Book Review: Om-kas-toe

Om-kas-toe by Kenneth Thomasma is a book about a boy named Twin Boy who one day goes out of the village with his dad to collect sticks for arrows and finds a raven with a broken wing. The bird fell out of its nest in the wind. In the summer time it is time to move to their summer camp. Along the way a dog spots some deer and ran towards them. The baby that was on the travois is thrown off and into some bushes. For about an hour everyone is looking without any luck. Twin Boy hears the raven squawk and runs towards it but his twin gets there first. The raven found the baby. That night the oldest of the tribe elders stands up and says, “Twin Boy, your bird found the baby so now you will be called Om-kas-toe, meaning raven.” Om-kas-toe is very good with animals.

I like this book because the boy goes on many adventures with the raven. The raven and his sister join him in many adventures. I would recommend this book because it is an exciting read.

–Birdie, age 9

Our Library entry for Om-kas-toe.