Bibliograph

Tasunka, a Lakota horse legend, told and illustrated by Donald F. Montileaux ; Lakota translation by Agnes Gay

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Tasunka, a Lakota horse legend, told and illustrated by Donald F. Montileaux ; Lakota translation by Agnes Gay

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tasunka

Oclc number

853313622

Responsibility statement

told and illustrated by Donald F. Montileaux ; Lakota translation by Agnes Gay

Sub title

a Lakota horse legend

Summary

One day, long ago, a young Lakota warrior finds a herd of strange animals--Tasunka, the horse. They are beautiful creatures, and they run swift as the wind. The young warrior captures and tames them, and his people grow rich and powerful, using the horses to rule over the plains. This saddens the Great Spirit, who had given them the gift of the horse, and so he takes the gift away

Target audience

juvenile

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Creator