Synopses & Reviews
Sometimes the most unlikely heroine can become an inspirationEvery year the geese return. Honking and flapping, they always land in groups. But this spring something is different: an injured goose stands on one leg - alone. Shunned by the other geese, she is unable to search for food, swim, or fly away. A young girl watches and wonders how a goose with one foot can survive. She wants to feed her, take care of her, be her friend. But her mother warns that “a wild goose has to learn to live with her weakness. Or she wont live at all.” It takes patience and courage for both goose and girl to let nature take its course.
Told from a childs point of view, and based on a true story, this simple, telling, and triumphant picture book is wonderfully illustrated in the bold paper-collage art of Holly Meade.
Review
"Best's story will appeal to young nature lovers and to anyone with a soft spot for an underdog . . . Mead's paper-collage illustrations capture the action as well as the glory of the passing seasons." --Starred,
School Library Journal
Synopsis
Told from a child's point of view, and based on a true story, this simple, triumphant picture book about an injured goose is wonderfully illustrated in the bold paper-collage art of Holly Meade. Full-color illustrations.
Synopsis
Every spring, the geese touch down on the pond in a honking, flapping celebration. But this year, one of them is different. As it stands on one leg—shunned by the other geese, unable to search for food, to swim, or even to fly away—a young girl wonders: how can a goose with one foot survive?
“A heartwarming story with a tender message about accepting others in spite of their differences and helping those who are less able.” —Starred, School Library Journal
“Bests simple prose is rhythmic and beautiful . . . Every child who has nursed an injured creature will recognize the bond, the distance, and the hope. ” —Starred, Booklist
Synopsis
"Best's story will appeal to young nature lovers and to anyone with a soft spot for an underdog . . . Mead's paper-collage illustrations capture the action as well as the glory of the passing seasons." --Starred,
School Library JournalAbout the Author
CARI BEST is the author of several books for young readers, including Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, and, most recently, Whats So Bad About Being an Only Child? She lives in Weston, Connecticut. HOLLY MEADEs picture books include the Caldecott Honor Book Hush! by Minfong Ho and Sky Sweeper by Phillis Gershator. She lives in Newburyport, Massachusetts.