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Title: Brighty : Of the Grand Canyon by Wesley Dennis, Marguerite Henry ISBN: 0-689-71485-8 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 30 April, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.54 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: What a Wonderful Story!
Comment: I'm an early childhood educator and have a particular interest in children's literature. While wandering through an abandoned parochial school library, Brighty of the Grand Canyon caught my eye. I brought it home and read it cover to cover. Brighty is a sweet, loving, and endearing character. Kids as well as adults will get caught up in Brighty's world. I'm sad to find out that burros were such a destructive force in the Grand Canyon. But after reading the book, I am hoping to take a vacation out to the Grand Canyon to see Brighty's statue. Check out the Grand Canyon's website for more information on Brighty.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Northern Arizona Historian just South of The Canyon
Comment: I too read this book when I was about 9 and really enjoyed it. Then I discovered, by reading an article in Arizona Highways magazine, that a movie had been made of "Brighty". I saw the movie, and read the book to my daughter when she was 9.
(First, let's remember Brighty was a burro, not a donkey or a mule.There is a difference--) And yes, the burros were hard on the environment, but thanks to Cleveland Amory, a lot of them were airlifted out of the GC to be adopted--not shot on sight as the National Park Service was doing to remove them.
Teddy Roosevelt was a great president and instrumental in protecting our wild spaces, but he and Uncle Jimmy Owens had a skewed view of mountain lions. Because of the "sportkilling" of these animals--dozens of them, by Jim and Teddy, along with others-- the mule deer population of the North Rim of the Canyon exploded, and many deer starved to death lacking sufficient forage to go around.
I know, I know, it was a different time. However, if you are going to address the environmental impact of burros, you better mention the environmental impact of the killing of masses of mountain lions for trophy and sport, Teddy Roosevelt included. It does disturb me that the book portrayed the lion as a horrible, scary and aggressive animal, when in reality (like most predators) they are shy and retiring, unless you corner them or threaten their young.
If teachers continue to read this book to their classes (and they should) I hope they allow for student discussion about how ideas on the environment and wild animals have changed since the book was written, as well as the historical time it was placed in. Reality checks are incredibly important for true understanding.
Rating: 5
Summary: very good book
Comment: this was a very good book. i liked it a lot. marguerite henry's books are very interesting to read. i like them a lot. i would reccomend this book to people who like to read.
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Title: Mustang : Wild Spirit Of The West by Marguerite Henry, Robert Lougbeed ISBN: 068971601X Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 30 April, 1992 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: King of the Wind : The Story of the Godolphin Arabian by Wesley Dennis, Marguerite Henry ISBN: 0689714866 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 30 April, 1991 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Misty of Chincoteague by Wesley Dennis, Marguerite Henry ISBN: 0689714920 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 30 April, 1991 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Wesley Dennis, Marguerite Henry ISBN: 068971534X Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 October, 1991 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Black Gold by Wesley Dennis, Marguerite Henry ISBN: 0689715625 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 30 April, 1992 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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