Fly, Eagle, Fly: An African Tale

One day, someone told me this story. I was so moved by the story that I checked Amazon and they had this beautiful book. The story and pictures have become a very important symbol that I have bought numerous copies to hand out to the teenage boys that have difficult lives that I have worked with at school. In addition, I keep a few on hand to give out to anyone I feel needs to have this wonderful book. It is my hope that they can refer back to it when life gets very dark for them. This story is more than PMA, it is true. It was awesome to read where the story originated from and the watercolored pictures and tastefully done. In addition, the information about the author is very touching and the forward by Bishop Tutu is remarkable. Yes, you will want to buy this book. Yes, you do!

I love this book. I have read it or shared it through storytelling around the world as part of presentations about the purpose of education. The folk story, set in Africa, tells of a farmer who tries to raise an eagle to believe it is a chicken. But, alas, a friend teaches the eagle that it is meant to soar, and so it does. Sometimes, in education, we get too caught up in basics, or core curriculum, or one size fits all curriculum. This story can remind us, that our job is not raising flocks of chickens, but rather helping individuals find out who they are, and reach their best potential.

This is a superb story for children and adults of all ages. It teaches a wonderful lesson. Its origin is Ghana West Africa however, it reaches all ethnicities. The illustration are beautiful. My grandfather Dr. J.E.K. Aggrey is the original author.

This is a book of encouragement. This message is important for people of all ages at any point in their lives. The story was a life-changing one for me. Many people tell the story. (Some even claim authorship.) However, this "author" gives credit to the renown educator and true author, Dr. J. E. K. Aggrey.

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This is a great book for my classroom. The children love it and I love it also. There are so many skills I can bring out in this book. Must have.

I truly enjoyed this children's picture book, which appeals to all ages, because of the inspiration and message it conveys. In Africa a small eagle chick if found lost after a storm. It is taken back to a village where it is raised as a chicken. It talks, walks and eats like a chicken unto one day a visitor notices that amongst the chickens there is an eagle. He tries everything to get it to fly but it believes and acts like it is a chicken, until one day he takes it back to the mountains where it was found as a chick to meet the sun at sunrise. Upon the mountain, once taken from the environment it has been placed in and seeing the bright light of the horizon and the view it realizes it can fly and does so and never lives the life of a chicken again as it soars high in the sky.I loved the message because it shows that we as a people have been treated like chickens by society, but we are truly royal eagles. Don't be content on being a chicken, but stretch forth your wings and fly! The illustrations are wonderful, and the message is worth attaining the book alone. This is a good book to add to the treasure chest of books within your home or your children's collection to inspire them to spread their wings and fly to reach new heights in the horizon's light! God is Love!

I bought this wonderful book for my nephews and loved it so much I'm buying another for my grandson. The story of an eagle that is brought up among chickens and thinks and acts like a chicken until it is encouraged to fly like an eagle has several messages. I'm a prison chaplain and it reminds me of the men and women who could be soaring on eagles wings if they can break out of the mold of their emotional environment. It has a spiritual message - we are children of God and can live a victorious life if only we will appropriate it. It also can illustrate the release of the soul at death. But it is definitely a delightful tale in it's own right.

I wanted to like this book more than I did - many educational sites rave about it. But I found it a little dull. The colours are muted and so is the tone. I love that it can be used as a catalyst to talk about Aggrey of Africa and Archbishop Desmond Tutu but I wanted it to be more.

Whilst I love this story, the quality of the book itself is disappointing. Rather than a paperback book this feels more like a high quality photocopy. Having seen, read and used a version of the book previously I can see that the pictures, layout and words are as beautiful as other editions. However, I am doubtful that this copy will stand up to repeated use. Rather than a bound paperback (with a spine) it is instead thick paper stapled together. The paper quality is high but how long it will stay together remains to be seen. The description of the book is misleading, this is not really a paperback book and doesn't warrent the price, especially as there are other editions avaliable (surely one of these must be a proper book?)

I brought this for my grandson Christmas. He has not got around to read as yet as he’s just finishing up another reading book. But excited on receiving the book

This is a most inspirational story suitable for children and adults. Highly recommended and should be on everyone's book shelf!

Only downside is that it's not a 'proper' printed and bound book.