The Garbage King - New Windmills education edition

The quiet of Dani's hiding place in the dark graveyard was disturbed by the sound of someone panting close by. Instantly awake, he saw a wild-looking figure: a tall thin creature who stood staring at him, poised for flight. "Who are you?" whispered Dani, unsure whether this thing was alive or dead. "Who are you?" echoed Mamo. The apparition in front of him seemed to have risen straight up out of a tomb. Elizabeth Laird says: "I lived and worked in Ethiopia during my twenties, and it became my favourite place in the world. Since then I've been back many times. During my visits I've got to know many kids who have lived on the streets of Addis Ababa. I've always been amazed by their courage, their ability to endure and the ways in which they help and support each other. A number of street children helped me to write this book. I'd like to say thank you to all of them." Winner of the Scottish Arts Council Children's Book of the Year award and the Stockport Book award. Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, the Blue Peter Award, the Salford Children's Book Award, the Calderdale Children's Book Award, the Lincolnshire Young People's Book Award, the Stockton Children's Book of the Year, the West Sussex Children's Book Award, the Portsmouth Book Award and the Sheffield Children's Book Award. Want to know more about The Garbage King? Download a pdf from Elizabeth Laird's website: http://www.elizabethlaird.co.uk/pdfs/GarbageKing.pdf