BROTHER EAGLE, SISTER SKY Susan Jeffers & Chief Seattle
`We did not weave the web of life. We are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.'
Nearly 150 years ago, Chief Seattle, a respected and peaceful leader of one of the Northwest Indian Nations, delivered a compelling message to the government in Washington who wanted to buy his people's land. He believed that all life on earth, and the earth itself, is sacred, and that man's heedless abuse of nature will lead to his own destruction. Inspired by his words, Susan Jeffers has created a powerful plea for conservation, illustrated with gorgeous pictures that will set any child's imagination on fire. Recommended for children aged 6-9, although younger children, too, will enjoy talking about the pictures and hearing the story if suitably paraphrased by their parents. 30pp, 243mm x 304mm, softback, illus. in colour, 1993
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