Grandad's Prayers of the Earth

There are many ways to pray, Grandad tells his grandson as they walk through the woods. The trees reach for heaven, streams and rivers flow and chuckle, birds sing - everything in the world has its own prayer. Then one day, Grandad is gone. Now, more than ever, the boy needs to hear the prayers of the earth and to find the words to make his own prayers. Will the world ever seem just right again? The poignant story line of this exceptional book--a grandfather uses a walk in the woods to explain prayer to his grandson, and later after the grandfather's death, the grandson's solitary return to the woods (and to prayer) brings peace--offers important lessons about the reasons and ways to pray. The grandfather's lyrical and effective descriptions of prayer in its broadest sense and the rich, evocative watercolour illustrations will touch and teach children and adults of all religions.