What do You think about Buffalo Before Breakfast (2010)?
Jack and Annie are on a set of missions to help a little dog Annie has named Teddy to escape from an enchantment. This book is the 2nd of 4 missions, and in each one they must collect a gift.In book 17, they got a watch from some children on board the Titanic. Now they are sent to the Great Plains before the buffalo herds were hunted and killed by white settlers and U. S. soldiers. They meet a young Lakota boy named Black Hawk. He takes them to his village where they observe life and meet his grandmother. She gives them Lakota names: *Rides Like Wind *Buffalo GirlAnnie meets the White Buffalo Woman, who helps her calm the herd when they are about to stampede. They learn about the Great Spirit, who owns all the land, not people.The children go home with an eagle feather, given to them by Black Hawk's grandmother for their courage.
—Anna
Jack and Annie are on another mission only this time, it isn't like the rest. Teddy, a little dog, has a spell on them and they have to undo it. Morgan La Fey leaves a note in the treehouse on what they need to do. Jack and Annie end up back in time when the buffalo roam the land. They find a tribe that welcomes them. Black Hawk, who's the same age as Jack and Annie, tries to help out the siblings with their mission. Will Black Hawk, Jack, and Annie find out the answers to this riddle? Pick up this book at the local library.I would recomend this book to kids who like to read about adventures. Each one is something new and exciting!
—Macey Schoenick
3.5 starsLots of good information in this one. Jack and Annie go back in time and spend a day with some Lakota indians. Jack's trusty research book had some great facts to share about the Indians, but they also spent some time with an Indian "grandmother" who taught them some fascinating things about their beliefs and way of life.The adventure with the buffalo was improbable and somewhat worrisome. I grew up not far from Yellowstone National Park, and we'd visit at least once a year. So perhaps it's my perspective of having "don't go near the buffalo" ingrained into me for as long as I can remember, but their adventure seemed reckless, and the magical rescue misleading. Ugh, I sound like a grown-up...
—Julesmarie
