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Crow Chief [Paperback]

Paul Goble (Author)
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September 1, 1995 4 and up
Crow Chief always warns the buffalo that hunters are coming, until Falling Star, a savior, comes to camp, tricks Crow Chief, and teaches him that all must share and live like relatives together.


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From Publishers Weekly

PW praised the "striking" illustrations in this Native American legend of how the once-white crows obtained their black coloring. Ages 4-7.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-4-- In ancient times, according to this Plains Indian myth, crows were white. Crow Chief was so good at warning buffalo when hunters were near, that their hunts failed and the humans went hungry. In answer to the people's prayers, a savior named Falling Star comes to them. He creates a ritual that brings him close to the buffalo spirits, allowing him to catch Crow Chief. The hunters are now successful, and the crow's punishment is to watch the feast, tied to the tipi poles, where the smoke of the cooking fire turns his feathers black with soot. Falling Star eventually frees him, with the admonition that, ``The Creator told us to share and live like relatives together.'' Goble's familiar, stylish, ink-and-watercolor designs evoke, rather than reproduce, Plains art. The palette is intense and varied, the figures stylized but not static. Pleasing pictures, a worthy message, and a simple story set in clear, large type combine to make this one of Goble's most attractive books to date. --Patricia Dooley, University of Washington, Seattle
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Scholastic (September 1, 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0531070646
  • ISBN-13: 978-0531070642
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,752,772 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Paul Goble is an award winning author and illustrator of children's books. He has won both the Caldecott Medal and The Library of Congress' Children's Book of the Year Award. To date, Mr. Goble has illustrated over 30 books. He has given his entire collection of original illustrations to the South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings, South Dakota.

Goble, a native of England, studied at the Central School of Art in London. He has lived in the United States since 1977 and became a citizen in 1984. Goble's life-long fascination with Native Americans of the plains began during his childhood when he became intrigued with their spirituality and culture. His illustrations accurately depict Native American clothing, customs and surroundings in brilliant color and detail. Goble researches ancient stories and retells them for his young audiences in a manner sympathetic to Native American ways. Goble lives with his wife in Rapid City, SD.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Lesson of Sharing the Earth, November 5, 2008
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The crow chief, a brilliantly white bird, is responsible for a famine among human beings. The humans respond with HOPE and their hope is rewarded by CHANGE, as the crow chief is compelled to learn a lesson of "community" and inter-relatedness, a lesson that results in turning his feathers a beautiful jet black.

The text of this book for young children is elegantly simple and warm in spirit, but as always, it's the stunning illustrations that make the book very special. Paul Goble does not base his drawings on any traditional Native American art, yet the drawings evoke the awe and grandeur of the Native American spirit at its purest. Goble's works belong in a museum, even if it's only the museum of your child's memory.
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