The Buffalo Jump

Roop, Peter, Illustrated by: Bill Farnsworth

ISBN 10: 0873587316 / ISBN 13: 9780873587310

Published by Rising Moon, 1996

About this Item

Inscribed & signed by the author. Some rubbing & edgewear; overall clean & tight.

Seller Inventory # 40726

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Buffalo Jump
• Publisher: Rising Moon
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0873587316
• ISBN 13: 9780873587310
• Binding: Softcover
• Illustrator: Bill Farnsworth
• Condition: VG
• Signed: Inscribed and Signed by the Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's

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Synopsis

In this dramatic tale, a Native American boy is angry when his brother is chosen over him to lead the buffalo jump, a prehistoric hunting method.

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-4. A story previously published in Cobblestone Magazine as "Small Deer and the Buffalo Jump" and by the Council for Indian Education as Little Blaze and the Buffalo Jump. A faster runner, Little Blaze is disappointed at his father's choice of his older brother to be the decoy that leads the buffalo over a cliff to their death. On the day of the jump, however, Curly Bear tires and eventually falls in the path of the frenzied herd, only to be rescued and joined by Little Blaze. Both boys are recognized for their bravery, and Little Blaze is renamed in honor of his deed. Montana's Madison Buffalo Jump provides the inspiration for this story focusing on the age-old hunting method. Farnsworth's oil representations depict the culture, setting, and lifestyle of the Blackfeet nation. They complement an equally well-researched text that re-creates an important part of Native American history and livelihood. An author's note explains the importance of the buffalo to the Blackfeet and offers a brief history of buffalo hunt methodology and practice as well as the processing of the various anatomical parts for specific community use. This book will provide an excellent companion to Russell Freedman's Buffalo Hunt (Holiday, 1988), Cary Ziter's The Moon of Falling Leaves (Watts, 1988; o.p.), and Nancy Van Laan's Buffalo Dance (Little, Brown, 1993). A compelling story with an engaging main character.?Celia A. Huffman, Worthington Public Library,
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