"The Eagle and The Thrush" is a retelling of one of the most beautiful American Indian folk tales. The story of how the sounds of music were sought high above the earth, high above the trees and the clouds is rich in in the imaginative fantasy of long neglected Indian folk-lore.

When the owl tells the birds and beast that he has heard about a beautiful sound high in the heavens, it is the little thrush nestling in the feathers of the mighty eagle who finally succeeds where all others failed. He flies higher and higher until he hears the clear, magnificent sound and brings it back to earth for all to hear and use.

"The Eagle and The Thrush" is an absorbing tale, full of warmth and color, of humor and drama, that enriches the child's imagination and knowledge of the ideas and ways of other peoples. Told for centuries, it is an intrinsic part of our own culture.