Girl Who Loved Wild Horses / Crazy Horses Vision

Written by Paul Goble and Joseph Bruchac

Narrated by Joseph Bruchac, Lance White Magpie, Curtis Zunigha and Robert Tree Cody

Chants and songs from Sioux and Navaho traditions provide an authentic backdrop to Lance White Magpie's narration of The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, about a young girl whose special joy is tending to the horses of her village.

In Crazy Horse's Vision, Joseph Bruchac focuses on key events from Crazy Horse's childhood in a dramatic tale of the legendary Lakota warrior told by Robert Tree Cody, Curtis Zunigha, and Joseph Bruchac. An author's note following the story completes this fascinating summary of the life and death of the brave, fierce warrior.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Live Oak Media
• Release date: Jan 1, 2005
• ISBN: 9781430109273

Reviews for Girl Who Loved Wild Horses / Crazy Horses Vision

[deldevries · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Amazing artwork, full of color, details, and beautifully illustrating the story.

[whisper1_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A girl in an Indian village loved horses, and they loved her in return. She quickly did her chores so she could enjoy the horses. One day, she took the horses with her for a trip to the meadows beyond the village. A storm came upon them. The Indian girl was successful in calming the horses from the loud bangs of thunder, and the quick, nasty lightening.After this experience, she was asked by the horses to live with them. Leaving her family, she lived happily among the beautiful wild horses. When her family found her, they saw how naturally she lived with the horses. They agreed to let her stay there with them. Each year she visited her village and brought a beautiful colt to them.This is a lovely Caldecott medal award winning book.

[bookconcierge · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a traditional Pueblo Indian folk tale. A young girl loves horses and takes on the care of the tribe’s stock. But during a violent storm her favorite horse is spooked by the lightning and runs away with the girl on her back; the horse runs so far that they do not know how to get back to the camp. However, they notice a herd of wild horses, led by a spotted stallion, and they join that herd for help and protection. Eventually the girl returns to her people, but she finds she misses the wild horses whom she has come to love, so she leaves her home to join the wild horses. There is a message here about the relationship between people and the natural world, about protecting the resources of the earth, and being thankful for the gifts received from nature. Goble’s illustrations are marvelously detailed and evocative of the American Southwest landscape. I also really liked that he never shows the face of the girl or any of the other tribe members.

[cheryl_in_cc_nv · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Interesting book. The author is actually British, and though he's clearly done his research, and was a pioneer in portraying Native American culture with respect and as much accuracy as was accessible, his work is controversial. To many native peoples he's still an outsider, and simply by that criterion is incapable of writing a book that can be accepted as showing an authentic native story or experience.

Of course they have an excellent point. And even a reader unaware of this controversy can see that the Nation depicted in the book is not named, and may in fact be a conflation of different peoples and cultures. Again, no matter how naive, a modern reader will probably also wonder if Goble's story is based on any traditional story.

I would not use this book in a social studies (history, culture, etc.) classroom. It's very pretty. It's plausible. It *feels* true. But I'd shelve it with, and present it as, fiction, not ethnic studies.

(Credit due my university in Wisconsin for alerting me and my fellow teachers-in-training to read multi-cultural texts carefully.)

[aleader-2 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The illustrations for The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses are very eye-catching. They use bold colors and sharp outlines. The story is an exciting tale of a girl who is taking care of horses for her tribe but wanders to far and is caught in a storm. The horses stampede and bring her to live with the wild horses. She learns to love her life with the wild horses and returns after she is rescued.

[brettch · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

the Sioux are located in the Dakotas so lots of plains land. With that said horses and buffalo are highly respected and very important to them. To this day the Sioux are full of ranchers and the land has a lot of wild horses and buffalo roaming.

[msittig-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This story is about a young native American girl who devoted her time to the care of her tribe's horses. She eventually becomes one of them by running free. This book elaborates on the story's illustrations and artistic pictures on each page. It focuses on insects, different animals, flowers, and many aspects of life.

[dukefan86 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I picked this book up because it's a Caldecott Medal winner, but the story and illustrations didn't really speak to me.

[sschreur-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Another winner from Paul Goble-it may be over 30 years old but it still a good read, particularly for lovers of horses and Native American stories. Features Goble's trademark illustrations and well-crafted text in an endearing story about our human and animal family members.

[athomp2 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was a beautiful story about a Navajo girl who loved wild horses so much that she ran off to join them after a terrible storm. She eventully made it back to her family, only to realize she belonged with the horses. Navajo legend believes she became a horse herself. The illustrations in this book are beautiful expressions of the story being told. The illustrations are colorful exept during the "dark" part of the story and help to make the story more believable.

[scote23 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Caldecott Medal, 1979

Pretty pictures.

[raina7raine · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble received the Caldecott Medal for Children’s Picture Books in 1979. It was also listed as an ALA Notable Children’s Book, a NCSS/CBC Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, and one of the Children’s Books of the Year chosen by the Library of Congress.This charming story of a young Native American girl who goes to live with a herd of wild horses is told as a native legend. The story is woven with beautiful, colourful, and detailed pictures that are a perfect complement to the evocative imagery of the text. Although this book was first published more than 30 years ago, the story and pictures make it timeless.This wonderful book would make an excellent introduction for children (ages 5-9) to the values and stories of traditional native North American cultures.

[elpowers · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Beautiful illustrations, beautiful story, I really like this book.

[cassinolan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love Paul Goble. This was one of my favorite creation stories that i read this school term. A young girl with a love for wild horses. One day she leaves the village to live amongst her best friends, and eventually becomes one of them.

[bluemopitz_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is one of my favorites from childhood. I love Paul Goble's illustrations. The way he captures the beauty of the plains is so amazing. I think that the theme of feeling like you belong somewhere else is one that everyone feels at one time or another in their life, so we can all identify with the girl who leaves her old life behind to live with the wild horses. This book would fit into a curriculum about American Indians and Plains Indians in particular. It is a Caldecott winner for illustration, so it could also feature in curriculum about author-illustrators or great children's book illustration.

[rheasly · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Paul Goble writes a peaceful story and illustrates it with vibrant, evocative paintings. A Native-American tribe lives in proximity to a herd of wild horses, and one girl has a strong connection with them. The combination of an afternoon nap and surprise thunderstorm takes the girl away from her tribe on the back of one of the horses. She is welcome as one of them and discovers her true happiness lies in running with the wild horses. Her tribe respects and honors her decision. The illustrations engage the reader(s) through this story of self-discovery. Ages 5-10

[michellehudon · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, written and illustrated by Paul Goble, is the recipient of The Caldecott Medal. This is a story about a young Native American girl who has a special bond with the horses in her village. The horses follow her to the pond where they drink water and fall asleep with her in the sun. One day the girl and her horses fall asleep in the sun and awake to a massive thunderstorm. The horses become scared by the storm and run away until they are lost in the dark. The next day the girl and her horses wake up to find themselves surrounded by a beautiful stallion and his herd of wild horses. The stallion invites the girl and her horses to live with them forever. The girl decides to remain with the stallion and roam free with the wild horses. The girl’s parents search for her everywhere but find her nowhere. It is only when some hunters from the village spot her a year later that she is returned to her home. Although the girl is happy to see her family again, she misses her life with the stallion. Shortly after her return to the village the girl becomes very ill and almost dies. Her family soon realize that they must reunite her with the stallion in order to save her life. The girl is returned to the stallion and spends the rest of her life roaming free with the wild horses. I enjoyed this story for many reasons. I have never read such a unique fairytale before and as a horse lover I felt a personal connection to it. The story is very interesting and also simple enough for a child of any age to enjoy. The story has a very strong message but does not preach it to the reader. The message that I took away from the book is that although we are all unique we should all be accepted. The illustrations were beautifully done with ink and watercolours. They were very detailed with bright bold colours. I would recommend this book for every child and especially any animal lovers.

[acwheeler · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a great book about a girl who cared for animals. It is a cultural book that shows how speacil animals are and how important they are to this precious girl. Loved this book!

[morrigan74-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

One of my favorite books when I was a young girl.

[t1bclasslibrary · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A Native American girl loves horses and spends all her time with the tribe’s herd. One day a storm scares them away, and she rides them to a wild herd. When her people see her again the stallion leading the her won’t let her go, until they finally capture her. She is sad to be away from her herd, and finally leaves, only returning to bring her parents colts. Eventually she does not return, and it is said that she has turned into a mare.