The Bird of Destiny: Horus and the Silver Raven

By P.J. Sanderson and Emily May

Nothing makes Horus happier than being with his family in their jungle home. But the human bulldozers are about to move in on his paradise.

Not only will the destruction of all the trees leave his family homeless, the rising temperatures due to climate change are about to leave his species with no food – meaning Hummingbirds could be gone forever.

With his dad missing and no bird willing to make a stand, Horus needs a miracle. So when he hears of a mystical bird called the ‘Bird of Destiny’ who can listen to the wind and change the future, he makes it his mission to find this extraordinary bird so they can save his species and shake up the humans so they see how climate change is killing the planet. But does the Bird of Destiny truly exist? Can Horus save Hummingbirds from extinction? And will he ever get to see his dad again?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Nov 17, 2020
• ISBN: 9781982256128

P.J. Sanderson

P.J. Sanderson is a writer, poet, musician and shaman who is based in France. A former BBC journalist, he was inspired by his journey around the medicine wheel to write a book which would raise awareness about climate change and leave a legacy for his children and the seven generations beyond so they can live on a healthier planet. Ten percent of all the profits from this book will be donated towards saving the Hummingbird species.

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ISBN: 978-1-9822-5611-1 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2020919237

Balboa Press rev. date:   11/13/2020

For my daughters, Mila and Lucy.

Thank you for being you and reminding

daddy what life is truly about.

Contents

Chapter 1     The Silver Raven

Chapter 2     The Jungle Secret

Chapter 3     Searching for Dad

Chapter 4     The Bird of Destiny

Chapter 5     The Coincidental Condor

Chapter 6     The Awesome Albatross

Chapter 7     The Wise Old Owl

Chapter 8     Finding the Mythical Bird

Chapter 9     The Epic Journey North

Chapter 10   The Silver Feather Gift

Chapter 11   The Final Flight

Chapter 12   A Champion Returns

CHAPTER 1

The Silver Raven

I f you think you saw the smallest bird in the world go past your window on the back of a silver raven, there is a good chance you saw Horus the Hummingbird on the biggest day of his life.

But should you ever get to meet him, it might be a good idea not to mention his size.

Horus, you see, hates being called small more than anything in the world. At jungle school he was always being picked on by the parrots and taunted by the toucans for being so miniscule.

‘Stand up, hummingbird,’ Timmy Toucan would squawk as he circled around Horus just before class each morning. ‘Oh, you already are—ha ha ha ha!’

All the toucans and