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The Mud Pony
ISBN-13: 9780590415262
ISBN-10: 0590415263
Publication Date: 8/1/1989
Pages: 32
Rating:
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
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4.4 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
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Veronika avatar reviewed The Mud Pony on + 103 more book reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 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
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
MissMcIntyre123 avatar reviewed The Mud Pony on + 49 more book reviews
THIS BOOK IS IN PERFECT CONDITION! Great story to show children how Mother Earth can help them out in a time of need, if you will. This story is about a young Indian boy whose family leaves him at an abandoned camp out of desperation, they couldn't find him because he was off making a pony of mud. When he came back, he found his people had left him. The Mud Pony came alive and helped him find his people, and continued to help him throughout his life until he became an Indian Chief.