Queen of the Sky

About this book

This is a compact, A5 edition of Queen of the Sky.

This is the amazing story of a peregrine falcon rescued from the sea off the remote coast of west Wales. Jackie Morris tells the story of how her friend Ffion Rees nursed the Falcon back to life and back to the wild – it's about the bond which grew between the two. The story is told by international author and illustrator Jackie Morris, who lives in this remote part of Pembrokeshire, in west Wales.

Jackie describes the risks, triumphs and above all the trust which developed between the pair and which formed the basis of the falcon's path to back to health and back to the freedom of the wild. Beautifully illustrated throughout with photographs, drawings, sketches and magnificent paintings by Jackie. A must for birdwatchers, art lovers and romantics alike.


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Biography

Jackie Morris is the award-winning illustrator of The Lost Words, with Robert Macfarlane (Hamish Hamilton), and the author/illustrator of numerous best-selling works for children, including The Ice Bear, The Snow Leopard and Tell Me a Dragon, all reproduced by Graffeg. Jackie was the recipient of the 2018 Hay Festival Medal for Illustration and the Kate Greenaway Medal 2019.