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A Native American tale about a young boy and his magical mud pony that comes to life. Splendidly illustrated . . . (a) moving, multileveled hero tale. . . .--Kirkus Reviews. Full color throughout.
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 2-5 According to the acknowledgments, `` The Mud Pony is one of a number of ancient boy-hero stories told among the Skidi band of the Pawnee Indians.'' A poor Indian boy longs for a pony of his own. He sculpts a pony out of mud and takes care of it as if it were real. When his tribe accidently leaves him behind, the mud pony becomes real and leads the boy to their new camp. The boy and his magical pony help the tribe defeat their enemies, and after many years the boy becomes a powerful chief. The pony appears to the grown boy in a dream and tells him that it's time for the animal to return to Mother Earth. The chief lets him go. A quietly told tale, solidly built upon Pawnee traditions; for example, the symbolic use of Mother Earth is characteristic of this tribe who lived in dome-shaped earth lodges. The watercolor illustrations are executed in earth tones with spatter backgrounds. The primitive style, with minimal details and flat perspective, almost resembles Indian artwork found on the walls of their housing. An authentic Indian folktale. Karen K. Radtke, Milwaukee Public Library (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
出版社周刊评论
From the Skidi branch of the Pawnee Indians of the Plains comes this tale of a boy who achieves greatness in his tribe with the guidance of a pony he made out of mud. Too poor to own a pony like the other boys, he fashions a small mud pony and goes to see it every day. It is during one of these visits that the rest of the tribe moves west in search of buffalo, and the boy is left behind. Not only does the mud pony become a living, breathing horse, but she takes him to his tribe; later, she helps him become the chief of his tribe by giving him great power in battles. ``I am here, your Mother Earth. You are not alone!'' are the words he hears when the mud pony has once again gone back to the earth. Cohen retells this story with grace; Begay, a Native American artist, provides evocative paintings that derive strength and impact from the suggestion of action rather than fully detailed scenes. Ages 5-8. (September) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Kirkus评论
A boy too poor to own his own pony fashions one from mud and white clay. When the Indian people suddenly break camp (the buffalo necessary to survival have been sighted), the boy is left behind with only an old blanket. He dreams that his pony is alive; waking, his dream comes true, and the magical pony takes him to his people. Now the boy becomes a great hunter and warrior, riding his white-faced pony and always remembering to protect her with a blanket, ""For I am part of Mother Earth."" Finally, when he is grown and has become a chief, the pony tells him that it is time for her to return to the earth; he takes the blanket, and the wind and rain dissolve her into earth and clay--yet he knows that Mother Earth is still there. In his first book, Begay (who is a Navaho) has splendidly illustrated this moving, multileveled hero tale. Soft earth tones touched with the sky's many blues and dappled with the white of clay, or light, reflect the stem beauty of the Southwest, the luminous world of the imagination, and the vigorous action of horse and rider. An excellent addition to folklore collections. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Ages 5-8. Told among the Skidi band of the Pawnee Indians of the western plains, this moving story tells of a boy too poor to have a pony of his own but gentle enough in spirit for Mother Earth to guard him and eventually help him to become a chief of his people. The vehicle for the boy's transformation is a clay- faced mud pony that comes alive and is Mother Earth's messenger. The pony guides the boy, who in turn carefully cares for the animal until the day, years later, when the pony announces it must return to Mother Earth. The boy, now a chief, bids his pony farewell, hearing once again its reassurance that Mother Earth is always with him. Begay's paintings are both dreamy and dramatic. Mottled backdrops highlight the principal figures and underscore the tale's supernatural aspects. A useful change of pace from more traditional folklore choices, this strong story will also complement studies on native Americans. DMW.