Hawk, I'm Your Brother

by Byrd Baylor

Paperback, 1986

Status

Checked out

Due 2024-04-20

Collection

Picture books

Publication

Aladdin (1986), Edition: Reprint, 48 pages

Description

Determined to learn to fly, Rudy adopts a hawk hoping that their kinship will bring him closer to his goal.

User reviews

LibraryThing member aimtroyer

This is about a boy who wants to fly. He wants to be a Hawk. He captures a Hawk and they become friends. He realizes the Hawk needs to be set free but even set free they have made a connection to one another. Neat book that appears to be written in poetry form.

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LibraryThing member manich01

In this Native American tale of impossible dreams, a young boy learns the liberation of letting go. Use this story to teach many lessons regarding cultural and universal concepts of not only friendship but also our relationship with the natural world.

LibraryThing member abarnes012892

Hawk, I’m Your Brother did not grasp my attention at all. This book is about a boy who watches a hawk and dreams of flying. He eventually takes care of an injured hawk and teaches it to fly again. The pictures are just too plain for me. Although they go with the overall book, it just wasn’t for

me.

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LibraryThing member LauraMcQueen

This story is about a young Native American boy named Rudy who has always wanted to fly. One day he catches a young hawk and keeps him as pet for a while. As the days go by Rudy begins to notice that the hawk is not happy with him because he wants to fly. Eventually Rudy lets the hawk go and when

he does he emotionally feels what flying and soaring are like. This is a great story that can appeal to more than just one group of people. The book is about knowing the difference between making yourself happy, and being happy because you did what was right. When Rudy keeps the bird he has a struggle within himself from knowing what he is doing and what he needs to do. When he finally releases the bird it calls out to him. This shows that when you do the right thing there is always something wonderful that you feel. Rudy gained a brother, and knew what it was like to fly because he did the right thing. I think that is an important message to relay to students.

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LibraryThing member embarnes

Rudy Soto wants to fly more than anything in the world. He stole a baby Hawk, thinking that caring for it will help him learns to fly. He let the hawk go in time.
Not sure I would read this book to my students. It was a little slow and boring. We all have dreams that we would like to be able to

achieve but never will.
I would have them write a story about a hawk. I would have them tell what their dreams are and what they think they should do to achieve it.

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