Buffalo Dreams - Softcover

Doner, Kim

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ISBN 10: 155868476X ISBN 13: 9781558684768

Publisher: WestWinds Press, 1999

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The Bearpaw children learn of a white buffalo calf that is born on a ranch far from their home. The family leaves on a spontaneous pilgrimage in their camper to take gifts to the newborn. The children had grown up with the story of the White Buffalo Calf Woman, the powerful spirit who saved a starving tribe in ancient times, and had been reborn in the form of a white buffalo. But the white calf is protected by its large mother. What will happen to the children in the moonlight inside the corral? A contemporary story that resonates with young readers of all backgrounds is based on an oral story passed down in the Bearpaw family. The White Buffalo Calf Woman, the powerful spirit who had saved a starving tribe in ancient times, had been reborn in the form of a white buffalo calf. Now that story seems to be coming true for the Bearpaw children. The book includes the retelling of the original legend of the White Buffalo Calf Woman as well as step-by-step instructions with illustrations showing how to make your own dreamcatcher.

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From the Author:

The ancient legend of White Buffalo Woman has been shared in different ways by many tribes, but the central belief remains the same: a helpful spirit becomes a white buffalo, heralding the return of prosperity to her people, where needs are met and hopes fulfilled.

The chances of a white buffalo being born is one in ten million; when this event actually occurred in the United States in the 1990s, the white calf was named Miracle.

About the Author:

Kim Doner is an artist who writes, illustrates, designs, teaches, and speaks professionally. She is recognized as an award-winning author/illustrator of children's books.

Kim has received several awards for her numerous books for children, including the Oklahoma Book Award for Best Illustrated Book. Buffalo Dreams won Best Children's Book, ForeWord Magazine, Children's Literature, 1999

She spends much of her time crusading on behalf of literacy and the arts. She is invited to speak at schools and literary conferences every year. She engineers her presentations for age appropriate groups from ages 3 to 103 to meet their interests, and curriculum/situational needs.

She is a member of the Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Graphic Artist's Guild, Oklahoma Center for the Book, International Reading Association, and the Society for Creative Anachronism.

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