Borka: The Adventures of a Goose With No Feathers
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK
Published:4th Mar '99
£7.99
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John Burningham's classic first picture book reissued with the original cover rescanned and redesigned for its 50th anniversary.
Once upon a time there were two geese called Mr and Mrs Plumpster. Each Spring they returned to the marshes of their ancestors, and Mrs Plumpster laid her eggs. Soon six fine young Plumpsters hatched: Archie, Freda, Jennifer, Oswald, Timothy and Borka. When winter came the other geese flew off in search of warmer climates, leaving Borka all alone.Once upon a time there were two geese called Mr and Mrs Plumpster. Each Spring they returned to the marshes of their ancestors, and Mrs Plumpster laid her eggs. Soon six fine young Plumpsters hatched: Archie, Freda, Jennifer, Oswald, Timothy and Borka. But Borka was different. Borka had no feathers and could not fly. When winter came the other geese flew off in search of warmer climates, leaving Borka all alone. But her adventure was only just beginning . . .
When I was little, this was my favourite book; when my children were little, it was their favourite book. The story of how Borka, the youngest of six geese born to Mr and Mrs Plumpster without any feathers, is a touching tale of motherly love and triumph over adversity. Mrs Plumpster immediately knits poor, bald Borka a grey woollen jumper but when the family migrates south, Borka gets left behind because she can't fly. The abandoned goose is befriended by a friendly boat skipper who takes her on his boat back to London, where she is given a new home at Kew Gardens. The other geese don't mind about her having no feathers because there are so many other strange birds at Kew and anything goes. Borka is republished to celebrate its 50th anniversary. -- Katie Law * Evening Standard *
Cape is right to publish this golden goose of an edition for an as-yet-uninitiated generation * Observer *
ISBN: 9780099400677
Dimensions: 281mm x 216mm x 4mm
Weight: 195g
32 pages
Special edition