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This hypnotic music seems to bridge the gap between humans and animals to touch the souls of both.
I enjoyed the trees, flowers, birds, and insects. I spent much of my time in search of wild flowers for my pressed-flower collection, and watching birds. I drew and painted birds and butterflies from books in our home, and from things I saw in museums. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Goble uses pen and watercolors to illustrate his books. The designs he draws are completely authentic and his colors are the same ones that were used by the old-timers before the reservation days.
He is able to recreate the spirit of the old stories with his illustrations and his words. I read this award-winning picture book with Elizabeth Moseley, a young illustrator of her own stories. Elizabeth has just begun kindergarten and already has notebooks full of drawings that feature animals, people, flowers, trees, and even dinosaurs.
While reading about the wild horses, we discovered all sorts of other animals hidden in the scenery … lizards, prairie dogs, rabbits, badgers, and elk.
Elizabeth noticed the buffalo and recalled seeing buffalo out in a pasture along Hwy There were flowers, birds, butterflies, lightening, and rainbows. Children grow up knowing about horses, but maybe not hearing the words stallion, mare, or colt.
I recommend this book for its cultural and artistic expression, but most of all for opening the door to your imagination. This is a traditional Pueblo Indian folk tale. But during a violent storm her favorite horse is spooked by the lightning and runs away with the girl on her back; the horse runs so far that they do not know how to get back to the camp. However, they notice a herd of wild horses, led by a spotted stallion, and they join that herd for help and protection. Eventually the girl returns to her people, but she finds she misses the wil This is a traditional Pueblo Indian folk tale.
Eventually the girl returns to her people, but she finds she misses the wild horses whom she has come to love, so she leaves her home to join the wild horses. There is a message here about the relationship between people and the natural world, about protecting the resources of the earth, and being thankful for the gifts received from nature. Mar 15, Alexandra rated it really liked it. Jul 26, S. Art students, fans of Native Amerian myths.
As it has been years since I read this book, this will be an incomplete review. I understand that my opinion is not the norm, but I did not like this book near as much as I thought I would. The illustrations are amazing and probably do deserve the award. Native American myths are usually interesting and entertaining for young children I frankly found this boring. You never got a chance to relate with the mai As it has been years since I read this book, this will be an incomplete review.
You never got a chance to relate with the main character and the illustrations, while beautiful, did not work with the words but beside them. It is a hard concept to explain but it does happen. I've seen books where the pictures made the words better, they made the words worse, I've seen where the two blend together, fight each other, or merely sit there side by side and do nothing for each other.
That is what felt like was happening here. The fact that both were done by the same person makes this harder to believe because I've tended to find picture books that do that have a different writer than artist and their parts don't mesh. The thing is, I really expected to like this book A great idea that just doesn't seem to work in execution. Sep 06, Kylie Walter rated it really liked it Shelves: My mom use to read it to me until I was able to read it to myself. It is a Navajo story about how a plains girl became one with the horses. It begins with a young girl getting lost on the plains with her tribes horses she then meets the wild horses and they become one herd.
The young girl lives amoung them until one day men from her tribe find her and bring her home. She is happy to see her family but she misses the horses she soon becomes very sick. She is then taken back to her horses by her family and she becomes better. Every year she returns to visit her family and brings them a colt. She later disappears but her people know that she became a beautiful mare.
This story is a great Navajo Folk tale it explains how the girl became the horse. It is illustrated beautifully and the colors captivate the readers. It is a longer picture book and would probably be best for students from 4th grade and up. I love this book and this that it will be reads for a very long time. Sep 14, Miranda Jones rated it liked it. These illustrations were beautifully done and really captures the Native American artwork; he used rich colors and intricate details on the clothing.
The pictures really seemed to put the text to life. As a reader, I was able to feel the fear of the horses when the storm hit. I especially liked this book because I love horses and have always dreamed about seeing wild mustangs. What I found odd was that this young girl leaves her tribe to live with the wild horses. I wonder how she was able to su These illustrations were beautifully done and really captures the Native American artwork; he used rich colors and intricate details on the clothing. I wonder how she was able to survive by herself out in the wilderness, especially being so young.
However, that's what makes old folktales so entertaining; everything doesn't have to make sense. If I was to use this book in my classroom, I would read it to go along with the Native American unit. I would also read other Native American folktales and have the students compare them.
Jun 30, Laura rated it really liked it Shelves: This book gets three stars mostly because I just love the illustration, I think they are so vivid and colorful, I just want to stare at them all day. But I don't care for the story nearly as much as the pictures. I didn't really care for the ending and I thought that some parts of the story were a little weird and I wondered why the characters would act that way.
All in all, this is a very pretty book that I think anyone could enjoy. Jan 20, Kelly H. Maybedog rated it really liked it Shelves: This is another story that I thought was a little weird, but I had to put my own 21st century sensibilities away and take it for what it was.
My reaction was that something should have been worked out so the girl could be with both the horses and her family but maybe she was older. Even if she was younger, she was happy and healthy and well cared for. The illustrations are wonderful, which explains the Caldecott medal it one. Dec 02, Katie Fitzgerald rated it liked it Shelves: I love the way Paul Goble creates different landscapes in his illustrations, simply by changing the arrangement of his figures on a white background.
The story itself freaked me out a little bit, but I have never been fond of horses. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. It looks more like Japanese artwork, the land of the rising sun, especially with that big orange ball on the cover. The color scheme was from another country to me, and the modern rays of the sun in no way represented Native Americans.
Her moccasins were so pretty with the light and dark blue design. The first two pages of the warriors on horseback in a stampede of buffalo was nice. I liked the warriors with their bows drawn hunting the animals. There were a group of horses standing further up the page and they were chopped at the ankles and a white space separated them from what was supposed to be the mirror image of them in the water.
There were turtles and a fish floating randomly in this white space. I guess he was in the water. There was a mirror image of the sun hiding behind the grass, so that meant the water was somewhere behind the grass so I had no idea where the water began and the ground left off. The perspective was entirely wrong. The grass was on one plane and the water taking up a space that was impossible for it to do.
He brought that culture to life, that the girl knew which grass the horses like to eat and where to give them shelter in the snow. I liked the black cloud rolling in during the thunderstorm. It was dramatic, with the bolt of lightning and that big orange sun. They were colors that captured the eye. I really liked the pages of the girl wrapped in her blue, orange and black blanket atop one of the horses, and those tall black cliffs outlined in white with the full yellow moon and the stars.
It was a striking scene. There was a waterfall at the top that ended up stopping randomly, breaking into white space and then the water picked up further on and cascaded down rocks. It made no sense. There were random trails of greenery with flowers snaking out onto the pages on top of white space, a part of nothing. Why did they wait an entire year to look in the hills?
That was a huge hole in the story. One had a bear on it and another a deer. It was cute that the wild stallion stood on top of the hill and neighed sadly because she the hunters took her home. But I wanted her to go home and be with her people again. It was dramatic that she turned ill because she was away from the horses.
A quite dramatic, sad ending for a story I thought would be happy. When I realized she turned into a mare and was seen with the stallion, things turned weird. I thought how perverse it was that she turned into a horse and immediately my mind went to her mating with the stallion and how gross that was that a person would be in horse form mating with a horse. It was a nice note to end on that they consider themselves to have relatives among the horses, and they like to see wild horses run free. What threw me was her going to live alone with the horses and then becoming a horse herself.
I would have liked the story better had that not happened. I assumed it was Sioux. I need more background for the story and facts on their way of life to get to know them. At the end he included a song about horses from the Sioux and Navajo, and it would've been nice to know which tribe this was based on.
Jul 10, Gina rated it it was amazing Shelves: I absolutely love the illustrations in this book! I think this is one of my favorite Caldecott winners based on the illustrations.
I know about the controversy surrounding this book. I know that the author didn't site the specific tribe or story origins. However, this book was written in , which was long before anyone was concerned with being political correct about anything. There was no such thing as being "political correct". Some reviewers are writing that this book should be cast aside I absolutely love the illustrations in this book! Some reviewers are writing that this book should be cast aside because the author is white and didn't site his sources about this Native American Story.
I do not agree with those reviewers because we have other adult "Classic" novels that we haven't cast aside because they use racial slurs, homophobic references, etc If we threw out books that don't meet today's standard, we would be missing out on quite a bit of great literature. Now obviously, if the author were writing this today, I would certainly want the author to make the correct notations.
I also want everyone to know that I am aware of the author's comments in newer reprints of this book and I think that they are very rude. Now back to this book I love the illustrations in this book! The are very colorful and this book works well in any social studies unit on Native Americans.
Aug 21, Peacegal rated it really liked it. Beautiful, unique illustrations fill the pages and are a feast for the eyes. This reminds me of a book I would have read as a child--and probably did.
The Girl Who Ran With Horses [David Michael] on donnsboatshop.com *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. It's summer vacation and all year-old Stevie Buckbee. The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses Paperback – March 31, This item:The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble Paperback $ Paul Goble has received wide acclaim for his magnificent books, including Buffalo Woman, Dream Wolf, Her Seven Brothers, and the winner of the
One page shows a buffalo hunt, with an arrow in one of the bison and a small amount of blood. Other hunters ride alongside bison, with bows drawn, preparing to shoot. This is done in the artist's stylized artwork and isn't very graphic. However, this image may still bother young or sensitive children. Jul 23, Emily added it Shelves: Incredibly beautiful and detailed illustrations, but as better reviews and criticisms mention the lack of context, citation, specificity and respect that all in all contribute to negative and harmful cultural attitudes surrounding American Indian peoples and nations is deeply troubling.
Jun 03, Karli rated it it was amazing Shelves: This book shows a different culture and all that applies.
The illustrations are amazing. The colors are so vivid and many of the animals have incredible detail.
There is so much movement in the pictures as well. The girl loves her people, but the horses draw her in. Apr 05, Lizzy Herda rated it it was ok Shelves: Being not allowed to spend time with the horses, she becomes ill because she is so upset. Her parents agree that she should go back to living with the wild horses, spending so much time with them, she eventually becomes one. The illustrations in this story show historical significance of Native Americans.
Showing their heritage and culture through the different shaping and coloring of lining. The pictures normally spread across a double page adding more attention to the illustrations rather than the text. After reading this story you get a slight cultural experience and are able to see many visual represented by that heritage.
I personally did not enjoy this book. It did not catch my interest and I do not think it would grasp the entertainment of young readers either. Its not that the narrator was too mature, it just was not an intriguing plot, I thought it was actually kind of odd. As a young girl I had a strong interest for horse but lost that as I grew up. So maybe this book would have grasped my attention as a young child but looking at it now I have different feelings towards it.
If you did enjoy this book you could use it in an animal unit or even a Native American unit. Culture and heritage is shown through the illustrations in this story. Apr 22, Abigail Lutz rated it really liked it Shelves: She understands the horses in a special way and spends time helping to look after them with her mother. One day in a storm, the girl jumps on a horse as it gallops way scared of the thunder. She ends up in an area she has never been before and lives happily with the horse while her people search for her without success.
Eventually she is found and brought back to the village, but she is lonely and wants to return to the wild horses. Her parents agree that she should live with the wild horses, allowing her to return to them. The girl thanks them with the gift of a colt every year until one year when she is never seen again. Her people say this is because she had become one of the wild horses herself. This book would be a great addition to a classroom library. The connection between the girl and the horses show the importance of a connection with nature in the Native American culture and could be read as part of a unit on folktales or the history of the United States.
I enjoyed this book because of the beautiful pen-and-ink and watercolor paintings that illustrate this book. These images brought the story alive and there style was reminiscent of Native American art. I think that any student with an interest in folktales, horses, Native American culture, or beautiful illustrations would love this book. Sep 02, Clare Wojda rated it it was amazing Shelves: Genre - Multicultural 2. Grade Level - K-2 4. This would be great for a social studies unit when learning about the continent of North America and how there were people who lived here before it was "discovered" by Christopher Columbus.
The book could be read to the class out loud and then a follow up activity would be a handout 1. The book could be read to the class out loud and then a follow up activity would be a handout for the students to go home and learn a little about their heritage and where they come from.
It would require them talking to their parents or guardians about any mythical or folk stories they heard as a child that related to their culture. Once the students returned the next day with their written responses to these questions they need be no longer than a paragraph but could be as long as a page - and depending on the age of the students, either they or their parents could write the story to be sent in in class they would paint an illustration of significance having to do with the story their parent or guardian had related to them.
Sep 10, Jessica rated it liked it. This girl had a special way of communicating with the horses unlike anyone else in her community. One day, she fell asleep during a storm and after a chain events became lost and could not find her way home. It was not until two years later that men from her tribe encountered her and brought her home. Most days, David Michael is a software developer and a writer. Some days, he's a writer and a software developer. Other days, he's an amateur photographer. Because, really, who is the same person every day?
He has also designed and developed video games, and has written two nonfiction books and numerous articles about video game development. David lives with his wife and kids in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Would you like to tell us about a lower price? If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support? Learn more about Amazon Prime. It's summer vacation and all year-old Stevie Buckbee wants is to be close to her family again and to ride her horses--especially Jack Rabbit, her first horse all her own.
But past tragedies threaten her plans before the summer has a chance to begin. Even as she discovers that she is somehow able to communicate with Jack Rabbit and the other horses on the family ranch, she finds she can no longer get through to her Dad and brother Blake. And what good is it to be able to run with the horses if no matter how fast and how far she runs, everything she knows and loves is lost?
Read more Read less. About the Author Most days, David Michael is a software developer and a writer. Related Video Shorts 0 Upload your video. Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a customer review. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. This book was the perfect Christmas gift for my niece who barrel races her horses. She is the same age as the character in the book and was totally delighted to read about someone who has the same passion for racing horses as she does.
After the sudden death of her brother, Stevie is shipped off to live with her aunt and uncle for the upcoming school year as her father tries to deal with the loss. Since Stevie's mother had previously walked out of her life, Stevie is left feeling abandoned. But summer break has finally arrived and even though she is filled with resentment, Stevie is happy to finally be able to go home.
She has looked into all of the horse racing events in the area and wants nothing more than to ride her horses again and win some races. What should be a promising summer, quickly turns Stevie's world spinning. The Girl Who Ran With Horses is a book not only about coming to terms with normal teenage insecurities but about accepting who you are, even if that means you can talk to horses. One thing I enjoy is reading books from authors who challenge themselves by writing in different genres. Which is a great thing!
I have nothing but respect and admiration for authors who can successfully pull off writing in not only different genres, but in genres that don't fit together. It's like having a hardcore horror author writing a baby's nursery rhyme book. David Michael has earned that respect and admiration as The Girl Who Runs With Horses is a delightful young adult book and one that I will gladly allow my daughter to read. Well, after she learns to read of course: Stevie has just spent the school year in Tulsa with her aunt and uncle, and she's now headed home to Antler for what she's sure will be the best summer of her life.
She's made plans to compete in every barrel race she can manage, and she's eager to see her older brother and her horses again. She's ready to put a recent tragedy behind her and focus on the fun and adventure that will comprise her summer. Unfortunately, things don't always work out as we plann. From arriving home a few days late because her dad can't be bothered to come and get her , to a surprising new friendship and an unexpected injury, Stevie is quickly finding out that this summer isn't all that she expected.
Maybe, just maybe, it's more. Along the way, she finds out some surprising things about her family, her horses and, most importantly, about herself. In my review of another of author David Michael's books, "The Summoning Fire," read that review here I commented that I was sure I'd enjoy his work in other genres as well.