Orca's Song

A wonderful addition to my collection of books about ospreys and Native American folk literature.The story of love between creatures from different worlds is inspiring.

The Anne Cameron books are simply superb. Highly recommended.

It is my view that folktales - tales of such quality that people kept the story alive for centuries - are excellent literature for people of any age. Anne Cameron aims her retellings of Northwest Native tales at a young audience but all of us can enjoy all of them.This particular story is poignant - the story of love between an Orca and an Osprey. The tale "explains" the black and white of the Orca, the leaps out of water, and the beautiful songs as the results of this love. Like all Anne Cameron's retelling, this tale is well worth sharing.

I originally bought this book when I was on Vancouver Island for my grandmother's funeral. I bought it for my then 5 year old son as a gift from his late great grandmother. It has since turned into our family's favorite story book. It has been taken to school for show and share, read to entire classrooms of kindergarteners and preschool children. Every time it is read the children ask to have it read one more time. The pictures are phenomenal!

Good supplement to Aboriginal education.