| The Toughest Cowboy: Or How the Wild West Was Tamed Contributor(s): Frank, John (Author), Pullen, Zachary (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689834624 ISBN-13: 9780689834622 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: When cowboy Grizz Brickbottom decides to get a dog, the only one he can get is a pampered poodle named Foofy that's never herded cattle. Before long, Grizz and his buddies are playing fetch, brushing Foofy's fur, and changing their own lives completely. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Westerns - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dogs - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2007036927 |
| Lexile Measure: 720 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 9.7" W x 9.7" (0.48 lbs) 48 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 80414 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How do you tame the roughest, toughest pack of cowboys to ever ride the open range? |
Contributor Bio(s): Frank, John: - John Frank is an accomplished poet as well as an author of humorous stories. His 2001 picture book The Tomb of the Boy King was proclaimed "a mesmerizing epic poem" by Publishers Weekly, and his most recent title, A Chill in the Air, was published by Simon & Schuster in fall 2003. He hangs his hat in Kirkland, Washington.Pullen, Zachary: - Zachary Pullen's witty, character-oriented illustrations have been featured in Sports Illustrated, the New York Times Book Review, and the Wall Street Journal. He hails from beneath the big skies of Wyoming -- a fact clearly evident in these paintings -- and currently lives in upstate New York with his wife, Renate. This is his first picture book. |