WHEN BLACKBIRD was a boy he heard the ancient stories about Hobbomock, a stone giant that roamed the land of his Quinnipiac ancestors and taught them how to fish, hunt, and care for the land. But legend had it that Hobbomock grew very angry when he found that the Quinnipiacs no longer spoke the same language as the animals in the forest and the birds in the sky and thus no longer respected the earth. In his anger Hobbomock stormed off in his stone canoe, threatening to return one day to punish the Quinnipiacs. A few years later, when Blackbird is old enough to hunt in the forest on his own, Hobbomock makes his return and he’s mighty angry—as legend foretold. Now Blackbird must find a way to stop Hobbomock from destroying his people. In this retelling of a Native American legend that explains how a set of hills in Connecticut came to look like a giant man sleeping on his back Jason Marchi weaves an exciting story that promotes appreciation for the natural world. Winner of a Connecticut Press Club Award for children's books. A Mom's Choice® Silver Recipient for stories of legends and folklore.