Brother Eagle, Sister Sky

by Chief Seattle and Susan Jeffers

Book Overview

"How can you buy the sky? How can you own the rain and the wind?" So begin the moving words attributed to a great American Indian chief--Chief Seattle--over 100 years ago. They are words that eloquently capture the central belief of Native Americans: that this earth and every creature on it is sacred. It is this belief that inspired Susan Jeffers' extraordinary full-color paintings.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803709692
• ISBN13: 9780803709690
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Dial Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.7" x 12.4"
• Age Range: 4 years and up
• Grade Range: Kindergarten and higher

Customer Reviews

A Beautiful Book - a review of "Brother Eagle, Sister Sky"

What do you teach your children? There's a bit of an argument that has taken place concerning whether Chief Seattle in fact said something like or unlike the lovely verse in this book. I'd just like to remind people that this book is for young children and not historians. And I, for one, have read this book to my children just as I have read them the 'legends' or 'debatable facts' about George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. So, if you are interested in presenting profound and beautiful words to your kids along with interesting pictures, both of which might very well incite conversation BUY THIS BOOK. If you want guaranteed facts, read them the newspaper. (Well, okay... that's no guarantee either.) Five Stars.

What do you teach your children?

Lets see... Betsy Ross did not make the first flag. ...George Washington may or may not have a) chopped down a cherry tree, b)thrown a coin across a river, c) been a great leader. ...George Bush may or may not have told a lie about Iraq. ...All computer programmers may or may not have souls the size of a mouse's. What do you teach your children? I cannot believe people are squabbling over whether Chief S* (*for those who may or may not want to use the Anglicized name) in fact said something like or unlike the lovely verse in this book. This book is for young children. If you are interested in presenting profound and beautiful words to your kids along with interesting pictures, both of which might very well incite conversation BUY THIS BOOK. If you want guaranteed facts, read them the newspaper. No Wait. That won't do either. Then read them MCSE Guides and Cram Course material. Raise children who think XP is a good idea. Really folks, get a life and remember the target market for this book is not historians. REMEMBER that to a 4 to 8 year old you CANNOT subtract a larger number from a smaller one. Heck, I read my children books about talking mice. This is a lovely book. Five Stars.

Harobed the Red

This book is wonderful. I think it would be best for Middle school because the language is diificult for primary children. However, the younger students certainly respond to the beautiful illustrations in this book. The lesson put forth it one that will stick in the minds of children. This is all we as parents, teachers, family friends, aunts and uncles can do for our children. Highly recommended.

An excellent lesson for people of all ages...

My own children are preschoolers, and I bought this book for them. Although they're a bit too young to understand its message about preserving and respecting the earth, they love the pictures, and we find lots to talk about as we turn the pages. In my work, I teach seventh graders. Now that I own this book, I'm going to look for an opportunity to read it to my middle school students this year. It's message will be inspiring, I think, with that age group.

Great environmental book!

My son first read this book at school in preparation for Earth Day, and liked it so much that he asked for it for his birthday. That's a pretty rare request from him, so I know it must have really had an impact. I highly recommend it to anyone who has a nature lover in the family.