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.)
Squirrels, whales, bears: why is the road to the White House strewn with
dead animals?
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Reports of casual cruelty to animals during the presidential race are more
about gaining votes than concern for their welfare
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