Cloud Eyes [Hardcover]

Kathryn Lasky (Author), Barry Moser (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 31, 1994 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up

Cloud Eyes, a young dreamer, is the tribe’s only hope for bringing honey back to the lodges of his people. So begins this Native American boy’s quest. Kathryn Lasky’s original story is a joy to read and hear aloud, and Barry Moser’s pencil drawings beautifully evoke the mystery of this enchanting tale.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In language as clear as "the honeybee's sweet gold" and with black-and-white drawings that seem etched with "moon silver," Lasky and Moser spin an imaginative tale about a youth who dances with bears. Cloud Eyes is a dreamer: because he can "find stories in the clouds," he can "see and understand what other people could not." When the bear destroy the honeybees' trees and the honey pots of the people stand empty, Great-grandmother Bee sends Cloud Eyes a vision to teach him the dances of the bears. The resolution of the plot is hazy, as Cloud Eyes ritualistically kills a bear and wears its skin to dance with the bears at night. Later on, the bears become "as calm and gentle as the bees" because they remember Cloud Eyes's dance "as if it were a dance from a dream." Lasky's (Sugaring Time) lyrical story and Moser's (Appalachia) masterful art seem perfectly in tune. The stillness of Moser's compositions, framed in plain tan borders, emphasizes the formal tone of the prose. Ages 5-10.
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About the Author

BARRY MOSER is the illustrator of many acclaimed books for children and adults, including Telling Time with Big Mama Cat and Sit, Truman!, both co-illustrated with his daughter Cara Moser. He lives in western Massachusetts.

KATHRYN LASKY's many books for young people have received such honors as the Parents' Choice Award,and a Newbery Honor. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books; 1st edition (October 31, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0152191682
• ISBN-13: 978-0152191689
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,936,250 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Hi Readers! Thanks for coming by my author page. I've written all sorts of books - from fantasy about animals to books about science. One of my favorite animal fantasy series, Guardians of Ga'Hoole, is a major motion picture. I liked writing about Ga'Hoole so much that I decided to revisit that world in a new series, Wolves of the Beyond. Visit my website, www.kathrynlasky.com to see a slide show about the real wolves I researched for the series and for the latest update on the Guardians of Ga'Hoole movie. All my best, Kathryn