01123    a2200181   4500001000700000020001800007040003200025100002300057245001400080300003100094362000900125520069700134650002100831650000800852650002500860650002500885650003100910120708  a9780006753339  cEscola Canadense de Niteroi  aMorpurgo, Michael 10aDear Olly  a120 p.c5 x 0.3 x 8 inches0 a2000  aA moving story of a brother, a sister, and a swallow, and how all are in some way victims of the horrors of landmines.
Olly’s brother Matt wants to go and work with children who have been made orphans, through war, in Africa. He wants to be a clown and make them laugh. His mother and sister want him to stay in England and go to university.
Hero, a swallow, has a journey to make too. He must fly to Africa for the winter to join all the other swallows. His journey is difficult and fraught with danger.
Three separate stories are woven into one powerful and moving novel whose central theme not only exposes the horrors of war and of landmines, but also the endurance of the human spirit. 4aChildren and War 4aWar 4aBrothers and Sisters 4aJuvenile Literature  4aHuman and Animal Relations