Bibliograph

Sacred song of the hermit thrush, a Mohawk story, by Tehanetorens ; illustrated by David Fadden

Type

Label

Sacred song of the hermit thrush, a Mohawk story, by Tehanetorens ; illustrated by David Fadden

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

AD580L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sacred song of the hermit thrush

Oclc number

1181843353

Responsibility statement

by Tehanetorens ; illustrated by David Fadden

Sub title

a Mohawk story

Summary

"Long ago, when the birds had no songs, only man could sing. When the Great Spirit walked on the Earth, he noticed a great silence. He realized the birds had no songs. He devised a great game and told the birds who ever could fly the highest, would receive a very beautiful song. But not all the birds were honest. In his desire to win the game, the small hermit thrush jumped on the back of the great eagle. The eagle flew higher than any of the birds, but when he came back to land, the Great Spirit said the hermit thrush had gone the highest since he was on the eagle's back. Hermit thrush was awarded a beautiful song, but in his shame for not being honest, he flew into the deep woods. To this day, you may hear the lovely song of the hermit thrush, but you may not ever see him"--Amazon.com

Target audience

juvenile

Classification