Why the Whales Came

Set in the Scilly Isles fishing community in the early years of this century, this is a tightly constructed, sensitive story. The children of the community are warned by their parents to avoid contact with the mysterious Birdman, but events prove that he is not the alien, evil force that he has been portrayed as. The tale shows how even small outposts of the British Isles were touched by an embroiled in the murderous events taking place on the killing fields of Europe between 1914 and 1918. An adventure with complementary complex threads combining to produce an outstanding 'children's' story.