believe him. Chack tells Apollo that the blossom on his favourite tree will eventually turn into orange berries - Apollo doesn't believe him. But, with the inevitable turning of the seasons, both birds learn to believe the other - and cement their friendship forever.

About the Author
Julia Donaldson is probably the UK's most popular contemporary picture book author, best-known for The Gruffalo. She has published one other picture book (Night Monkey, Day Monkey) with Egmont, and also a novel that has been optioned for film. She lives in Glasgow, Scotland. Pam Smy is relatively new to picture books. She is soon to be published by Frances Lincoln and Walker Books. She lives near Brighton.

Customer Reviews

An enjoyable book with lots to keep you interested
This is a pleasant story of two young birds - a swallow and a blackbird - who find aspects of each other's lives hard to believe. There is much to be learned from this book for the young reader - the habits of two British birds; information about British and African animals, and not least how two characters with very different lives can still be friends.