The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses

Infobox Book
name = The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses


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author = Paul Goble
illustrator = Paul Goble
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country = United States
genre = Children's picture book
publisher = Bradbury Books
release_date = 1978
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"The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses" is a book by Paul Goble. Released by Bradbury Books, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1979.American Library Association: [http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottwinners/caldecottmedal.htm Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present] . URL accessed 27 January 2007.]

Plot

A story of an Indian girl who feels such a kinship with the wild horses grazing near her village that she eventually becomes one of them. Elaborate double-page spreads burst with life, revealing details of flowers, insects, animals and birds. Both storytelling and art express the harmony with and the love of nature which characterize Native American culture.

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