Patrick is an African grey parrot who lives in the jungle in central Africa. His Great-Grandpa Gilbert will soon be one hundred years old and Patrick wants to send him a birthday greeting. There is just one big problem — Great-Grandpa Gilbert lives thousands of miles away in Australia!
How can Patrick solve his problem?
Follow his birthday message as it travels with the help of Patrick's animal friends both great and small.
Aimed at the four-to-nine-years age group, Patrick's Birthday Message is an entertaining children's reader in verse involving migrating swallows, whales, dolphins and, of course, intrepid parrots.
The first of Gail Clarke's eight books to date, 'Patrick' has been included in her entertaining presentations to schoolchildren around the world since 2010 — more than 35,000 children in Hong Kong, Phuket, Bangkok, Dubai, Sri Lanka, Kenya and England have now enjoyed learning about animal migration, writing and illustrating, and, of course, hearing Gail's stories. In these presentations, Gail is always enthusiastically assisted by glove puppets of Patrick, Great-Grandpa Gilbert, Cosmos the Curious Whale and Chameleon.
You can learn more about Gail, her books and her presentations to schoolchildren on her Amazon author page and on her website at www.gailclarkeauthor.com
