Determined to learn to fly, Rudy adopts a hawk hoping that their kinship will bring him closer to his goal. 

A Caldecott Honor Book.  An Ala Notable Book.  Byrd Baylor lives and writes in Arizona, presenting images of the Southwest and an intense connection between the land and the people. Her prose illustrates vividly the value of simplicity, the natural world, and the balance of life within it.