{"product_id":"the-gift-of-the-sacred-dog-9780020432807","title":"The Gift of the Sacred Dog","description":"A brave boy goes into the hills and prays for help for his people. A rider on a magnificent animal comes to him and says: \"This animal is called the Sacred Dog. He can do many things your dogs can do and also more...He is as the wind: gentle but sometimes frightening.\" The clouds close and suddenly one by one countless Sacred Dogs course down from the sky. And so the courage of one determined boy is rewarded by the Great Spirit: The horse, or Sacred Dog, is given to his tribe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoble, Paul:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003ePaul Goble\u003c\/b\u003e has received wide acclaim for his magnificent books, including \u003ci\u003eBuffalo Woman, Dream Wolf, Her Seven Brothers, \u003c\/i\u003e and the winner of the 1979 Caldecott Medal, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Loved Wild Horses.\u003c\/i\u003e Commenting on his work in \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Ridge, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e said, \"striking elements synthesize the graphics with the narrative and spiritual aspects of the text.\" The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e noted that his technique is \"a marriage of authentic design and contemporary artistry, and it succeeds beautifully.\" Paul Goble's most recent book for Bradbury Press, \u003ci\u003eI Sing for the Animals, \u003c\/i\u003e was called \"a lovely, small book that movingly conveys profound belief in the goodness of creation\" by \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e said it \"fits as easily in the hand as Goble's meditations about the natural world do in the heart.\"","brand":"Aladdin Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626501181714,"sku":"9780020432807","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9f63fede-3376-443e-8fa4-e441ad4aaed9.jpg?v=1732660425","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-gift-of-the-sacred-dog-9780020432807","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}