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Buffalo Dreams

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Overview

The Bearpaw children learn of a white buffalo calf that is born on a ranch far from their home. The family leaves on a spontaneous pilgrimage in their camper to take gifts to the newborn. The children had grown up with the story of the White Buffalo Calf Woman, the powerful spirit who saved a starving tribe in ancient times, and had been reborn in the form of a white buffalo. But the white calf is protected by its large mother. What will happen to the children in the moonlight inside the corral?

The book includes the original legend of the White Buffalo Calf Woman as well as step-by-step instructions with illustrations on how to make a dreamcatcher.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781943328789
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	04/19/2016
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	5 - 9 Years

About the Author

Award-winning author and illustrator Kim Doner loves kids, critters, and creating. A native Oklahoman, she is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator who is active in the arts and advocates for literacy. Her favorite way to accomplish this is through author visits to schools; she can be contacted through kim@kimdoner.com.

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The ancient legend of White Buffalo Woman has been shared in different ways by many tribes, but the central belief remains the same: a helpful spirit becomes a white buffalo, heralding the return of prosperity to her people, where needs are met and hopes fulfilled. The chances of a white buffalo being born is one in ten million; when this event actually occurred in the United States in the 1990s, the white calf was named Miracle.

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"Even in large collections, white buffalo lore is elusive, so this interesting combination of story, folklore, and craft may also have reference value."

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"Even in large collections, white buffalo lore is elusive, so this interesting combination of story, folklore, and craft may also have reference value."

From the Publisher

In Native American legend, White Buffalo Calf Woman saved a tribe from starvation and, according to an opening author's note, when a rare white buffalo was born in 1994, many people traveled long distances to honor the sacred calf. In Doner's (The Buffalo in the Mall) pilgrimage story, Sarah Bearpaw and her family decide to pay their respects to the newborn white buffalo calf they have seen on TV. The climax shows Sarah saving her brother from the protective mother buffalo when he attempts to "touch magic" (pet the calf). Though the scene seems a bit abrupt, it serves its purpose: Sarah ultimately gets to touch the calf, while the painting of the sacred white creature emerging from the shadows emanates its legendary significance. The overwritten prose may drive the point home a bit too hard ("Maybe magic doesn't make you do something special. Maybe you do something special, and it makes magic"), yet readers will come away with the understanding that such spiritual exchanges require a willingness on both sides. The realistic artwork is hampered by a cartoonish treatment of the overeager brother, but such engaging touches as vaguely bison-shaped white clouds and a tight close-up of the limpid-eyed calf that practically puts the fluffy creature in readers' laps compensate. The book ends with a brief retelling of the legend (an excellent in-depth example is Paul Goble's Lakota retelling, The Legend of the White Buffalo Woman) and instructions for making a dreamcatcher. Ages 7-up. (Oct.) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

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