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The Golden Deer
"In the long-ago days, they say, the Buddha, the holy one, came to Earth many times, in many shapes. In India he came once to the holy city of Benares as a golden deer". Thus begins Margaret Hodges' retelling of a tale from the centuries-old Indian classic The Jakata, an enchanting legend of the golden deer who by protecting his herd from the king's hunters brings about the freedom of all living creatures. Full color.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1992
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Margaret Hodges
72 books54 followersMargaret "Peggy" Hodges was an American writer of books for children.
She was born Sarah Margaret Moore in Indianapolis, Indiana to Arthur Carlisle and Annie Marie Moore. She enrolled at Tudor Hall, a college preparatory school for girls. A 1932 graduate of Vassar College, she arrived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with her husband Fletcher Hodges Jr. when in 1937 he became curator at the Stephen Foster Memorial. She trained as a librarian at Carnegie Institute of Technology, now Carnegie Mellon University, under Elizabeth Nesbitt, and she volunteered as a storyteller at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Beginning in 1958 with One Little Drum, she wrote and published more than 40 books.
Her 1985 book Saint George and the Dragon, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman, won the Caldecott Medal of the American Library Association.
She was a professor of library science at the University of Pittsburgh, where she retired in 1976.
Hodges died of heart disease on December 13, 2005 at her home in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. She suffered from Parkinson's disease.
She wrote her stories on a notepad or a typewriter. "I need good ideas, and they don't come out of machines," she once said.
She was born Sarah Margaret Moore in Indianapolis, Indiana to Arthur Carlisle and Annie Marie Moore. She enrolled at Tudor Hall, a college preparatory school for girls. A 1932 graduate of Vassar College, she arrived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with her husband Fletcher Hodges Jr. when in 1937 he became curator at the Stephen Foster Memorial. She trained as a librarian at Carnegie Institute of Technology, now Carnegie Mellon University, under Elizabeth Nesbitt, and she volunteered as a storyteller at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Beginning in 1958 with One Little Drum, she wrote and published more than 40 books.
Her 1985 book Saint George and the Dragon, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman, won the Caldecott Medal of the American Library Association.
She was a professor of library science at the University of Pittsburgh, where she retired in 1976.
Hodges died of heart disease on December 13, 2005 at her home in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. She suffered from Parkinson's disease.
She wrote her stories on a notepad or a typewriter. "I need good ideas, and they don't come out of machines," she once said.
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April 11, 2012
This story tells about Buddha visiting the city of Benares in the form of a golden deer. There are two herds who live in fear of the king who kills deer regularly. Buddha convinces the king to stop killing the deer so that they can live in freedom, representing the freedom of all living creatures. I think this would be a great read-aloud, it has wonderful artwork and the mystical and impressive traits of the Golden Deer as Buddha have an allure that I believe will keep children occupied. I also love that it takes place in Benares, so children can learn about a place across the world that is very different from where we live. It holds true to Buddhist ideals yet it is also effective in conveying a message to all people about the importance of freedom.
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September 26, 2018Gentle story about wisdom and sacrifice. Introduces the idea of reincarnation (This is about Buddha before he become prince Buddha).
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