Buffalo Days [Hardcover]

Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith (Author), Lawrence Migdale (Illustrator, Photographer)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

Describes life on a Crow Indian reservation in Montana, and the importance these tribes place on buffalo, which are once again thriving in areas where the Crow live.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-5. This dynamic photo-essay introduces a boy named Indian, his home in Montana's Bighorn Mountains, and the efforts of the Crow people to bring wild buffalo herds back to the reservation.
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From Kirkus Reviews

Hoyt-Goldsmith and Migdale (the team behind Celebrating Kwanzaa, 1993, etc.) offer a portrait of a young Crow Indian boy--Clarence Three Irons, Jr., a.k.a. Indian--living in Lodge Grass, Montana. Indian's father raises cattle and horses, and manages the Crow buffalo herd. The buffalo has always been a critical element in Crow culture and the herd's return from near- extinction is an important link for the Crow with their past. The ways in which the Crow have preserved and extended their cultural heritage is Hoyt-Goldsmith's focus, including the annual round-up reflecting the grand buffalo days--the fair and rodeo offering a chance to build and camp in tipis, don ceremonial garb, and attend to sacred dances. Clarence's is a fascinating life, and the only drawback to this book--which is studded with sharp full- color photographs--are the occasional lapses into wooden prose. On the whole, though, this is an evocative depiction. (maps, glossary, index) (Picture book/nonfiction. 8-12) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Holiday House; 1st edition (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823413276
• ISBN-13: 978-0823413270
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 10.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,441,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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