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The Life of Paul GobleThe Life of Paul Goble

Paul Goble was Paul Goble was born in England in born in England in 1933 where he grew 1933 where he grew up and learned to up and learned to love music, art, and love music, art, and the outdoors. He the outdoors. He served in the British served in the British army and went to army and went to college at the Central college at the Central School of Art in School of Art in London.London.

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Paul became fascinated Paul became fascinated with American Indians as a with American Indians as a child, and he visited the child, and he visited the American West in 1959 American West in 1959 where he was able to meet where he was able to meet Native Americans for the Native Americans for the first time. The things he saw first time. The things he saw had a great influence on his had a great influence on his life in the years to come.life in the years to come.

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Paul moved to the United States in 1977 and became a citizen in 1984. He was adopted into the Yakima and Sioux Native American tribes as an honorary member by Chief Edgar Red Cloud. He was given the Indian name Wakinyan Chikala, or “Little Thunder”. Today, Paul lives with his wife in Rapids City, South Dakota, where he continues to write and illustrate.

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The Work of Paul Goble

Goble’s illustrations accurately Goble’s illustrations accurately depict Native American clothing, depict Native American clothing, customs, and surroundings in customs, and surroundings in brilliant color and detail. He also brilliant color and detail. He also researches ancient stories and researches ancient stories and retells them for his young retells them for his young audiences.audiences.

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Goble has won both the Goble has won both the Caldecott Medal and The Caldecott Medal and The Library of Congress’ Library of Congress’ Children’s Book of the Year Children’s Book of the Year Award. Award.

He has illustrated over 30 He has illustrated over 30 books and has donated all of books and has donated all of his original illustrations to the his original illustrations to the South Dakota Art Museum, South Dakota Art Museum, where they can be seen on where they can be seen on display year round.display year round.

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Resources Resources

http://www.wisdomtalespress.com/http://www.wisdomtalespress.com/authors_artists-childrens/Paul_Goble.shtmlauthors_artists-childrens/Paul_Goble.shtml

www.harpercollinschildrens.com (authors & www.harpercollinschildrens.com (authors & illustrators)illustrators)

www.southdakotaartmuseum.com www.southdakotaartmuseum.com http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/

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