The Secret of the White Buffalo (Native Legends) (Hardcover)

by C.J. Taylor (Author)

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Ages 5-8. The buffalo do not return to a hungry, quarreling village, and two scouts--the bad-tempered Black Knife and the good-natured Blue Cloud--set out to search for them. When the scouts come across a beautiful woman dressed in white, Blue Cloud recognizes that she deserves respect. Black Knife, on the other hand, tries to kidnap her. After vanquishing Black Knife, the woman sends Blue Cloud home with a message about unity and later arrives in Blue Cloud's village with a gift symbolizing harmony--a peace pipe. Taylor's paintings are uneven, but the story is involving, with strong images and actions that make it suitable for reading aloud and storytelling. Information on Oglala Sioux and the place of the peace pipe and the buffalo in the culture is appended, and Taylor specifically references both that information and the sources for her retelling. Janice Del Negro

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About C.J. Taylor?s books:

?Taylor tells the tale with straightforward ease: her paintings, exquisitely evocative of their primeval setting.?
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??the story is involving, with strong images and actions that make it suitable for reading aloud and storytelling.?
?Booklist -- Review

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Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: Tundra Books; Unknown edition (September 28, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887763219
• ISBN-13: 978-0887763212
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,168,662 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars White Buffalo Calf Woman brings the Pipe to the Sioux, December 9, 2003

By	DONALD G. FOX "Santee Sioux" (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Secret of the White Buffalo: An Oglala Legend (Native Legends) (Paperback)

As a member of the Santee Sioux, I grew up with this story about White Buffalo Calf Woman. This is a central and integral story of the Dakota/Nakota/Lakota (called Sioux by Anglo-Americans)people. This is a theological story, a story of how the Dakota received the gift of the pipe and its meaning as a communion of the peoples, creation, and reality. This is a lovely re-telling of the story with wonderful illustrations. The themes of unity, thanksgiving, rightful living, and spiritual preperation are seen throughout this short story. Both children and adults will enjoy and value this book.