At the mountain's base sits a cabin under an old hickory tree. And in that cabin lives a family — loving, weaving, cooking, and singing. The strength in their song sustains them through trials on the ground and in the sky, as they wait for their loved one, a pilot, to return from war. They may be separated by duty and distance, but they are connected by love and family.
This lyrical picture book celebrates the bonds of a Cherokee family and the bravery of history-making women pilots. With an author's note that pays homage to the true history of Native American U.S. service members like WWII pilot Ola Mildred "Millie" Rexroat, this is a story that reveals the roots that ground us, the dreams that help us soar, and the people and traditions that hold us up.
"In an author’s note, Sorell (We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga), who is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, explains that Native women have served in the U.S. Armed Forces 'at proportionately higher rates than all other Active Duty, Reserve, and National Guard Servicemembers'.... Alvitre (Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream), who is Tongva/Scots-Gaelic, paints her in her cockpit above the clouds as her thoughts circle back to her family: 'Within that pilot/ forms a prayer,/ pleading for peace./ Because at the mountain’s base,/ beneath the hickory tree' awaits her beloved family." — Publishers Weekly
Recommended Age | 4 - 8 |
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Author | Traci Sorell |
Illustrator | Weshoyot Alvitre |
ISBN | 0735230609 |
Publication Date | Sep 17, 2019 |
Publisher | Kokila |
Language | English |