Sky Dancers

John Cloud’s father is a steelworker constructing skyscrapers in New York Metropolis, distant from their dwelling upstate on the Mohawk Reservation.

John Cloud’s father is a steelworker constructing skyscrapers in New York Metropolis, distant from their dwelling upstate on the Mohawk Reservation. When Papa is dwelling on weekends, John Cloud stays shut by his father’s facet, serving to him along with his work.

Between weekends John Cloud misses Papa and longs to go to him within the metropolis. In the future Mama agrees to take him there. New York Metropolis seems to be busy and noisy, however what actually astonishes John Cloud is seeing Papa on a excessive cross beam of the Empire State Constructing, the tallest skyscraper on the planet. John Cloud feels as if his coronary heart will burst with satisfaction and amazement as he watches his father dance throughout the sky.

Set within the early Thirties and primarily based on the historical past of Mohawk steelworkers, Sky Dancers is a heat celebration of household, braveness, and the forces of nature. Sensitively informed and stunningly illustrated, it is a story for all ages.