| Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers Contributor(s): Moody, Ralph (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803281781 ISBN-13: 9780803281783 Publisher: Bison Books OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1991 Annotation: Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes we experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there early in the twentieth century. Auctions and roundups, family picnics, irrigation wars, tornadoes and wind storms give authentic color to "Little Britches," So do adventures, wonderfully told, that equip Ralph to take his father's place when it becomes necessary."" "Little Britches" was the literary debut of Ralph Moody, who wrote about the adventures of his family in eight glorious books, all available as Bison Books. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | Lifestyles - Farm & Ranch Life - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Values & Virtues |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 91004139 |
| Lexile Measure: 1090 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.64 lbs) 260 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Plains - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Colorado - Geographic Orientation - Wyoming - Topical - Home Schooling |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 51482 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes we experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there early in the twentieth century. Auctions and roundups, family picnics, irrigation wars, tornadoes and wind storms give authentic color to Little Britches. So do adventures, wonderfully told, that equip Ralph to take his father's place when it becomes necessary. Little Britches was the literary debut of Ralph Moody, who wrote about the adventures of his family in eight glorious books, all available as Bison Books. Purchase the audio edition. |