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Gregory Bryan
Cutting-edge and sometimes controversial, the stunning art of Paul Goble (b. 1933) evokes many emotions. Gregory Bryan interviewed Goble, his family, friends, and those whose work he influenced to tell…
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Paul Goble
When two Plains Indian children become lost, they are cared for and guided safely home by a friendly wolf.
Through carefully chosen stories from the olden days and art that meticulously reflects traditional designs and colors, Goble provides wonderful insights into the spiritual life of the Plains Indians. His…
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Weaving together the legends of the Plains Indian tribes, including the stories of the Cheyenne, Blackfoot, Arapaho, and the Crow, this book contains 8 pages of additional illustrations and stories…
Once again Goble has created a stunning picture book interpretation of an aspect of Plains Indian tradition. The story at the heart of this book is the death of an…
A gift to a shy young man from the birds and animals helps him to express his love to a beautiful girl.
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Beautifully illustrated by award-winning author Paul Goble, The Boy and His Mud Horses features a collection of 27 traditional stories from different Native American tribes, including the Pawnee, Cheyenne, Blackfoot…
Every element of creation–from the magpie to the minnow–glorifies God in its own way in this bold and brightly illustrated work, adapted from the Book of Common Prayer. The award-winning…
The Caldecott Medal-winning author tells the inspiring story of the first peace pipe, presented to the Lakota people to connect them to the Great Spirit, who will guide them through…
The Indians of the Great Plains have dispatched two of their strongest scouts to learn what has become of the buffalo herds that sustain their people. Encountering a mysterious spirit…
Relates the Blackfoot Indian legend in which Star Boy gains the Sun’s forgiveness for his mother’s disobedience and is allowed to return to the Sky World.
Based on Blackfoot Indian myth, this tale movingly reminds readers that all children are sacred. Six orphaned brothers, neglected by their people and taunted by their peers, abandon the Earth…
In his first book about horses in more than 20 years, Goble (1978 Caldecott Medalist for The Girl Who Loves Horses ) tells a story, based on a Pawnee legend…
Award-winning author Paul Goble examines the construction, art, and significance of the tipi to the Plains Indians in his newest book, entitled Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters. Through…
With just 80 soldiers, Captain Fetterman boasted that he could defeat the entire Lakota nation. In 1866, after the Civil War, he would get his chance against Lakota chief Red…
When 700 men commanded by General Custer faced the combined forces of the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull at the Little Bighorn, the…
Helps readers to discover the story of how horses first appeared to the tribes of the American Plains. This book features a collection of 23 traditional stories from the Blackfoot…
This book follows six mischievous adventures of Iktomi, the Lakota name for the American Indian Trickster. As he encounters animate forces in the wind and trees, as well as ever-present…
This collection of essays explores the environmental history of the Pacific Northwest of North American, addressing questions of how humans have adapted to the northwestern landscape and modified it over…
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The demise of the Soviet Union, and the emergence of independent republics, have had profound implications for the regions on its periphery such as the Caucasus and Central Asia. This…
This book focuses on the challenges facing Ukraine as a newly emerged state after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The two-volume set LNCS 8796 and 8797 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Semantic Web Conference, ISWC 2014, held in Riva del Garda, in October 2014.
