DePaola, T. (1996). The Legend of the Bluebonnet: An Old Tale of Texas. New York, NY: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers.
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tribe dance and begged for rain to come because the drought was creating a lot
of people hungry. The girl She -Who-Is-Alone owned a doll that her mother made
her when she was young. The talked to her doll of the events that were fore
coming. The shaman gathered everyone around the tribe and told them that the
spirits had told him that the people were very selfish. Sacrifices needed to
made and then burned and only then the famine and drought would cease. The
people in the tribe began to gather their precious belongings to offer them to
the spirits. However, the girl She-Who-Is-Alone, decided to offer the only
possession left from their family that lost their lives to the famine. It was
her greatest gift and with all her sadness, she threw it into the fire. After
the ashes became cold, she spread them over the hill. The next day and there
after the bluebonnets grew near her tribe.
Overall,
the illustrations portray the ultimate sacrifice that the girl had to make for
her tribe. The author displays the American Indian culture and customs with the
use of vivid illustrations. The students in Texas can relate with the state
flower legend.
Read
aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOhW6oDbguk
Recommended
Books: The Legend of the Poinsettia and The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
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