The crowstarver
by Dick King-Smith, Peter Bailey · 1998
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In 1926, a childless couple takes in an abandoned baby boy who, despite being mentally handicapped, grows to display special talents, and finds a happy niche for himself in their English countryside community.
Savants (Savant syndrome)Juvenile fictionFictionMentally handicappedPeople with mental disabilitiesWorld War, 1939-1945Country lifeFoundlingsFarm lifeHuman-animal communicationChildren's fictionHuman-animal relationships, fiction