S.D. Nelson's book The Gift Horse is a beautiful story of a young boy's coming of age. The story teaches values of becoming a man that include all nationalities. The illistrations are breath taking. The colors are vibrant and alive. Drawn in the traditional style supports the traditional way of the Native Americans. A new book is Crazy Horse, the Legend

Children and adults will enjoy the colorful illustrations and tale of how the Native Americans acquired the horse. Lovely!

This 'legends of the Americas' story receives Pablo Torrecilla's fine drawings as it tells of Gray Feather's tribe, facing desperate times after weeks without finding game. Gray Feather decides to help save them, and seeks the help of the Great Spirit in his endeavors. A fine Native American tale.

The Great Gromboolian Plain is an exellent book which i recommend to anyone and everyone, especially if you are in the theatre. The title play is a superb tale of insanity but my personal favorite, The Sin Eater, is one act the is both passionate, serious, and hillarious at the same time.it is a definate must read.

A cattle ranching history of the Thatcher Brothers and their brother in law Frank Bloom is long overdue. These businessmen were real people with the entreprenuerial spirt to recognize opportunities and the ability to act on their instincts. Their business acumen and ability to diversify their finances enabled them to promote the Hereford cattle industry despite numerous obstacles...limited water, the elements of weather, and vast rangelands amounting to 11 million acres. Patterson and Poole have done their homework and provided us with an authentic, well researched story on these early cattle ranches who rivalled other more well known operations such as the Prairie Land and Cattle Company from the Panhandle area. It is remarkable that Charlie Russell worked for the circle Diamond prior to becoming a western artist. The Thatcher and Bloom associations with Goodnight, Cresswell, Tony Day, Cap Mossman and the Iliff family of Denver are all indicative of their far reaching influence and successful longevity. Patterson's ability to turn a phrase which is filled with western jargon and cattle ranching terms reinforces his first hand knowledge of cattle ranching. The true history of these early cattle companies is a fascinating story of real people who worked hard to settle the American West.

THIS IS A WONDERFUL BOOK. I CHECKED THIS BOOK OUT AT THE LIBRARY FIRST AND THEN BOUGHT A COPY. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND BOOKS DEALING WITH HORTICULTURE IN THIS AREA OF THE UNITED STATES. THE BOOK IS WRITTEN IN A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD MANNER THAT ANYONE CAN UNDERSTAND, BUT IT'S NOT "DUMBED" DOWN. SHE TOUCHES UPON THE MAIN PRINCIPLES OF TRYING TO GET SOMETHING TO GROW ON THE GREAT PLAINS (WHERE THE WINTERS ARE COLD AND WINDY, AND THE SUMMERS ARE HOT AND DRY): SOILS, WATER, MULCHING, AND CHOOSING THE CORRECT TREES AND SHRUBS. SHE LISTS HER FAVORITES WITH A SHORT JUSTIFICATION FOR EACH SPECIES AND OFFERS TIPS ON KEEPING THE COST DOWN ON DRIPLINE IRRIGATION. YOU CAN'T MISS WITH THIS BOOK!!

I really enjoyed this book! It is a great tool to teach children about sharing. Children will find it easy to understand and the illustrations are great. Teachers will find it useful to teach students about the Plains Indians and some of their customs. A detailed explanation about the mice and the original tale is included, as well as a glossary.

Number twelve in a distinguished, and, multivolume effort by Dr. Gary Moulton, The University of Nebraska, The "Herbarium" volume of "The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition" is the most comprehensive, edited botanical reference of the known plant specimens of the Corps of Discovery, 1803-1806.

As an impressive culmination to the Journals, the herbarium collection finalizes the extensive botanical scholarship contained in the notes produced by Dr. Moulton in the previous eleven volumes, published periodically over the past twenty years. The product of extensive research into the known world repositories of the extent plant specimens, this volume contains only one known error in terms of inclusion of a plant specimen that cannot be attributed to the expedition's collection. This one specimen at the Charleston Museum has been discounted since publication.

Nevertheless, this volume contains relatively high-quality image reproductions of the known 238 specimens in the Lewis and Clark Herbarium, in addition to a clear introduction to the history of the Herbarium collection and the scholarship behind its most recent publication. 227 specimens are currently housed in the Academy of Natural Science in Philadelphia, and the remaining 11 are housed in the Kew Gardens, London. Of this list, 177 are distinct, individual specimens.

In the future, it is more than likely, despite this exhaustive effort on the part of Moulton, that a few new specimens will emerge from the depths of the American Philosophical Society, The Academy of Natural Sciences, and Kew.

Until such a time, this volume is an absolute necessity for anyone seriously interested in understanding the natural history ramifications of the expedition, the study of Lewis and Clark, and, for that matter, America's landscape legacy. One wonders how many more specimens would have been added to this collection if Lewis' early collections for the lower-Missouri had not been lost to decay during the expedition itself.

"Volume 12, Herbarium of the Lewis and Clark Expedition," Gary E. Moulton, Editor, The University of Nebraska Press, completes a fantastic series and must be added to complete one's collection of the first eleven volumes of the truly great American literary epic.

The only wish of this author would be the publication of high-resolution, color digital images of the Herbarium on CD or DVD, as a compendium to this volume. Perhaps in this way, we could all experience more clearly the wonder of viewing this most valuable treasure.

Dr. Gary Moulton should be congratulated for a job very well-done.

Alex Philp The University of Montana

My 3rd grade son used this book as his main source for an American Indian home project for school. It was incredible how much information was packed into the book. I totally disagree with the editorial regarding this book. It is not over cluttered and the title is not offensive when you consider the book is telling a child how he or she would have lived as an American Indian from the climate, to what you'd eat, to what was inside the teepee and exactly how it was made. Also included how and when the American Indians migrated to North America from Asia, why and how they moved to survive, what a buffalo hunt was like and even their arts and crafts. It should be noted that the book concentrates on the Plains Indians. I spent about an hour researching childrens books at the bookstores and this was by far the most informative and best presented. My son was not at all interested in the American Indians, but after studying this book wanted to go back in time and live as they were when they roamed freely. Our family is proud of its American Indian ancestry, and this book did it justice. EXCELLENT! We'll be buying more books in the series.

The trickster of the Lakota, IKTOMI is once again teaching young readers (and Old) a moral story without the sermon. The seventh book of the Iktomi series, this one is a masterpiece of visual illustrations that we have come to expect of Paul Goble's work. Iktomi runs afoul of a scoundrel that swindles Iktomi in a land deal swap for a worthless game/trick. Iktomi quickly breaks the rules of the game, of course, and loses his eyes. The trickster then manages to persuade the mouse and buffalo to donate an eye apiece to Iktomi. Therein ensues some hilarious escapades that will delight the young reader and bring a smile to the adult. My two clildren were laughing so hard at Iktomi's self-inflicted predicaments. The beautiful artwork, and clever tale makes a superb story that will be long remembered; as all Iktomi tales are meant to be... Highly recommended for ages 3 - 10, and of course adults of any age. A must have for the library storyteller.