The Eagle

Name: The Eagle
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 1 (1 reviews)
Author: Cynthia Rylant
ISBN: 9781470356910

Author: Cynthia Rylant

Series: Lighthouse Family #3

Narrator: Mark Nelson

Unabridged: 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/18/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Stories, Animal Stories

Synopsis

Newbery Medal and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Cynthia Rylant creates an adorable family in The Lighthouse Family series chapter books. The mice children, Whistler and Lila, set out on an adventure into the mysterious forest. With a trusty compass, they are sure to find their way home until it falls out of Whistler's pocket. A large eagle named Stanley finds the compass, becomes a dear friend, and gives the mice a view of the great forest they will never forget.

About Cynthia Rylant

Cynthia Rylant is the author of more than 100 books for young people, including the beloved Henry and Mudge, Annie and Snowball, Brownie & Pearl, Motor Mouse, and Mr. Putter & Tabby series. Her novel Missing May received the Newbery Medal. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Audrey on June 05, 2018

This is charming! A dog, a cat, and three little mice live together as family in a lighthouse. One day the mice ask their parents permission to go for a walk in the woods. Unfortunately they get lost but they meet an eagle who becomes their new friend and shows them the way home. This astounds me! A......more

Goodreads review by sincerely on October 31, 2024

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Goodreads review by Jane on January 26, 2021

Really enjoyed this third book of the Lighthouse Family series. Especially enjoyed the respectful way the children asked to do what had previously been forbidden, rather than disobeying in their eagerness, and their willingness to learn what was necessary to do so. Enchanted by this little early cha......more

Goodreads review by Maryanne on September 13, 2009

I liked that the adults let the children puzzle out their own problems. SPOILER ALERT: The whole time the mouse children were alone with the eagle, the section of Avi's book, Poppy, in which a raptor swoops down and devours a mouse is quite vividly described kept running through my mind. This story......more

Goodreads review by Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) on October 25, 2017

Another gentle adventure for Lila and her brother Whistler. They've always wanted to go to the woods. Pandora and Seabold are too busy to take them, so they learn to use a compass so they won't get lost. They've also always wanted to make friends with a beautiful Eagle they often see flying around. F......more