The Gentle Bookshop The Gentle Bookshop Illustrated Story Books › The Jackdaw with a Broken Wing
The Jackdaw with a Broken Wing: A Nature Tale cover
Illustrated Story Books

The Jackdaw with a Broken Wing: A Nature Tale

A young jackdaw learns to fly again, with a little help from a hedgehog.

Get it on Amazon

Printed and shipped by Amazon. Scroll down to look inside first.

Look inside

7 real pages from the printed book. Tap any page to see it full size.

About this book

Every spring the jackdaws come back to the old cottage garden, wheeling and chattering above the tiled roof. This year one young jackdaw tumbles from the flock with a broken wing and lands, frightened and alone, among the flowers.

A kind hedgehog finds him, and the two unlikely friends face the long weeks of waiting together: the sore wing, the nights under the hedge, the first hop, the first flutter, and the day he must decide whether he is brave enough to try the sky again.

A warm, beautifully illustrated story about kindness, patience and getting back up after a fall, from the David Binelli Nature Tales. Perfect for bedtime or a quiet afternoon read.

Who it is for

Children aged 5 to 9 who love birds, gardens and animal stories with real feeling in them. A gentle read-aloud about patience and kindness, with detailed illustrations to pore over.

More on this shelf

The Lonely Badger cover

The Lonely Badger

The Mole Who Wouldn’t Eat Worms cover

The Mole Who Wouldn’t Eat Worms

The Little Star Who Couldn’t Sleep cover

The Little Star Who Couldn’t Sleep

Get The Jackdaw with a Broken Wing on Amazon
Sample page