Part of the SPARKS series, suitable for National Curriculum Key Stage 2. In Ireland the potato crop has failed, and the country is starving. When the landlord demands the rent, Art and his sister have no choice but to leave home, but they do not know if they will get to Belfast and find their father.
Malachy was born in Ireland, went to college in England, brought up his children in Wales and has now returned to Ireland, where he lives on a tiny island off the coast of County Donegal.
After spells in advertising and as a special needs teacher, Malachy turned to writing children's books. He has now had over 70 published and has won many prizes, including the Parent's Choice Gold Award and the Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award (for 'Tales from Old Ireland'), the Nestle Children's Book Silver Award (for 'The Dancing Tiger'), the Tir na nOg Award (for 'Georgie') and the English Association Award (for 'Cow').
