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Available
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398.2 Gob
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Publication
HarperCollins (2003), Edition: 1, Library Binding, 40 pages
Description
After caring for an old abandoned horse, a poor young Pawnee boy is rewarded by the horse's mystic powers.
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Awards
Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist — Picturebook — 2005)
Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award (Nominee — 2006)
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2004)
Great Reads from Great Places (Nebraska — 2003)
Physical description
40 p.; 11.24 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member jessicacl
A boy and grandmother from the Pawnee tribe are outcasts. They are a nomatic tribe who come across a skinny sick horse. The boy nurses it back to health in hopes that it will help carry their belongings. Before the boy and horse attack the enemy, the horse tells the boy to only cross enemy lines
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four times. The boy becomes greedy because his tribe is cheering for him and crosses enemy lines to attack one more time, a fifth time. Arrows shoot and strike his horse. His horse dies. Boy cries and asks for forgiveness. Then, one night the boy notices something moving in the brush below the cliff he was sitting on. It was his horse. It had come back to life. Show Less
LibraryThing member LDB2009
This is a Pawnee Indian legend about a young boy who wants to be a part of the tribe's buffalo hunt. He finds a sickly horse, cares for it, and it turns out to have magical powers. The boy goes too far and the horse dies. However, the boy's remorse brings about a nice ending and provides a moral
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for the story. There are a number of things in the story that illicit some interesting conversation from my students and the story always works for my class. Show Less
LibraryThing member bluemopitz
I liked this folktale and Goble's version of it, but for me it lacks a bit of explanation that would really flesh out the story. Why does the creator forgive the boy for disobeying the horse, causing his death? Is it just because he is truly sorry and seems to genuinely mourn the horse? Why does he
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reward the boy with good fortune and many horses? The illustrations in this book are beautiful. It is a bit different from the other Goble books I have read, since the look of the Pawnee clothing, hairstyles, and symbols are quite different from those of the Sioux Indians who feature in many of Goble's illustrations. This book could be used in a curriculum about folktales and Native American culture. Show Less
LibraryThing member kjarthur
Vivid, fluid and capturing illustrations that draw you in and have you linger on the story. The illustrations capture the beauty of the time period, animals and landscapes.
A redemptive story to share with many.
Get more than one book, so that one may be on display.
A redemptive story to share with many.
Get more than one book, so that one may be on display.
LibraryThing member olivegreen1
Pawnee legend depicts a poor boy who finds a limping horse and nurses it back to health. In turn, the animal helps restore the boy and his family to prosperity. Wonderful illustrations depict the boy's relationships.
LibraryThing member hlevy
Mystic Horse tells the story of a Pawnee tribe hunting buffalo. On the outskirts of their tipi village live a poor old woman and her grandson. As the tribe moves from camp to camp looking for buffalo, the grandmother and grandson stay behind to pickup things that have been discarded. They have no
One day the grandson finds an old, starving, sick horse. He cares for the horse and nurses him back to health as they travel behind the tribe. The boys make fun of him and his sickly horse, but he loves the animal and cares for him. When enemies are sited we learn of the magic of this mystic horse. He speaks to the boy and tells him how to defeat the enemy. The boy follows all directions, but one. As the story continues we learn a lesson of love and loss, remorse and forgiveness.
Paul Goble's beautiful illustrations help tell this lovely tale and shows the love the Pawnee people have for their horses.
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horse and carry what they have on their backs. One day the grandson finds an old, starving, sick horse. He cares for the horse and nurses him back to health as they travel behind the tribe. The boys make fun of him and his sickly horse, but he loves the animal and cares for him. When enemies are sited we learn of the magic of this mystic horse. He speaks to the boy and tells him how to defeat the enemy. The boy follows all directions, but one. As the story continues we learn a lesson of love and loss, remorse and forgiveness.
Paul Goble's beautiful illustrations help tell this lovely tale and shows the love the Pawnee people have for their horses.
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Pages
40