Old Turtle and the Broken Truth

Old Turtle and the Broken Truth by Douglas Wood. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780439321105.

From the author of the award-winning legend of peace, Old Turtle , comes a soulful new tale about the wise old turtle who advocates listening to the "language of breezes...learning lessons from stones and animals and trees and stars." In this story, a truth falls from the stars, breaking in half when it lands. Crow, Fox, Coyote, and Raccoon, each pick up this piece of truth but discard it because of its rough edges and broken nature. But when a human being finds it, noting the words "You Are Loved" written on it, he and his people cherish it as their most important possession. Time passes, and jealousy, fear, and anger rise up in the people who hold this Great Truth, as well as in those who do not have it. The world begins to suffer. Finally, its up to a little girl to seek understanding and a solution to the woes of the world. Old Turtle and the Broken Truth s new age allegory is exquisitely wrought, in word and in picture. Douglas Woods prose is the timeless language of fables, meshing perfectly with Jon Muth s radiant watercolors for an experience anyone seven to one hundred and seven can appreciate. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter