Books with title Gay Neck: The Story of a Pigeon

Take flight with Gay-Neck, the passenger pigeon with ashimmery throat, his kind young master and Ghond, the wildlifeexpert, on their adventures in a village, across the Himalayasand to a battlefield in France. In this heartwarming, sometimesheartbreaking tale, soar through Gay-Neck’s encounters withhawks and eagles, his quests with the swifts and a monk, andfinally his heroic service as a bearer of messages filled with loveand 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 lifeof Gay-Neck’s trainer, Ghond. The young boy’s initiation intoforest life, his understanding of dangerous animals, his run-inswith eagles, snakes and tigers, and his experiences with his petpanther make for this 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 DhanGopal Mukerji, the only Indian to have won the John NewberyMedal. Describing animal life with nail-biting realism, DhanGopal Mukerji’s stories take you to a place where the feralmeets the tame, man meets nature, and all that matters is thelaw of the jungle!