Barry Hines' 1968 novel Kes blew into schools, along with Ted Hughes' The Hawk in the Wind (1957) and mixed-ability teaching.
The kestrel and the hawk weren't domestic pets, they weren't cute, and they weren't subject to 'rescue' and operations on TV shows.
Kes is this week's Book at Bedtime. (R4, weekdays, 10.45pm.)
Baby fur seal wanders into a bar in New Zealand
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The surprise visitor waddled around the pub during what’s known as ‘silly
season’ where seals pop up in unexpected places
On a wet, lazy Sunday evening a...
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