GAY-NECK THE STORY OF A PIGEON & GHOND THE HUNTER

Take flight with Gay-neck the passenger pigeon with the shimmery throat his kind young master and Ghond the wildlife expert on their adventures in a village across the Himalayas and to a battlefield in France. In this heartwarming sometimes heartbreaking tale soar through Gay-neck's encounters with hawks and eagles his quests with the swifts and a monk and finally his heroic service as a bearer of messages filled with love and courage during the First World War.A prequel to Gay-neck's internationally renowned story Ghond the Hunter focuses on the first fifteen years in the life of Gay-neck's trainer Ghond. The young boy's initiation into forest life his understanding of dangerous animals his run-ins with eagles snakes and tigers and his experiences with his pet panther Mita - all make for the riveting tale of a master hunter.This special edition brings together two classic stories - Gay-Neck the Story of a Pigeon and Ghond the Hunter - by Dhan Gopal Mukerji the only Indian to have won the John Newbery Medal. Describing animal life with nail-biting realism Dhan Gopal Mukerji's stories take you to a place where the feral meets the tame man meets nature and all actions must meet the rules of the jungle!]>