“The Legend of the Far North” is more than just a children’s story; it is an illuminating tale about the oldest longing we carry: the desire to leave, to find a place where existence demands little of us. It follows a small bird\u2019s journey to the edge of the world and the surprising truth he brings back home: that the place where he was born was always enough; he simply hadn’t learned how to see it.
\nSome birds fly thousands of kilometers in search of a better horizon, only to discover that the sky looks the same everywhere and the earth demands the same effort from everyone, no matter where one settles.
\n“Stitou” is a young Arctic tern born on the shores of a Moroccan lake. Every winter, he sits spellbound as Uncle Balarj\u2014the colony\u2019s storyteller and a beloved stork\u2014paints a picture of the Far North as a land of wonders, where blessings flow without struggle and life is a paradise on earth. While the others are captivated, a question arises in Stito\u2019s mind: What if it were true?
\nOne spring, he sets out to find out.
\nWhat he discovers is not what he expected, yet it transforms everything about how he views the home he left behind.
\nA story about migration, belonging, and the courage to ask the question.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Product Number:<\/strong> 26BH529 ISBN:<\/strong> 9789920860550 Format:<\/strong> 285 x 286 mm Pages:<\/strong> 40 pp Ages<\/strong> 4 years +<\/p>\n Born on the shores of Morocco’s Souss-Massa National Park, Stitou the arctic tern sets off on the longest migration journey on earth, chasing a dream, questioning a legend, and discovering a truth no one told him to expect.<\/p>\n An adventure that travels the world, from the golden dunes of Khnefiss to the frozen forests of the far North, carried by wit, wonder, and one very determined small bird.<\/p>\n A story with something to say, about leaving, belonging, and the quiet wisdom of seeing what you already have with fresh eyes.<\/p>\n A book for every age: children will love the journey, parents will recognise the feeling, for every child aged 4 to 104.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_angie_page":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[126,133,135,127,130,128],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-3649","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-children-4","product_cat-explore-discover","product_cat-identity-culture","product_cat-older-children","product_cat-read-aloud-stories","product_cat-young-readers","first","onbackorder","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agafaybooks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/3649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agafaybooks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agafaybooks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agafaybooks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3649"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agafaybooks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agafaybooks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agafaybooks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=3649"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agafaybooks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=3649"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agafaybooks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=3649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}