Teddy's Cattle Drive: A Story from History (CHILDREN OF THE WEST) - Tapa dura

"This is a wonderful book to add to a collection of Wild West tales." "Simmons launches his readers on a glorious journey...an excellent beginning for children to learn about life on the cattle trails." "The illustrations are colorful and striking and complement the story. The whole book is a work of art to behold and a delight to read." "Historian Simmons' elegantly simple and authentic narrative style is matched by artist Kil's magnificently drawn and true-to-life illustrations of cowboy life along the trail." "The illustrations by Ron Kil are excellent, as one might expect from an artist who is also a long-time working cowboy. This book will make a great Christmas gift for the child on every list." "Simmons and Kil have teamed up again to produce another outstanding children's story, a true story . . . told well and illustrated profusely, will catch the interest of any child from age 6 to 96." "It's a rich story, told without sugarcoating, that has its footing in history. And Simmons might have hit upon a gnawing need on today's bookshelves--a book that attracts young boys to the written word." "This is a historically accurate description of the cattle drives of the 1870s and provides an excellent setting for this coming of age story. . It is a good addition to an area of history that greatly needs more resources and materials. . recommended." "Young readers and history buffs of all ages will enjoy joining a young boy on his first cowboy adventure chronicled in "Teddy's Cattle Drive,"" "Young readers will be enthralled as Teddy finds himself in the middle of a stampede on a dark and lightning-filled night. .[This] story unfolds quickly and captures third and fourth grade readers so they don't want to quit reading. The full-page colorful illustrations make it a great book to read to younger students. And all ages learn something about the West in those early days."

For ages 6-12. In 'Teddy's Cattle Drive,' Marc Simmons tells the story of E C 'Teddy' Abbot, an eleven-year-old Nebraska boy whose first cattle drive takes place during the 1870s. Teddy's father purchases a herd of beef cattle in Texas and reluctantly allows his son to accompany him to Texas to drive the cattle to their ranch in southeastern Nebraska along the Chisholm Trail. After arriving in Texas, his father decides to take the train back to Nebraska instead of accompanying the Longhorns north, leaving Teddy in the care of the sage trail boss, Vito Cross, whom Teddy wants to impress. Teddy is thrust into cowboy life with few skills and is forced to use his own ingenuity to learn the traits necessary for living on the trail. Teddy helps prepare the meals and wrangle loose horses during the day. Before the cattle drive reaches Nebraska, Teddy has worked hard to prove his worth to the band of experienced cowboys and most of all, to his father. Ronald Kil's illustrations add another dimension to Simmons's descriptions of Teddy's cattle trail adventures.