Night Of The White Deer,Used

ReviewPraise for Sky Dancer:'This thoughtprovoking book will stir the souls of naturelovers and encourage all readers to see in themselves the free and wild at heart.' Publishers WeeklyBushnell weaves an interesting tale centered on one towns fable of a white deer. Yet, as one little boy discovers, it may not be a fable after all. Stories say the deer had been created from a star that fell to the earth, while others imagine she had risen up from the tanks of spilt milk. When she comes to the young boy one night, they embark on a magical adventure. Will anyone believe him the next morning or will they think it was all a dream? Paired with Cos beautfiully intriguing illustratins, this unique tale carries with it a special message about believing. Michigan Reading JournalNight of the White Deer is an offbeat folktale that falls somewhere between whimsical and strange. Simple and direct, the storytelling leaves almost everything to the imagination and gives the book an odd but genuine charm. Portland Book ReviewProduct DescriptionThe boy had heard the old stories about a mysterious white deer that appeared among the fields of corn. Some said she had been formed from a star that fell to the earth; others said she had risen up from some tanks of spilt milk. But to the young boy, it seemed thats all she was, the stuff of stories until one night when she appears on his farm, standing in the field, her coat a sparkling white. During this magical nighttime encounter, the deer leads the boy into the skies on a flight through the lights of the aurora, among the countless other creatures living in its glistening colors. But the boy will discover more the next day, when he tells his family about his experience. This modern folk tale inspires young readers to see the magic that comes from the twinkles of the nighttime sky.From School Library JournalKGr 2This selfdescribed modern folktale creates a mythology around the aurora borealis. A farm boy hears stories of a mysterious white deer with unknown origins that some believe to be a star. His father is cagey when the subject comes up, and his older brother teases him for believing the stories. One night, the deer appears and the boy follows her on a journey into the sky, which blazes with colors that turn out to be gazelles, elk, antelope, and deer 'dancing the dance of the aurora.' The boy travels through space until the white deer brings him back home. When he relates his adventure to his family, his brother again mocks him, but his father tells him that when he was a child, he had also journeyed with the white deer. The father asks if they can travel together if the white deer returns, and the boy, feeling a new connection with him, agrees. There are some beautiful moments in the text, but the overall flow of the story is choppy. Likewise, some of the illustrations are remarkable, while others seem cramped and fail to capture the grandeur and scale of the boy's journey in space. Solidly grounded in a rural farming community, the book has a strong sense of place; unfortunately neither illustrations nor text gel into more than the sum of their parts.Anna Haase Krueger, Ramsey County Library, White Bear Lake, MNa(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.About the AuthorMiguel Co graduated from the University of the Arts in Center City, Philadelphia, PA, in 2011. He lives in South Philadelphia, around the corner from the Italian Market. This is his first book.Jack Bushnell's previous books for young readers include Circus of the Wolves, Sky Dancer, and a novel, Farm Crossing. He teaches writing and literature at the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire. Co and his wife live in western Wisconsin and have a son and daughter.