Learning & Development: Book choice

Nobody in the busy city sees the bird lying on the pavement, its wing broken. Nobody but a small boy called Will. He and his mum carry it home and, with time, rest and a little bit of hope, the wing mends, and they set the bird free to soar over the city once more. A moving story with simple illustrations, few words and enormous opportunities for storytelling, as single, big illustrations are mixed with 'storyboards' that will enable children to 'write' their own 'chapters' about how the bird was nursed back to health....