Black boards with copper decoration, in an unclipped dust jacket. Stated First edition. First printing. This is a clean and unread book. The binding is square and tight. The dust jacket has very mild rubbing. The pages are clean and unmarked. Charlie Carlisle's grandfather is ill. Charlie's friend, Singing Bird, a Teton Sioux, tells him that ravens have curing powers, so Charlie steals a baby bird from its nest. Granddad, a retired naturalist, encourages Charlie to record his observations of the bird and study the effect it has on humans. Charlie just hopes that the raven will make Granddad well. Illustrated by the author. 191 pp.

Children's Ravens Juvenile Fiction Grandparents Naturalists Ravens Sioux Jean Craighead George