![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() : 104 He died of Parkinson's disease on 5 January 2017, aged 83. Most of his books, retellings of ancient stories, are told from the perspectives of different tribes among the Native Nations. In 1979, Goble received the Caldecott Medal award, presented each year for the most distinguished children's picture book, for his 1978 book The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses. Goble was greatly influenced by Plains Indian culture and his subsequent children's books reflect this. ![]() In 1977, he moved to the Black Hills in South Dakota and was adopted by Chief Edgar Red Cloud. His first children's book, Red Hawk's Account of Custer's Last Battle, was published in 1969. Goble studied at the Central School of Art in London and then worked as an art teacher, as a furniture designer and as an industrial consultant. He grew up in Oxford where his father was a harpsichord maker, and his mother a professional musician. His book The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses won a Caldecott Medal in 1979. Paul Goble (27 September 1933 – 5 January 2017) was a British-American writer and illustrator of children's books, especially Native American stories. ![]()
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