Flying Free by Nicola Davies

This book was a ‘Hot Contender’ for the Big Book Award 2020 shortlist.

About the Book:

Colin lives with his mum and big brother and is in a hurry to grow up. But when his brother gives him an air rifle for his birthday and he shoots a hawk, he soon learns that shooting live creatures is very different to shooting cans on the wall. A powerful tale of growing up and gaining responsibility.

Flying Free is one in a series of Country Tales, written by award-winning children’s author Nicola Davies and illustrated by Cathy Fisher.

Published by Graffeg

About the Author:

Nicola is an award-winning author, whose many books for children include The Promise (Green Earth Book Award 2015, Greenaway Shortlist 2015), Tiny (AAAS Subaru Prize 2015), A First Book of Nature, Whale Boy (Blue Peter Award Shortlist 2014), and the Heroes of the Wild Series Portsmouth Book Prize 2014). She graduated in zoology, studied whales and bats and then worked in the BBC Nature History Unit.

Underlying all Nicola’s writing is the belief that a relationship with nature is essential to every human being, and that now, more than ever, we need to renew that relationship.