Her Seven Brothers - Hardcover

Goble, Paul

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ISBN 10: 0027379604 ISBN 13: 9780027379600

Publisher: Macmillan USA, 1988

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A retelling of the Cheyenne legend chronicles how a young Indian girl and her seven brothers escaped into the sky to become the stars in the Big Dipper

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About the Author:

Paul Goble has received wide acclaim for his magnificent books, including Buffalo Woman, Dream Wolf, Her Seven Brothers, and the winner of the 1979 Caldecott Medal, The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses. Commenting on his work in Beyond the Ridge, Horn Book Magazine said, "striking elements synthesize the graphics with the narrative and spiritual aspects of the text." The New York Times Book Review noted that his technique is "a marriage of authentic design and contemporary artistry, and it succeeds beautifully." Paul Goble's most recent book for Bradbury Press, I Sing for the Animals, was called "a lovely, small book that movingly conveys profound belief in the goodness of creation" by Kirkus Reviews, and School Library Journal said it "fits as easily in the hand as Goble's meditations about the natural world do in the heart."

Synopsis:

This Cheyenne legend tells of the story behind the Big Dipper (the Plough). An Indian girl makes seven sets of shirts and moccasins to take to seven brothers who live in the North Country where the youngest brother becomes her protector. When they are forced to flee, they all jump into the sky. Paul Goble's books present children with an interpretation of Plains Indain culture, having spent a lifetime absorbing the philosophy of arts and crafts styles of the Cheyenne, Sioux and other tribes. He is the author-illustrator of "Death of the Iron Horse", "Buffalo Woman" and "Star Boy" among others.

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