Authors: Derib & Job
Age: 6 years and up
Size: 21.7 x 28.7 cm
Number of pages: 48 colour pages
Publication: September 2024
£8.99 incl VAT
ISBN: 9781800441446
On a lovely spring day, Yakari happens upon Quiet Rock, the tribe’s elder, busy admiring a Pronghorn – an American antelope. The young Sioux then spends a few days with the Pronghorn’s family, learning about their everyday life. With the help of several of his animal friends, he even helps them through several incidents – from coyote attacks to prairie fires – and learns a valuable lesson about humility while he’s at it.
Hmm. Not sure that I approve of the coyote as it is portrayed in this book as it does give youngsters the impression that coyotes are just plain nasty -hey, I am a mammalogist specialising in canids and this is my blog so 😝
The idea of a young indigenous boy who can go out and peacefully walk amongst the wildlife and learn all about them works well even though in the past the story has gotten quite serious. Of course this series is meant for youngsters so it is colourful and entertaining while educating to a degree and I know the books also appeal to older readers because, lets face it, this is pure escapism from a rather grim world.
Despite the coyote business (which may be blown out of context by me) I would still suggest this title for younger readers and with reading and comics these days you need to get them young and why not a comic album?
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