International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour Book Award for Illustration

American Library Association Notable Book Award, 1991

The Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award

Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award for Illustration

One night the old man looked at the stars but one was missing! Suddenly he heard footsteps. He turned his head to see an orphan boy. The man and the boy lived together. The boy had a special secret that he said he couldn't share. The man's curiosity got the better of him and his life was changed forever.

This award-winning picture book is based on a Maasai legend about the planet Venus and tells of a loyal affection despite broken trust.

Accompanied by magnificent paintings of Africa.

This book has been graded for interest at 6-7 years.

There are 40 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2016 by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd .

Tololwa M. Mollel, an Arusha Maasai from Tanzania, grew up on his grandfather's coffee farm. He has a B. A. from the University of Dar es Salaam and a M. A. from the University of Alberta, Canada. The author of many picture books, he has published ten with Clarion. He lives in Edmonton, Canada. E. B. Lewis's watercolor paintings appear in over seventy books for children. He has received numerous awards, including the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration, four Coretta Scott King Honors, and a Caldecott Honor. Jonathan London has a keen interest in the natural world that is reflected in many of his books for children, including At the Edge of the Forest; Let the Lynx Come In; Panther: Shadow of the Swamp and What Newt Could Do For Turtle. Jonathan London lives in Graton, California, with his wife and two sons. Paul Morin is an accomplished musician, as well as the illustrator of numerous books for children, including The Orphan Boy; Fox Song and Panther: Shadow of the Swamp. Paul lives at the edge of a forest in Ontario, Canada.