{"product_id":"9781550415896","title":"Buffalo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A powerful tribute to a majestic animal!\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Buffalo was a way of life for the Indians of the Great Plains. It provided the tribes with food, fuel, and clothing - all their basic needs. The first Americans celebrated the buffalo's sacred spirit with ceremonies, prayers, and songs. The buffalo taught that all living things, including humans, are equal in the natural world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe American Indian is of the soil, whether it be the region of forests, plains, pueblos, or mesas. He fits into the landscape, for the hand that fashioned the continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings. He once grew as naturally as the wild sunflowers; he belongs just as the buffalo belonged.... - Oglala Sioux chief \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeverly Brodsky's watercolors and oil paintings accompany tribal song-poems woven into a narrative history about the buffalo's essential and sacred role on the Plains. Her book is a powerful tribute to a majestic animal, tracing the history of the buffalo from the beginning of time to present day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeverly Brodsky reveived a Caldecott Honour for her earlier work, the Golem. Her magnificent paintings and text in \u003ci\u003eBuffalo\u003c\/i\u003e have also reveived many awards, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eASPCA Henry R. Bergh Children's Book Honor Winner, 2004 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2004 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest Children's Books of the Year (Outstanding Merit) - Bank Street College, 2004 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fitzhenry \u0026 Whiteside, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030524150000,"sku":"9781550415896","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781550415896_p0.jpg?v=1763751198","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781550415896","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}