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A terrific book.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Reading Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44203738988722,"sku":"9781529501520","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529501520_0caac319-cfb8-4601-9a99-42f1e56650d2.jpg?v=1786023392"},{"product_id":"9781592702626","title":"Over the Rooftops, Under the Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when a bird doesn’t feel like a bird?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlone with himself, even among his flock, a young bird finds an unexpected connection in the eyes of a little girl. He begins to wonder about the nature of life: What does it mean to be human? What does it mean to be a bird? Swept up in his exploration of the human world, he doesn’t notice that his flock has already migrated south for the season. Written by JonArno Lawson and beautifully illustrated by Nahid Kazemi, this sparse, lyrical story is about community lost and found, and what it means to know one’s self.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303906128245,"sku":"9781592702626","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781592702626_0b78f1e3-c1ab-4803-b068-cdde9e214da1.jpg?v=1786023481"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-jonarno-lawson.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}