Fox Song

Toronto, ON: Oxford University Press, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Morin, Paul. Clean, tight, unmarked; gift inscription on ffep; some scratches and edge wear to dust jacket; otherwise minimal wear; "Keep your eyes open," Jamie hears her Grama bowman say. "The knowing of some things comes when you're older." Whether Grama Bowman is showing Jamie how to peel birch bark in the spring sun to make baskets, or how to hunt for the winter tracks of Wokwses the Fox, or how to sing the welcoming song of her Abenaki people, every moment they spend together opens Jamie to a new world. Then one morning Grama Bowman is gone. But Jamie's quiet walk in the wood tells her that her grama is still very near. Grama Bowman has left Jamie her world - a place where Jamie will never be alone. Inspired by a story from his own family, Joseph Bruchac's first picture book is a tale of the intuitive understanding between the young and the old. The beauty of the natural world is captured in Paul Morin's warm, shimmering paintings, making Fox Song a book that is a familiar and loving as a visit with a friend.