The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses

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		The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
		The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses

"There was a girl in the village who loved horses... She led the horses to drink at the river. She spoke softly and they followed. People noticed that she understood horses in a special way."

And so begins the story of a young Native American girl devoted to the care of her tribe's horses. With simple text and brilliant illustrations. Paul Goble tells how she eventually becomes one of them to forever run free.

Amazon.com Review
For most people, being swept away in a horse stampede during a raging thunderstorm would be a terrifying disaster. For the young Native American girl in Paul Goble's 1979 Caldecott-winning masterpiece, The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, it is a blessing. Although she loves her people, this girl has a much deeper, almost sacred connection to her equine friends. The storm gives her the opportunity to fulfill her dream--to live in a beautiful land among the wild horses she loves.

With brilliant, stylized illustrations and simple text, Paul Goble tells the story of a young woman who follows her heart, and the family that respects and accepts her uniqueness. Considering how difficult it is for some communities to allow friendships to grow between people of different cultures, this village's support for the girl's companions of choice is admirable. Goble's bold paintings reflect this noble open-mindedness. The young horse fanatic of the house will joyfully add this book to his or her collection. Children are passionate people; they will relate. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2-Paul Goble's beautifully-told, Caldecott Award-winning book (S&S, 1978) receives a fine treatment in this book and tape set. It is the tale of a Native American girl whose tribe follows the buffalo. She tends the horses, and grows to love them so much that eventually she joins them. Accompanied by Native American music, the story is clearly and lovingly read by Lance White Magpie, and sound effects help bring it to life. One side of the tape includes page-turn signals, while the other does not. Audio quality is excellent. This would make a good listening center for units on Native Americans, art, or horses.
Teresa Bateman, Brigadoon Elementary School, Federal Way, WA
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

网友对The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses的评论

Amazing! The story is unique but still carries a classic children's book lesson. The artwork has brilliant depictions of the story that will cause strong emotions within the reader and draws them deeper into the story.

Or at least that's how I feel about this book.

I first read this book when I was a young child. It was one of the first books I could read on my own and I will never forget the feelings it created, it truly gave me a passion for reading.

And I'm not ashamed that 27 years old I still go back and read this book from time to time. Or just to look at the artwork and get inspiration for my own writing.

I just bought this book for my cousin's baby shower gift. I knew it wasn't the normal type of gift for the situation but when I thought back on the things that meant the most to me when I was growing up this book came to mind, and as much as it is a book for older children I thought it would be a great book for her to read to her little girl and hopefully help her to learn to read someday.

If you're looking for a book for young girl I highly recommend this whether she has a passion for horses or not. This book is truly amazing and hopefully, like me, it will inspire her.

If you know a girl who loves horses, I highly recommend this book about a Plains Indian girl who literally leaves her world to live among wild horses. The narrative is compelling to anyone who loves horses, and between the narration and the beautiful graphic-style illustrations, an enchanting horse world is created. Even though the book won the 1978 Caldecott, this book is timeless and should be on every horse lover's shelf. In fact, I received my first copy of it as a birthday gift from a friend when I turned 35! This is one of my go-to gifts for my friends' and relatives' children, and lately, I have been combining this gift with an Appaloosa stuffed horse - a winning combination!

I read this story many times when I was younger. Opening it again is filled with nostalgia. The first thing that caught my attention was the wonderful illustrations. Goble's art is colorful traditional without being overwhelming. The night scenes and the portrayal of the animals, backgrounds and characters are well balanced with a good blend of childish vision, traditional antiquity and realism that is difficult to harmonize.

The next item was the story is wonderful. The sentences are simple, lyrical and reflect an old storyteller's flair making it natural to read aloud and be caught up in the story.

The girl's talent with horses is a good example of how our talents are to be used to help the community and to forge our own path in life. Sometimes our talents mean breaking from some traditional values; not to say traditions are useless, but rather should be respected and used if they enrich a person's talents or modified or discarded if they stunt an individual's growth in both mind and spirit. It is good way to converse with others about how to best use talents to plan for success.

The Art is lovely in this Native American fable. Personally, I found the ending where the woman apparently 'married a horse' a bit weird, however, which prevented me from giving it 5 stars. The idea of the girl's "family" being the horse herd and that she was better off with the animals than her human tribe was, again, not to my taste. I wouldn't recommend this book, unless a person enjoys Native American fables in particular. Having said all this, I doubt a child would pick up on the strange moral or bizarre relationships, and would just see it as a fun fantasy romp. And it is truly lovely art.

Ordered this for my daughter who had this book as a child but destroyed it. Nice replacement and she was happy to have it once again for her book shelf.

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