| Fly, Eagle, Fly: An African Tale Contributor(s): Gregorowski, Christopher (Author), Daly, Niki (Illustrator), Tutu, Desmond (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1416975993 ISBN-13: 9781416975991 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2008 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - General - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - African |
| Dewey: 398.209 |
| Age Level: 5-8 |
| Grade Level: Kindergarten-3 |
| Lexile Measure: 600 AD (Adult Directed Text) |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 7.99" W x 10.04" L (0.31 lbs) 36 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Features: Ikids |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 36238 Reading Level: 3.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: After a stormy night, a farmer, searching for his lost calf, finds a baby eagle that has been blown out of its nest. He takes it home and raises it with his chickens. When a friend comes to visit one day, he tells the farmer that an eagle should be flying high in the sky, not staying on the ground. But this eagle walks like a chicken, eats like a chicken, even thinks like a chicken, the farmer replies. Twice, the farmer's friend tries to get the eagle to fly, but it sees the chickens on the ground and drops down each time. At last the friend, followed by the farmer, carries the young eagle back into the mountains and places the great bird on a rocky ledge, just before sunrise. As the air is filled with golden light and the sun appears, the friend cries, Fly, Eagle, fly! and the eagle raises its wings and soars upward, out of sight. This simply told yet dramatic story from Africa will delight children everywhere and encourage them to lift off and soar, as Archbishop Tutu puts it in his foreword. In lovely, expressive paintings of great beauty, sparked with touches of humor, Niki Daly, an internationally known artist, catches the essence of this powerful tale. |
Contributor Bio(s): Daly, Niki: - Niki Daly is an award-winning author and illustrator of numerous picture books, including Not So Fast, Songololo. He lives in Cape Town, South Africa. |
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