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Reviewed by: Marie T. Russell The Little Tern is one of those stories, like the Little Prince or Jonathan Livingston Seagull, that speaks both to children and adults -- yet adults will get much more out of the reading. On the surface, this story is about a bird who loses his ability to fly. He then must learn to live without flying and learn to see life from the ground instead of from the sky. His adventure is a parable for all of us who have perhaps forgotten how to fly -- we who have gotten caught in the mundane, the "making a living", the rushing to just get things done. Perhaps it is an even greater parable -- one that represents the Spirit that we are, that has become imbedded in a human body and has forgotten not only how to fly, but also that it ever could and did fly, or that it can still fly. The Little Tern learns to notice things close up that he had not seen before. He meets with a teacher who helps him find himself and accept himself while not giving up on who he truly is. An enjoyable book, and the illustrations by Lisa Mann Dirkes are truly lovely. Every page is graced with a lovely watercolor that adds a lot of charm to the story. An enjoyable story to read to a child or to the child within, or even for us adults who need a reminder of the hope that is always present -- even when we have forgotten how to fly.
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