The Great Buffalo Race
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This month's cover features Jean Ure's new book Faces at the Window (see the Jean Ure Authorgraph) with a photograph by Oliver Hunter. The book is published by Corgi Freeway and we are grateful to Transworld Publishers for their help in using this illustration.
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Illustrated by Helen K Davie
This book presents a retelling of an Iroquois legend explaining how the buffalo acquired a hump. The great race of the title is between the old leader of the buffalo herd and his young usurper, who between them lead their herds to near extinction while pursuing the scent of rain during a drought. This is a harsh but ultimately optimistic story, good for reading aloud and for independent readers to enjoy alone. Helen K Davies' refulgent water-colours, incorporating Seneca designs, provide a vivid evocation of the wilderness and its creatures.
