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Henry and Anthony

Henry is a special goose who has his foot amputated when his curiosity leads him to follow a college student into a building and the door closes too quickly. Father and Mother Goose have taught Henry to believe in the Great Goose. Fearful he could not survive with an amputated foot; he waits and listens for a guiding message from the Great Goose. After three days, Henry thinks he hears it. Not knowing where he is going, he flies and eventually lands in Nebraska. He makes friends with a Cobbler who creates a prosthetic foot for him. He flies on to California and he meets a homing pigeon who is lost. They become flying partners. Eventually, they team up with three Tula Geese (from Russia) and two geezer geese from California and a Mallard Duck. Henry learns to snowboard and Anthony rides a grizzly bear down the mountain. They save two young girls from a car wreck and rescue a squad of Marines in Iraq, where they are wounded. They eventually make their way safely back to the Cobbler.

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Product Details:
Author: H. Lynn Beck
Paperback: 262 pages
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Publication Date: May 18, 2009
Language: English
ISBN: 1419602942
Package Length: 8.0 inches
Package Width: 5.25 inches
Package Height: 0.6 inches
Package Weight: 0.81 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 1 reviews
 
 

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5A charming story!  Jun 20, 2010
By Terri Mcintyre "Author of Stronghold"
Henry and Anthony is a charming novel about friendship and loyalty. Henry is a Canada goose, Anthony a lost homing pigeon. They have unusual adventures. Henry grows up on a university campus where he experiments with speed flight, a skill that he uses in future challenges as he travels the world with a small gaggle of friends.

On one level Henry and Anthony is a children's story, although, as such, illustrations would have helped kids understand more of the humor and insights. The photographs at the end of the book help somewhat. It's evident that H. Lynn Beck really knows geese. We own a family of geese; I found myself nodding frequently at his descriptions of their behavior. I read the first few pages to my grandson and he interrupted several times to say, "Hey, our goose Chip does that!" or "That's just like Chip's and Lady's goslings!"

On a deeper level, I consider the story an allegory about a youth (or youthful gander) facing and overcoming challenges, from physical to social to spiritual. Henry loses a foot in an accident, but pursues an inner drive to discover his purpose in life; he spends time with a flock of geese who become intoxicated from strange berries near a highway and create havoc, and as a result he learns a lesson in choosing his friends wisely.

I admit I was put off at first by the devotion of the Henry and his parents to The Great Goose. I thought, oh this is going to be a sermon in disguise. However, Beck blends the religious faith of Henry's family with the wider view of a society of both believers and non-believers (whether human or geese, ducks or pigeons). The author treats all his characters with the equanimity of a person who sincerely cares about others.

The clear writing style makes it easy to read aloud to children (or silently to oneself as well). I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys animal stories and allegories, or just good writing.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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