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| Original Title: | Buffalo Before Breakfast (Magic Tree House, #18) |
| ISBN: | 0679890645 (ISBN13: 9780679890645) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Magic Tree House #18, La Cabane Magique #17, Das magische Baumhaus #16 , more |
| Characters: | Annie, Jack Tenpenny |
| Setting: | Frog Creek, Pennsylvania(United States) |
Mary Pope Osborne
Paperback | Pages: 96 pages Rating: 3.84 | 7713 Users | 206 Reviews
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| Title | : | Buffalo Before Breakfast (Magic Tree House #18) |
| Author | : | Mary Pope Osborne |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 96 pages |
| Published | : | June 15th 2010 by Random House for Young Readers (first published 1999) |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Fantasy. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Chapter Books. Adventure. Science Fiction. Time Travel |
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Don't feel like writing a coherent review, but here are some notes:-There are plenty of indigenous people writing about their own cultures and histories so tbh I don't see the point of anyone else writing "educational stories" like this and profiting off of them unless there's significant collaboration involved. Not to mention a lot of this is inaccurate and/or offensive, sooo.
-This is about two white kids (Jack and Annie) who travel back in time to visit a Lakota encampment. As if Lakota people don't exist today. The fact that they have to time-travel in a magical tree house to interact with indigenous people — instead of stepping out of their backyard to engage with the real world — structures the whole story as fantasy and detaches it from its historical context. There's literally no mention of present-day Lakota people and how colonization has damaged their way of life.
-They travel back to a time "before white settlers" and then at the end return home to an apparently post-colonial world. There's no mention at ALL of colonialism or anything that happened in between, not even in super basic terms that kids could (and should) understand.
-They're only there for ONE DAY and Annie somehow manages to "summon help from the beyond" and get visited by a sacred figure that is supposed to only appear in times of crisis or once in every generation...probably not for a white kid in a frivolous situation
-And omg this is the worst:
“Soon everything will change,” [Jack] said sadly. “The buffalo will vanish. The old way of life for the Lakota will vanish, too.”
“But the Great Spirit won’t ever vanish,” said Annie. “It will always take care of Black Hawk’s people.”
Jack smiled. Annie’s words made him feel better.
Uhh why will everything "vanish"? Another euphemism about colonialism! As if it wasn't a series of calculated moves! No accountability whatsoever here, just a band-aid for white guilt. Major appropriation of a Lakota belief ("the Great Spirit") to make Jack "feel better." ugh uGh UGH. What exactly is this supposed to teach non-indigenous kids (because they are clearly the intended audience)? It seems like it's promoting ignorance, a total lack of reflection and/or action.
/rant
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Ratings: 3.84 From 7713 Users | 206 ReviewsJudge Out Of Books Buffalo Before Breakfast (Magic Tree House #18)
I'm sorry. But I spent the whole book wondering why none of the Lakota people even questioned why there were two little white kids running around the plains all by themselves.Osborne has largely steered clear of the history of the Americas in her series, and with good reason: the legacy of colonialism is an enormously difficult subject to approach for any age group. In the latest story arc of the series, which includes books 17-20, Osborne has finally ventured into the relatively recent American past and the results -- at least here -- are mixed.While she describes the mass slaughter of the bison unambiguously, even making the point that it was a military maneuver
Don't feel like writing a coherent review, but here are some notes:-There are plenty of indigenous people writing about their own cultures and histories so tbh I don't see the point of anyone else writing "educational stories" like this and profiting off of them unless there's significant collaboration involved. Not to mention a lot of this is inaccurate and/or offensive, sooo.-This is about two white kids (Jack and Annie) who travel back in time to visit a Lakota encampment. As if Lakota people
Like the past MTH attempts to tackle indigenous culture, this one also falls back on a lot of easy tropes; its still a great story, and a nice springboard to talking about more expansive takes on indigenous American history.
The novelBuffalo before breakfastis talking about Jack and Annie went early 1800s to find the gift from the prairie blue.At the beginning of the story, they went to the magic tree house and find the Morgans instrution and went to the Great Plains.At the middle of the story, they visit the Native American tribes and learn many ways that how they lives.At the end of the story, they get the gift from the prairie blue and back to their house.This story tell us that dont let the pride led you to show
The 18th book in the Magic Tree House series. Jack and Annie's tree house adventure takes them to the Great Plains and the Lakota Indians. This book is the second one where Jack and Annie are looking for a gift to free a little dog from a magic spell. An entertaining and fun chapter book.
Nick, Will, Alex
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