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Yee-haw for Phoebe!
The Old West gets a lively update when Phoebe Clapsaddle, a sassy, Southwestern belle, decides to show her cowboy sidekicks how to celebrate a Tumbleweed Christmas.Kids will enjoy the colorful pictures of the bright blue desert sky and sage-green Christmas trees, as well as the fun story. This is another winning chapter in Phoebe's ongoing adventures. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Christmas    4. Cowgirls    5. Fiction    6. General    7. Girls & Women    8. Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Texas    11. Tumbleweeds   

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Clothing and dress    5. Costume    6. Cowboys    7. History    8. History - United States/19th Century    9. Indians of North America    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Juvenile literature    12. Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology    13. West (U.S.)    14. Dress & costume    15. Social history    16. USA   

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Lily's rewiew
Bill Pickett isthe greatest book because it is shows about an afrian american thats wants to be a cowboy. The problem is that he is afrian american. Then he show the cowboy that he could do it. When he did the stunt everyone was suprised. When he grew up. He was very famous as an rodeo.

Great Job
This book tells about how Pickett, the oldest of 13 children, invented his technique of catching a steer by the horns, twisting its head up, and clamping its upper lip with his teeth until the steer toppled over. Pickett went on to become the first African-American to be inducted into the National Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame.This story was very inspiring to me. I enjoyed reading about Pickett's life and the illustrations were wonderful as well.The author chose to write this book to inspire people (children).It is defiantly written for struggling readers but would keep a fluent reader very entertained.This would be a great book to use to do a lesson on Black History month. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. African American cowboys    2. African Americans    3. Biography    4. Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage    5. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    6. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    7. Children: Grades 4-6    8. Cowboys    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Pickett, Bill,    12. ca. 1860-1932    13. Animal spectacles    14. Pickett, Bill   

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James needed to rein in his pen
This is the best of the three books in the "Uncle Bill" trilogy, if only because it was infused with all of the action missing from the first two installments. Scootie and Kip arrive in Montana for their third summer-long visit on their uncle Frank's Five Barb Ranch, only to discover that Frank and Bill plan to leave them in town while they move a newly acquired herd of bulls to the ranch. The kids are adamant against staying in town any longer than necessary, and the men finally relent to letting them tag along.Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 4-6    2. Cowboys    3. Fiction    4. Fiction - Western    5. Gold mines and mining    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Puma    8. Ranch life    9. Westerns    10. Westerns - General   

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TheKirkus Review up above is incorrect
This is book #4, not book #3. The format is the same - an old black cowboy is telling stories to his old dog about Blacks in the early history of the United States - a long-ignored area of history. This series sheds some much-needed light and avoids being preachy.
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Subjects:  1. African American cowboys    2. African Americans    3. Biography    4. Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage    5. Children's 9-12    6. Children: Grades 3-4    7. General    8. History - United States/19th Century    9. History - United States/State & Local    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Juvenile literature    12. Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology    13. West (U.S.)   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Careers    3. Children's 4-8 - Careers    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 1-2    6. Children: Preschool    7. Cowboys    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Ranch life    11. Social life and customs    12. West (U.S.)   

Subjects:  1. Cattle brands    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Cowboys    5. Cowhands    6. Fiction    7. Historical - United States - General    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. People & Places - United States    10. Ranch life    11. Westerns   

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Of Mice and Men , Britt Stanton , Student at Mace's Lane Middle School
The book "Of Mice and Men," in my opinionis a very well written book.John Steinbeck really thought the book out.When you read this book you will notice alot of foreshadowing.The foreshadowing makes the book worthwhile.The book takes place in Salinas, California which in the time of The Great Depression there weren't many rich or wealthy people; George and Lennie will show you the life of non-wealthy people during this time.
True masterpiece
If an index could be created that would measure a book's significance and divide it by the number of words, few books would come anywhere near "Of Mice and Men". This is a book that every aspiring writer (and many active ones) should read and then keep in mind as a guide to packing meaning into every word, every image, every scene, and every character. Absolutely nothing is wasted here.
Of mice and men is a great book ...
I am just a 16-year-old girl who is now in year 10, and have just finished reading 'Of mice and men'. I really enjoyed this book because it was talking about dreams and goals. This book is showing us that you don't have to be upper class people to have dreams. George and Lennie's dream was achievable and it is this positive attitude that binds them together and separates them from the rest. I really liked this book and recommend it for people of all ages.Read more

Subjects:  1. 1902-1968    2. American literature    3. Children's 12-Up - Literature - Classics    4. Classics    5. Cowboys in literature    6. Friendship in literature    7. History and criticism    8. In literature    9. Literature: Classics    10. Of mice and men    11. Salinas River Valley (Calif.)    12. Steinbeck, John,    13. Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968    14. English    15. Literary studies: general    16. Steinbeck, John    17. USA   

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YeeeHaw
While I have one reservation about this book, it is good fun. THe illustrations are charming and full of detail, and Matthew really saves the day from the cattle rustlers. He is a smart young hero, and the story helps you learn the names of cowboy gear such as chaps, bridle, spurs, etc. I also enjoyed the little desert creatures that seemed to follow Matthew around. If you have a toddler who's a cowboy, get this book!
There seem to be very few books for toddlers on cowboys. This is the best, and will continue to be even if others are written.Matthew gets a cowboy outfit for his birthday, and then "becomes" (in his imagination) a real cowboy, solving a mystery and capturing the bad guys in a non-violent way (the only "weapon" is a lasso, and the only visible pistol remains in the sherrif's holster).The book is PC:the storekeeper is oriental, and cowhands Slim, Tex, and Pete seem (from the wonderful illustrations) to be a senior citizen, woman, and Afro-American, respectively.My two-and-a-half-year-old son, who believes himself to be a real cowboy, has me read this to him at least twice each night, asking questions about the pictures, and generally being thrilled with it.If you have a toddler who's a cowboy, this is definitely the book for you.(Amazon.com's suggested age range of 4-8 may be about right, but, as I noted, my son is quite a bit younger and ! loves it.) ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Babies & Toddlers    2. Cowboys    3. Cowhands    4. Fiction    5. Imagination    6. Preschool Story Books    7. West (U.S.)   

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A must for any "Cowboy", or"Rodeo" enthusiast
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's a book with only about 100 pages but it very informative and fun. It tells the story of the birth of the Cowboy to Cowboys today and the New Old West. It is packed full of interestingpictures. I have this book on my coffee table and have given this book as agift to several of my friends who enjoy rodeo and the cowboy way of life. Ihighly recommend it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - History - General    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Cowboys    4. History - General    5. History - United States/General    6. Juvenile literature    7. Northwest, Canadian    8. Social life and customs    9. West (U.S.)   

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TheMost Fun in an Historical Novel
Midnight Son leaves the plantation and his family under the cover of night on a horse named Dohomey his Father provided for him for this purpose.The story follows Midnight on his journey to Mexico where he has freedom and then back into America as part of a cattle drive.We follow this 13 years old as he winds up on a ranch and eventually becomming a cowpoke.Read more

Subjects:  1. African Americans    2. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Cowboys    5. Cowhands    6. Fiction    7. Historical - United States - General    8. Juvenile fiction    9. People & Places - United States - African-American    10. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Coming of age    4. Cowboys    5. Fiction    6. Historical - United States - 19th Century    7. Historical Fiction (Young Adult)    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life    10. Love & Romance    11. Ranch life    12. Sex role    13. Social Issues - General   

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Lone Cowboy
Independance is riding a Wyoming ridgeline on Christmas eve in a blizzard,catching the lights of a remote cabin in the valley below,and deciding whether or not to ride down to the cabin,based soley on how badly you think that you really need a cup of coffee.Will James is the "Lone Cowboy"in this turn of the century autobiography of the life of a drifter who roams from Mexico to Canada in search of ranch work.Abandoned as an infant,James was raised by a French Canadian trapper who provide equal doses of love and sink or swim trials.James fills the many lonely and isolated hours of his youth with drawing.The book contains many of James's illustrations of cowboy life and particularly beautiful renditions of his favorite subject,horses.A simple cowboy tale to most,this story will, to some readers ,provide a moving testimony to the spirit of courage,stubborness,independance that characterized the itinerent cowpokes of the old west.A wonderful book for young readers who will love the early stories about trapping,camping and getting that first horse.All will enjoy the beautiful artwork that so effectively illustrates the storyline.This sensitive story,told by the roughest of men, will provide a moving experience for all readers. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1892-1942    2. 20th Century American Novel And Short Story    3. 20th century    4. Artists    5. Authors, American    6. Biography    7. Children: Grades 3-4    8. Cowboys    9. Fiction - Western    10. James, Will,    11. Juvenile Fiction    12. United States    13. West (U.S.)    14. Westerns    15. Westerns - General    16. James, Will   

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Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure    2. Boots    3. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    4. Children: Preschool    5. Cowboys    6. Fiction    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Lifestyles - Country Life    9. Lifestyles - Farm Life    10. Ranch life    11. Westerns    12. Juvenile Fiction / General    13. Bargain   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Cowboys    4. Cowgirls    5. Fiction    6. General    7. Robbers and outlaws    8. West (U.S.)    9. Early learning / early learning concepts   

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Wonderful!!!
I especially loved this book because two of the cowboys featured are my cousin, Randy Biebelle and his son, Brandon. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cowboys    2. History: American    3. Juvenile literature    4. New Mexico    5. Pictorial works    6. West (U.S.)   

Subjects:  1. Alphabet    2. Alphabet books    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Concepts - Alphabet    6. Cowboys    7. Fiction    8. Juvenile English Language    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Ranch life   

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We love these cowpokes!
This book has the best illustrations of cowboys for children.My boys and I first checked this book out in the library.They are ages 3 and 6.We loved the book so much we bought the book on Amazon.It is the cutest cowboy book I have ever seen and I love the illustrations. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bedtime Stories    2. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Cowboys    6. Fiction    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Stories in rhyme    9. Westerns    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Poetry / General    11. Picture books   

Subjects:  1. Children's Baby - Boardbooks    2. Children: Preschool    3. Cowboys    4. Fiction    5. Humorous Stories    6. Imagination    7. Play   

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The Longest Ride Gives me a short attention span
Do you like adventure books?After the one that I just read, I never will again.The book is called The Longest Ride, and it's by Denise Lewis Patrick.I think that the book is too farfetch'd.Anyway I recommend that if you like adventure/historical fiction, don't read this book.
The Longest Ride Gives me a short attention span
Do you like adventure books?After the one that I just read, I never will again.The book is called The Longest Ride, and it's by Denise Lewis Patrick.I think that the book is too farfetch'd.Anyway I recommend that if you like adventure/historical fiction, don't read this book.
The Longest Ride Gives me a short attention span
Do you like adventure books?After the one that I just read, I never will again.The book is called The Longest Ride, and it's by Denise Lewis Patrick.I think that the book is too farfetch'd.Anyway I recommend that if you like adventure/historical fiction, don't read this book.
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Subjects:  1. African Americans    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Cowboys    5. Family - General    6. Fiction    7. Frontier and pioneer life    8. Historical - General    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. People & Places - United States - Native American    11. Social Issues - Friendship    12. Juvenile Fiction / General