Annotation: Rudy Sota is an Indian boy that would love to be able to fly someday, despite what others have to say. One day he comes across a baby hawk and takes it home. Knowing that the hawk needs to be set free, the time spent with one another they form a bond. The bond helps Rudy feel as if he is apart of the hawk and feels the freedom of flying by letting go of the hawk.
Grade Level: 1-6
Genre: Fiction, Realistic Animal Story, Picture Book
Children who will like this book: Children that have a bond with an animal, kids that enjoy Indian culture and have a passion for flying.
Rating/Response: (4)- It was an beautifully written book about a bond that a child has with a hawk, in a poetic way of writing. The illustrations help tell the story in a simplistic way using one color and lines to help create the story.
Questions: Have you ever dreamed of flying? If you could be any animal, what would it be and why?
Awards: Caldecott Honor Book
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