Author: Paul Goble
Title: The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
Illustrator: Paul Goble
Readability score: Grade 3 to Grade 5
Genre: Fiction
Subgenre: Legend
Theme: Freedom is happiness.
Primary and secondary characters: The girl who loves wild horses
Awards: Caldecott
Date of Publication: 1992
Publishing Company: Scholastic, Inc.
ISBN number: 0-590-46514-7
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses is about a girl who loved the horses that lived near her village. She fed them, cared for them, and spoke to them. She spent most of her time with the horses. One day, she fell asleep next to the grazing herd of horses. While she was sleeping, a storm came up. She woke to lightning flashing. The horses began to run. She climbed on to a horse's back and the herd took off. She could not stop them or jump off. They ran far away from home and the storm. The next morning the girl woke up to the sound of a stallion neighing. He told her that she could live with the horses. Even though her people looked for her, the girl lived with the horses. A year later, she was brought home. She was happy to see her family, but she longed to be with the horses. Her parents let her go back. Every year, she would bring her parents a foal until one year she did not return. It is said that she became a beautiful mare that galloped beside the great stallion.
This story is an example of Native American folklore. Before reading the book aloud to my students, I would initiate a conversation about the cover of the book and what the students can predict about the book. I would explain to the students that Native Americans have a close relationship with nature. I would ask the students which aspect of nature they believe this book is about. I would ask them why they think horses are so important to their culture. I would ask them if they have ever seen or ridden a horse before. I would then have them share their experiences with the class. Then, I would read the book aloud.
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses is about a girl who loved the horses that lived near her village. She fed them, cared for them, and spoke to them. She spent most of her time with the horses. One day, she fell asleep next to the grazing herd of horses. While she was sleeping, a storm came up. She woke to lightning flashing. The horses began to run. She climbed on to a horse's back and the herd took off. She could not stop them or jump off. They ran far away from home and the storm. The next morning the girl woke up to the sound of a stallion neighing. He told her that she could live with the horses. Even though her people looked for her, the girl lived with the horses. A year later, she was brought home. She was happy to see her family, but she longed to be with the horses. Her parents let her go back. Every year, she would bring her parents a foal until one year she did not return. It is said that she became a beautiful mare that galloped beside the great stallion.
This story is an example of Native American folklore. Before reading the book aloud to my students, I would initiate a conversation about the cover of the book and what the students can predict about the book. I would explain to the students that Native Americans have a close relationship with nature. I would ask the students which aspect of nature they believe this book is about. I would ask them why they think horses are so important to their culture. I would ask them if they have ever seen or ridden a horse before. I would then have them share their experiences with the class. Then, I would read the book aloud.
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