Star Boy

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Summary: The ancient story of how the Sun Dance came to the people
Review: Star Boy lived as a baby with his mother in the Sky World, where everybody knew that Morning Star was his father, and the Sun and the Moon were his grandparents. But when he became a boy he lived in the world below, where he bore a mysterious scar across his face. The people said this was because of the disobedience of his mother, for which she was cast down from the Sky World along with her son, whom they called Scarface. As the boy grew up he fell in love with the daughter of the chief and it was she who gave him the courage to go back to the Sky World to beg the Sun's forgiveness.

"Star Boy" tells the ancient story of how the sacred knowledge of the Sun Dance was given to the Blackfeet, retold and illustrated by Paul Goble. The story is written for children, who are told that they can still see Star Boy traveling together with his father, Morning Star in the sky, low over the horizon before the Sun rises. The illustrations are some of Goble's best work, reflecting the authentic dress of the Blackfeet. The back of the book also includes a prayer of thanks by Edgar Red Cloud and the "Song of the Rising Sun" of the Black Elk.

Rating:
Summary: The ancient story of how the Sun Dance came to the people
Review: Star Boy lived as a baby with his mother in the Sky World, where everybody knew that Morning Star was his father, and the Sun and the Moon were his grandparents. But when he became a boy he lived in the world below, where he bore a mysterious scar across his face. The people said this was because of the disobedience of his mother, for which she was cast down from the Sky World along with her son, whom they called Scarface. As the boy grew up he fell in love with the daughter of the chief and it was she who gave him the courage to go back to the Sky World to beg the Sun's forgiveness.

"Star Boy" tells the ancient story of how the sacred knowledge of the Sun Dance was given to the Blackfeet, retold and illustrated by Paul Goble. The story is written for children, who are told that they can still see Star Boy traveling together with his father, Morning Star in the sky, low over the horizon before the Sun rises. The illustrations are some of Goble's best work, reflecting the authentic dress of the Blackfeet. The back of the book also includes a prayer of thanks by Edgar Red Cloud and the "Song of the Rising Sun" of the Black Elk.