Pinto's Journey

by Wilfrid Swancourt Bronson

Pinto Goodluck, a little Indian boy, lived with his mother, his grandfather and his burro, Ambrosio. His grandfather made beautiful jewelry from silver and turquoise. He traded it with other Indians for corn and bread and vegetables. Sometimes he sold it to the tourists in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and bought sugar and salt and coffee. Then the Great War came and all the young men went away and the turquoise mines were closed. Grandfather knew of a secret mine but it was a long way off and the journey was full of danger. Grandfather was too old to go. There were steep mountains to climb and wild arroyos to cross. There were all sorts of fierce animals, mountain lion and bears and buzzards. Pinto was afraid of all these things, but he was a very brave little boy. He decided he would try to find the secret mine himself. One night when his mother and grandfather and everyone in the village was asleep, he took some pi on nuts, three cold biscuits, a blanket and his bow and arrow and he and Ambrosio set out on the dangerous journey. How Pinto found the secret mine and brought home the turquoise is an absorbing adventure story for young readers. Wilfred S. Bronson wrote his first book at the age of eight. Called "Animal People," it started like "This book is for children who are interested in animals and birds. It has verey good pictures in it and children can understand it verey easily." He later learned to spell and wrote and illustrated many books for children with "verey good pictures" that they could understand. "Pinto's Journey," originally published in 1948, was written while he and his wife were living in New Mexico where he came to know his Indian neighbors and especially the small hero of this book.

Genres: Adventure

55 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1948

Reviews

[Sarah B · Rating 5 out of 5]

So I love reading books about equines and that includes burros so when I saw this vintage children's book I could not pass it by. This is a well written adventure story of a young indian boy who lives in New Mexico. He is quite the mischief maker and loves shooting at things with his bow and arrow. Unfortunately this causes much turmoil in his village. Pinto Goodluck lives with his mother and grandfather. His grandfather is a silver smith who makes fine jewellery...but he has run out of turquoise! And without telling anyone, Pinto sets out on a dangerous mission with his burro Ambrosio.

The adventure has many dangers and uncertainty. And he sees a large variety of animals along the way, some pretty but also a few very dangerous ones as well. Pinto is very brave and smart. I also was amazed at how many different things he could use his bow & arrow for.

And this book is beautiful! The full page color drawings are just amazing! Such bright colors and stunning scenery! And the animals!! Wow! Some of the full color pictures include a horse & indian as his grandfather tells a story, bluejays inna tree, a mountain lion and the town ready for Christmas.

And there are smaller black and white drawings throughout the book too. The expressions on the animal's faces are brilliant as well - so much emotion.

A fun quick little read.

[Diba Roshan · Rating 4 out of 5]

ویلفرید برونسون (زاده ۲۴ اکتبر ۱۸۹۴ – درگذشته ۲۳ آوریل ۱۹۸۵) نویسنده و تصویرگر پرکار کتاب‌های کودکان بود. او در شیکاگو متولد شد و در موسسه هنر شیکاگو تحصیل کرد. او پس از خدمت در ارتش ایالات متحده در طول جنگ جهانی اول، به عنوان دستیار نقاش در چندین استودیو در شهر نیویورک مشغول به کار شد. برونسون چندین سفر علمی دریایی را تجربه کرد که در نتیجه کتاب‌های متعددی با موضوع طبیعت برای کودکان خلق کرد. این کتاب در ابتدا در سال ۱۹۴۸ (۱۳۲۷) منتشر شد، زمانی نوشته شد که او و همسرش در نیومکزیکو زندگی می‌کردند، جایی که با همسایه‌های سرخپوست خود و به ویژه قهرمان کوچک این کتاب آشنا شد.
داستان این کتاب درباره‌ی کودک سرخپوستی به اسم پینتو است که با مادر، پدربزرگ و الاغش، امبروزیو، زندگی می‌کرد. پدربزرگش جواهرات زیبایی از نقره و فیروزه می‌ساخت و آن‌ها را با سایر سرخپوستان معامله می‌کرد یا به گردشگران می‌فروخت و مواد غذایی می‌خرید. بعد جنگ بزرگ فرا رسید و همه جوان‌ها به میدان نبرد رفتند و معادن فیروزه بسته شد. زندگی برای خانواده پینتو سخت شد. پدربزرگ از یک معدن مخفی خبر داشت اما راه دور بود و سفر به آنجا پر از خطر بود. پدربزرگ برای رفتن به آن معدن، خیلی پیر بود. کوه‌های شیب‌دار و انواع و اقسام حیوانات درنده وجود داشت. پینتو از همه این چیزها می‌ترسید، اما پسر کوچک و بسیار شجاعی بود. او تصمیم گرفت خودش سعی کند معدن مخفی را پیدا کند. یک شب که مادر، پدربزرگش و همه در دهکده خواب بودند، مقداری آذوقه، پتو و تیر و کمانش برمی‌دارد و همراه امبروزیو راهی سفر خطرناک می‌شود. اینکه چگونه پینتو معدن مخفی را پیدا کرد و فیروزه را به خانه آورد، یک داستان ماجراجویی جذاب برای خوانندگان جوان است.
این کتاب در قطع رقعی و ۵۶ صفحه به چاپ رسید و برای گروه سنی ۷+ سال مناسب است.

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[Mckinley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Illustrated story of adventure and helping his family.