All the birds enjoy the song-like flute music of Jabutf, the tortoise, except Vulture who, jealous because he cannot sing, tricks Jabutf into riding his back toward a festival planned by the King of Heaven. By the creator of Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest. 30,000 first printing.
GERALD MCDERMOTT (1941-2012) was an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator of books for children. A graduate of Pratt Institute in New York City and a lifelong artist, he began his career as an animated filmmaker before moving into the creation of children's books based on storytelling traditions from around the world. He was awarded the Caldecott Medal and two Caldecott Honors; his extensive and influential body of work includes six popular picture books focusing on the trickster motif. Devoted to oral tradition and the transformative power of mythology, he was the first Fellow of the Joseph Campbell Foundation and served as a consultant on mythology in education. www.geraldmcdermott.com