The Rare Bird Book Cover

What's the Book About?

A retelling of a traditional tale, which sees farmer Bartek, tricked by a goblin. Can anyone save him?

Book Details

  • Band:
  • Scheme: Alphakids
  • Type: Fiction
  • Author: Clare Bradford

Reviews from Our Readers

Diya (Age 7)

Rating: 5 / 5

This book is about
A goblin tricked a little boy if he lost he would become his slave.

The main characters are
Bartek,Rokita and Akmen.

My favourite part of the book is
When the dog rolled up on the feathers and turned to a bird like creature.

I would also like to say
I like this book very much.

kaya (Age 6)

Rating: 3 / 5

This book is about
a goblin pretending to be an old man and there was a man

My favourite part of the book is
when the goblin turns into a red dot

I would also like to say
it was ok

Hannah Courtney (Age 7)

Rating: 5 / 5

This book is about
a goblin was trying to make the man his slave, the man tricked him, he disppeared into a red dot and at the end all his slaves were free. No-one had ever tricked him before.

My favourite part of the book is
when the dog dressed up as a funny bird.

I would also like to say
It was funny.

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