Frog and the Birdsong

By Max Velthuijs

Book Overview

The Iron Horse was coming...Thundering and panting and breathing black smoke, it was a fearsome thing. The Cheyenne people had never seen a steam locomotive before, and it terrified them. Would it come right over the hill, into their camp, just as the relentless soldiers and white settlers had done before? Powerful words and pictures tell the true story of August 7, 1867 -- the only time an "Iron Horse" was derailed by Native Americans. It is a tale of courage and pride and of a people caught up in an unequal struggle to preserve their sacred way of life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374324670
• ISBN13: 9780374324674
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Frog and The Birdsong

Frog and The Bird Song is an adorable tale for children about the about the transient yet beautiful nature of life.As my daughter comments "it makes me feel both happy and sad at the same time." From an adult perspective, I stand in awe at Max Velthuijs's ability to convey the most adult of concepts in such an innocent and simple way.Highly recommended!