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Mary Pope Osborne
Paperback | Pages: 96 pages Rating: 3.84 | 7713 Users | 206 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Buffalo Before Breakfast (Magic Tree House, #18) |
| ISBN: | 0679890645 (ISBN13: 9780679890645) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Magic Tree House #18, La Cabane Magique #17, Das magische Baumhaus #16 , more |
| Characters: | Annie, Jack Tenpenny |
| Setting: | Frog Creek, Pennsylvania(United States) |
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Don't feel like writing a coherent review, but here are some notes:-There are plenty of indigenous people writing about their own cultures and histories so tbh I don't see the point of anyone else writing "educational stories" like this and profiting off of them unless there's significant collaboration involved. Not to mention a lot of this is inaccurate and/or offensive, sooo.
-This is about two white kids (Jack and Annie) who travel back in time to visit a Lakota encampment. As if Lakota people don't exist today. The fact that they have to time-travel in a magical tree house to interact with indigenous people — instead of stepping out of their backyard to engage with the real world — structures the whole story as fantasy and detaches it from its historical context. There's literally no mention of present-day Lakota people and how colonization has damaged their way of life.
-They travel back to a time "before white settlers" and then at the end return home to an apparently post-colonial world. There's no mention at ALL of colonialism or anything that happened in between, not even in super basic terms that kids could (and should) understand.
-They're only there for ONE DAY and Annie somehow manages to "summon help from the beyond" and get visited by a sacred figure that is supposed to only appear in times of crisis or once in every generation...probably not for a white kid in a frivolous situation
-And omg this is the worst:
“Soon everything will change,” [Jack] said sadly. “The buffalo will vanish. The old way of life for the Lakota will vanish, too.”
“But the Great Spirit won’t ever vanish,” said Annie. “It will always take care of Black Hawk’s people.”
Jack smiled. Annie’s words made him feel better.
Uhh why will everything "vanish"? Another euphemism about colonialism! As if it wasn't a series of calculated moves! No accountability whatsoever here, just a band-aid for white guilt. Major appropriation of a Lakota belief ("the Great Spirit") to make Jack "feel better." ugh uGh UGH. What exactly is this supposed to teach non-indigenous kids (because they are clearly the intended audience)? It seems like it's promoting ignorance, a total lack of reflection and/or action.
/rant
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| Title | : | Buffalo Before Breakfast (Magic Tree House #18) |
| Author | : | Mary Pope Osborne |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 96 pages |
| Published | : | June 15th 2010 by Random House for Young Readers (first published 1999) |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Fantasy. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Chapter Books. Adventure. Science Fiction. Time Travel |
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Ratings: 3.84 From 7713 Users | 206 ReviewsAppraise Out Of Books Buffalo Before Breakfast (Magic Tree House #18)
Great adventure!Reading "Buffalo Before Breakfast" brought me back to the series I loved from second to fifth grade. I loved reading Mary Pope Osborne's books and the adventures of Jack and Annie in every story. I loved all the history involved in each story, as well as the aspect of mystery. Magic Tree house books are great for all students at the elementary level!
In Buffalo Before Breakfast Jack and Annie are sent to a Lakota village where they must earn a gift of courage to help Arthur in Camelot.Jack and Annie have to tread carefully when making contact with the Lakota villagers. The rely on Morgan's book for how to introduce themselves and how act respectfully and bravely. They meet a boy of similar age who lives with his grandmother.Together Jack, Annie and the Lakota boy go hunting for bison. The learn an important lesson about the difference
We read this book as a class while learning about Native Americans. It was a great supplement book for the Plains region. My students enjoyed the story and were curious to learn if White Buffalo Woman was fact or fiction. It provoked some great ideas for their research.
Mary (6): 4.5 stars. I say that I'm going to whack you with this Kindle. Hehehehe! What else do you have to say about this book? I liked it when Jack, um, saved, um, Black Hawk from the buffalos and how Annie stopped the stampede with the buffalo woman.Sam (8): 4.5 stars. I liked it because it gave some more information about buffalo and the, uh, Mary, what were they called? The people? Dad, you better not be writing that. The Lakota? Yes. Okay, what about them? I liked it when Jack saved them.
Read to my grand children - a nice story about a girl and boy who travel back in time via a magic tree to the time when buffalo roamed. They meet an Indian boy, his grandmother and the tribe. Nice story about native Americans and how it used to be. My kids (4 and 6) enjoyed it very much.
You got a little nervous around the Spirit part, until you realized it was a good 'un, not a bad 'un.
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