The Boy Who Had Wings is a Greek Mythology fairy-tale about a boy named Aetos who was born with wings. his family thought the gods were mad at them and punished them but in reality it was a blessing. Throughout the years Aetos became the outcast of the family. His father would try to stay away from home as long as he can and his brothers always bullied Aetos. One day when he was older there was a bad snow storm and his dad was out herding the horses. His dad hasnt been home yet so One by one the family starts looking for him. Each one has come back with no positive results. So Aetos goes out to look for his father and is able to use his wings. Aetos rescues his father but gets very sick. Once he gets better his wings fall off leaving nothing but two big scars. Everybody in their village no wishes that their child is born with wings and Aetos is now normal and realizes that the wings were a blessing and not a curse. I think the moral of this book is that you should not be ashamed of who you are and just embrace the fact that you look the way you do. You should never have to change yourself to fit in to the "norm". ( )

This book does not have great reviews but I really enjoyed it. When Aetos was born he was not like any other child in the world. He was born with wings. While he was loved by his mother, the family had a very hard time accepting him. They did not know if God was punishing them or blessing them. His wings were kept a secret from the whole community and Aetos felt like an outsider within his family. One day Aetos father does not come home and all of the other brothers try to find him first but fail. Aetos takes on the brave role of finding him and because of his wings he succeeds. For a moment Aetos feels like he belongs but right after that his wings disappear. He learns to accept it and feels blessed he was able to save his father. This book was a little wordy but had a good plot and moral. ( )

The Boy Who Had Wings tells of a boy named Aetos who was born with wings. Some consider being born with wings a great blessing, but all that the wings brought Aetos was unhappiness. Aetos would be left to play alone because he was different, his family often left him alone because they thought that the gods were displeased with him. His mother forbade him ever to show his wings and even went as far as making him a goatskin cape to conceal them. His father then becomes trapped on the mountain by snow and his other two brothers fail at finding him. Aetos goes to find his father and succeeds in doing so with the help of his wings. For a brief moment, his wings bring him happiness, a bout of freedom. He rescues his father and returns home, but his wings are so frostbitten that they fall off. Aetos does not miss his wings too much, because he gets to have a "normal" life. He can go out and play with his brothers, he is respected, he does not have to be isolated - it is a great thing for him. I can not think of a positive thing that children could get from this story, honestly. Everyone is different. We spend a good bit of time telling kids that it is okay to be different, to accept everyone for who they are. In the story, all Aetos wants to do is be normal and he finds happiness after his wings fall off, but in life sometimes your wings do not fall off. (Metaphorically speaking...) You have to accept who you are and find happiness in yourself rather than bend and twist to be normal. ( )

Aetos was a boy who was born with wings. His parents thought it was a curse sent from the gods and the mother made him a black cloak to put around him to cover up his wings. The boy was very unhappy and played by himself. His father was a herdsmen of horses and would always try to stay away from home as long as he could. One day the winds and snow was snow was so bad, the father didn't come home. Aetos's mother and two older brothers worried and the two older sons went to look for their father one by one and could not find him because of the winds of the storm. So, Aetos went and his wings broke free and he was able to fly and save his father. His wings eventually fell off because of frostbite and all that was left was two big scars. Aetos then lived a normal life as a young man and was finally happy, because he could do what all the other guys were doing. I liked this book, but I felt like instead of teaching the concept that kids should embrace their difference, it gives a false hope that it might just go away and you will be normal like everyone else. This book showed Aetos's difference had a purpose, but then his wings fell off. Where with some children, there differences may never go away. This book is a good book, I just hope students take this in the right way. ( )

A little boy is born with wings. It brings him nothing but unhappiness, even his father wants nothing to do with him. He hides his wings and resents them until he flies over the mountain to rescue his herdsman father. He loves the freedom and wonders why he never embraced his true self before. In the end he is considered a hero for saving his father. He becomes truly happy when his wings fall off from the cold weather when rescuing his father and he is accepted into the world.

Genre: Fiction, Fairytale
Age(s): 6-10 ( )