The Mountain That Loved a Bird
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (971 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0689833199 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 28 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Every spring she flies high in the air, looking for the best place to build her nest and raise her children. "I am Joy, and I have come to qreet you." A beautiful bird named Joy stops one day to visit a mountain. Over time the birds bring about a wonderful change in the mountain -- a change that will transform the mountain forever.. After hearing the mountain's pleas for her to stay, Joy is so touched she makes a very special promise that each spring the mountain will be visited by one of her kin. As much as Joy would like to stay with the mountain, she must leave to continue her search
Beautiful story with a valuable life lesson I bought this book because of the title as a gift for a neighbor child who enjoys watching birds at the feeder between our houses. When it arrived from Amazon, I read through it to ensure it was the right kind of book to give as a gift. It was moving and beautiful. Having recently lost my father, the message of loss and acceptance was bittersweet and definitely drew my tears, making me wonder if it would be an inappropriate gift. But reading this as a child could be the kind of early preparation that could make it easier for people to accept great loss (as well as smaller disappointments) later in life. I rememb. Five Stars Fabulous book, fabulous condition. Beautiful story, great storytelling This is a beautiful story about a bird that visits a mountain once a year. Both can talk, and they visit with each other. The mountain is lonely. The bird explains she will die someday, that birds don't live long, but promises she will have her daughter visit when she is gone. She explains that she cannot live there as this mountain is barren, so she can visit only once per year. The mountain is lonely when she passes on and cries (a brook begins). The daughter does visit and she drops one seed per year. In the end the mountain is a thriving ecosystem where birds and animals can live year round, nourished by the