Weekend Argus (Saturday Edition)
When feathers get ruffled
FIGHTING is never the answer. This is the message of
It teaches the little ones that differences don’t need to turn into a fight.
“I wrote because every time I walked my dogs, Frieda and Linus, in the park I was struck by how wild and noisy the birds were. The hadedas, guinea fowl and Egyptian geese always had something to squawk about.
“The story popped into my mind, and I just had to write it,” said Megan Furniss.
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The book is all about a fight between these two gangs of birds which takes place in local park.
The fight gets noisier and louder until peace is restored by a pair of Egyptian geese.
“There are a few messages in the story. The first is, fighting is never a solution to anything.
“Another message is that nature and natural creatures are interesting, special and often very ‘human’ in how they behave.’’ “We can learn from them.
is fun, funny and very enjoyable, with great characters, lots of action and great rhyming words. Reading is one of the most important things we learn to do.
“Reading introduces us to a whole new world in every story and a new idea or emotion on every page.
“Through reading we learn facts, we feel emotions, and we get excited about new ideas. Reading is like a key to a million new possibilities,” said Furniss.
Through rhyme, fantastic illustrations, great action and a very familiar setting, children are taken on a tumbling journey through a park and the fight between the two “gangs” of birds and their leaders.