Lords of the Plain [Paperback]

The enchanted and enchanting adventures of a young Sioux who speaks the language of animals. The 14th volume of a magical series for kids.After a hunt that brought the tribe much needed supplies, Yakari is visited in his dreams by the buffalo, killed the day of his birth, whose pelt still serves as his blanket. Intrigued, the young Sioux and Little Thunder go see the great herd. From encounter to encounter, and by helping a young mother and her newborn calf against a particularly nasty wolf, Yakari learns to know those majestic animals so important to his own peoples survival...Derib and Job have been writing Yakari stories for over 30 years and have both received lifetime achievement awards for their outstanding work. At the comics festival at Angoul?me in 2006, Yakari won the prix jeunesse 7-8 ans or youth prize 7-8 years.