The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses (Hardcover)

from MichelleHudon

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, written and illustrated by Paul Goble, is the recipient of The Caldecott Medal. This is a story about a young Native American girl who has a special bond with the horses in her village. The horses follow her to the pond where they drink water and fall asleep with h...

from t1bclasslibrary

A Native American girl loves horses and spends all her time with the tribe's herd. One day a storm scares them away, and she rides them to a wild herd. When her people see her again the stallion leading the her won't let her go, until they finally capture her. She is sad to be away from her herd,...

from rheasly

Paul Goble writes a peaceful story and illustrates it with vibrant, evocative paintings. A Native-American tribe lives in proximity to a herd of wild horses, and one girl has a strong connection with them. The combination of an afternoon nap and surprise thunderstorm takes the girl away from her ...

from aleader

The illustrations for The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses are very eye-catching. They use bold colors and sharp outlines. The story is an exciting tale of a girl who is taking care of horses for her tribe but wanders to far and is caught in a storm. The horses stampede and bring her to live with the w...

from BookConcierge

This is a traditional Pueblo Indian folk tale. A young girl loves horses and takes on the care of the tribe's stock. But during a violent storm her favorite horse is spooked by the lightning and runs away with the girl on her back; the horse runs so far that they do not know how to get back to th...