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32 pp.
| Whitman
| March, 2015
|
TradeISBN 978-0-8075-2931-7$16.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Suzanne Beaky.
Zesty art and energetic prose with folksy inflections tell the tale of the original "girl cowboy." Young Oklahoman Mulhall defied turn-of-the-last-century gender norms (defended by her ultra-traditional mother), entering rough-riding and roping competitions at thirteen and ultimately traveling the country showing off her prize-winning and record-breaking skills, including for President Teddy Roosevelt. An author's note fills in some gaps. Timeline.
112 pp.
| Houghton
| July, 2010
|
TradeISBN 978-0-618-73738-3$18.00
(2)
4-6
George-Warren opens with a description of the lives of women in the Old West, using quotations from their writings. In topically organized chapters, the volume then discusses these outlaws, show girls, rodeo stars, etc., concluding with an overview of twenty-first-century cowgirls. Augmented with archival images and photographs, the book may spur horse-loving readers on to cowgirl careers of their own. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Kathleen Isaacs
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2010
73 pp.
| HarperCollins/Cotler
| May, 2004
|
TradeISBN 0-06-000959-4$$16.99
|
LibraryISBN 0-06-000960-8$$17.89
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Sandy Turner.
Steig takes a gentle cowpoke at the conventions of cowboy poetry with these three tales from Gizzard's Grill, the center of the action in the small dusty town of Fiasco. The rhymes are clever and read aloud well, and Steig wisely allows the stories to govern the wordplay rather than the other way around. Turner's illustrations are loopily droll and expertly caricatured.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2004
40 pp.
| Simon
| June, 2003
|
TradeISBN 0-689-85191-X$$16.95
(2)
K-3
City girl Hannah Mae is a cowgirl through and through. She practices roping skills on her stuffed animals and cow care and herding on hamsters. Finally, she and her pony, Sassafras, get to visit dear old Uncle Coot out West--where her hamster-herding abilities are just what's needed. A rootin'-tootin' picture book, with pastel-ink and pencil pictures in soft, sandy colors, about living out your dream even when it seems downright ridiculous.
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Kadir Nelson.
This fast-paced tall tale depicts the feats of the chocolate-colored heroine, Thunder Rose. Like her male counterparts, Paul Bunyan and John Henry, Rose is born strong and, from the beginning, does big things: heads off a stampede, calms windstorms, and turns a tornado into a gentle rain. Dynamic, oversize illustrations capture the energy of Rose's rollicking adventures.
(4)
4-6
Photographs by
Barbara Van Cleve.
Talbert gives readers a glimpse at what life is like for four girls growing up on ranches in the western United States. Each chapter profiles a girl during a different season, highlighting the work associated with that particular time of year. The writing is more evocative than informative as Talbert jumps from one topic to another, expressing his admiration for his subjects. The black-and-white photos capture as much about the flavor of ranching life as the text does.
32 pp.
| Harcourt
| April, 2002
|
TradeISBN 0-15-202676-2$$16.00
(4)
PS
Illustrated by
Kurt Cyrus.
After a tornado whisks away the fence between Cowboy Gene's and Cowgirl Sue's pastures, their two herds mingle and wander together, confused by their owners' dueling cattle calls. Illustrated in earth tones, the rhyming story trots along to a predictable but satisfying ending with the cowpokes making the new cattle combo permanent--by tying the knot.
32 pp.
| Holt
| April, 2002
|
TradeISBN 0-8050-6997-6$$15.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Tony Ross.
Our narrator doesn't want to be a "girly girl / Who likes to sit and chat. / I just want to be a cowgirl, Daddy, / What's so wrong with that?" While the loose, Quentin Blake-esque cartoons show the would-be wrangler reshaping city life to match her fantasies, the pithy rhymes advance her case to make it real. Eventually her father busts out of his citified duds and answers her plea to "come and be a cowboy too!"
64 pp.
| Tricycle
| May, 2001
|
TradeISBN 1-58246-019-1$$15.95
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PaperISBN 1-58246-020-5$$9.95
(2)
4-6
Lively text and plentiful period photographs introduce the riding feats of the girls and women who achieved fame training wild horses a hundred and more years ago. Topical segments of text move along smoothly, describing family life on the frontier, the women's gear, their accomplishments on ranches, and their entry into show riding, rodeos, and stampedes. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Margaret A. Bush
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2001
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