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Fly, Eagle, Fly: An African Tale
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...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
February 1st 2000
by Margaret K. McElderry Books
(first published 2000)
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"My people of Africa, we are created in the image of God, but men have made us think we are chickens, and still think we are; but we are eagles. Don't be content with the food of the chicken! Stretch forth your wings and fly!"
"How frequently we have thought that we were chickens destined to spend our lives limited to an earthly existence with limited horizons, whereas we are made for something far more noble. We are made for the Sublime, the transcendent. We are not bound to this earth and a hum...more
"How frequently we have thought that we were chickens destined to spend our lives limited to an earthly existence with limited horizons, whereas we are made for something far more noble. We are made for the Sublime, the transcendent. We are not bound to this earth and a hum...more
Theme: Expressive tale to encourage children to embrace and experience their greatness.
A farmer finds an eagle and raises it to behave like a chicken, until a friend helps the eagle learn to find its rightful place in the sky. A great multicultural book conveying a good theme of self-esteem, cultural pride, and confidence. The illustrations are more mature than most children’s books, but they fit well for this age level. Heightens the reader’s horizon because the characters are convincing, real,...more
A farmer finds an eagle and raises it to behave like a chicken, until a friend helps the eagle learn to find its rightful place in the sky. A great multicultural book conveying a good theme of self-esteem, cultural pride, and confidence. The illustrations are more mature than most children’s books, but they fit well for this age level. Heightens the reader’s horizon because the characters are convincing, real,...more
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This is a simple folk tale about a man who finds an injured eagle as a baby and nurse's back to health. He raises it as one of his chickens and the eagle acts and believes that he is a chicken. A neighbor comes to see this eagle and knows that it's true calling is to fly. Time after time he trys to get the eagle to fly but the eagle is scared and does not know how. Eventually the villager tells the man that they must take the bird up to the mountains so it can feel where it belongs, where it wa...more
Sep 15, 2011
Rene Spector
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A beautiful story...all children should be so lucky to have a loved one read this to them....we should all be so lucky to allow the message of this book to seep into our understanding of our spirits. As Desmond Tutu said in the Foreword: "We are made for the sublime, the transcendent. We are not bound to this earth and a humdrum existence but are made for something glorious" Indeed. This is one of those books you want to buy for all your friends and family.
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An eagle chick orphaned and raised as a chicken completely forgets its potential.
This brilliant book can be enjoyed for the guaranteed giggles of embarrassment at the eagle’s ridiculous situation, or to prompt discussions of life, limits and the potential of the human spirit.
Listen to our chat about this book on our JustOneMoreBook.com Children's Book Podcast:
http://www.justonemorebook.com/2006/0...
This brilliant book can be enjoyed for the guaranteed giggles of embarrassment at the eagle’s ridiculous situation, or to prompt discussions of life, limits and the potential of the human spirit.
Listen to our chat about this book on our JustOneMoreBook.com Children's Book Podcast:
http://www.justonemorebook.com/2006/0...
I loved the art in this book. This book is about a farmer that comes across a baby eagle and raises it with his chickens. The underlying message of the book can be a great lesson to teach the children; finding you true self and becoming independent and soaring to success.
Lovely and moving. Although it may take some a while to catch on to the metaphor, this beautifully-illustrated story will inspire children to spread their wings and fly rather than settle for scratching with the chickens in the dirt.
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