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Dakota spring
By D. Anne Love, Ronald Himler. 1995
Caroline and Jess have lost their mother, and now their father has been seriously injured building a barn. Both children…
struggle to get along with their prim and proper grandmother, who has reluctantly come to their farm in the Dakota prairie to take care of the family. For grades 2-4Gib and the gray ghost
By Zilpha Keatley Snyder. 2000
In this companion to Gib Rides Home, Gib is leaving the orphanage for the second time to return to the…
Thornton ranch, where he cares for the horses. During a blizzard a beautiful gray thoroughbred, abused and hungry, finds his way to the stable. For grades 4-7. 2000Whitey takes a trip
By Glen Rounds. 1954
The great turkey walk
By Kathleen Karr. 2001
Missouri, 1860. Simon, fifteen, has just finished the third grade for the fourth time, and his teacher thinks he should…
try something new. When Simon ends up at his neighbor's turkey farm and learns that turkeys are more valuable in Colorado, he decides to drive a flock to Denver--eight hundred miles away. If he makes it, he just might be a rich man. For grades 4-7Billy the Kid: a novel
By Theodore Taylor. 2005
Arizona, 1881. Young orphan Billy Bonney is persuaded to take part in his first train robbery, unaware that his cousin…
and best friend Willie Monroe is now the sheriff. Soon Billy's two-timing partners and Willie are chasing him down. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2005Jess and the stinky cowboys (Easy-To-Read, Dial Ser.)
By Janice Lee Smith, Lisa Thiesing. 2004
When some smelly cowboys who refuse to bathe come to town while the sheriff is away, young Deputy Jess and…
Deputy Gussy, her aunt, must find a way to enforce the no-stink law. Beginning chapter book. For grades K-3. 2004Sam's wild west Christmas (Dial Easy-to-read Ser.)
By Nancy Antle. 2000
On Christmas Eve, Sam and the members of his Wild West Show help a trainful of people who were robbed.…
Sam and Rodeo Rosie follow the robbers' trail and find that outlaws Flo and Bo have captured a "very unmerry-looking gentleman in a red suit." For grades K-3. 2000The devil in Ol' Rosie
By Louise Moeri. 2001
Oregon, 1907. When the horses run off this time, it is up to twelve-year-old "Wart" to round them up. Alone…
in the mountains, he suffers from cold, a lame horse, and a stalking cougar--but he doesn't want to let his father down. Some strong language. For grades 5-8. 2001A different kind of hero (Accelerated Reader Bks.)
By Ann Blakeslee. 1997
Colorado mining town, 1881. Renny Sholto, twelve, often disappoints his father by being too softhearted. When Wong Gum Zi, a…
young Chinese immigrant, comes to town, Renny is the only one who accepts him. But their friendship causes Renny lots of trouble, especially with his dad. For grades 5-8. 1997Hoofbeats of danger (History Mysteries, American Girl)
By Holly Hughes. 1999
Red Buttes Station, 1860. Eleven-year-old Annie loves living on a Pony Express outpost in the Nebraska Territory. But someone is…
misusing her favorite horse Magpie, and Annie is determined to find out who the culprit is. For grades 4-7. 1999The case of the double bumblebee sting
By John Erickson. 1994
As Slim and Loper prepare to help a friend with his spring branding for a few days, Hank the Cowdog,…
head of ranch security, sticks his head into a bumblebee nest and gets stung twice on the nose. Loper's wife, Sally May, takes Hank to the vet and tries to make him comfortable while he gets better. But she won't let him into the house until he gives her the "look of maximum woe and misery." For grades 4-7The Golly Sisters go West (I Can Read Level 3)
By Betsy Byars, Sue Truesdell. 1985
May-May and Rose Golly know their songs and dances and are all set to head west when their horse refuses…
to go. Once they learn the right words, they're off. But the two sisters still run into trouble because they get mad at each other over who starts the show and who will wear the blue dress. They get lost and sometimes they're afraid, but when they stop fussing, they have one adventure after another. For grades K-3The Golly Sisters ride again (I Can Read Level 3)
By Betsy Byars, Sue Truesdell. 1994
In this sequel to Hooray for the Golly Sisters! (DB 40050), May-May and Rose Golly continue their adventures with their…
traveling show. They learn that having a goat in the audience really does mean bad luck, they find a talking rock but disagree with it, they fight over who gets to play a princess, they go on a much-needed holiday, and they weather a thunderstorm. For grades K-3The Lovesick Skunk
By Joe Hayes, Antonio Castro L.. 2010
When Joe Hayes was a boy, he loved to wear his black and white high-top sneakers. He wore them every…
day. "Get rid of those shoes," his mother told him one morning. "They smell terrible!" But did Joe listen, did he believe what his mother said? Not until he met the back end of a skunk!The Sunsets of the West
By Tony Johnston. 2002
It is Pa who decides to leave New Hampshire Gather your necessaries he tells his family…
So they pack up pots and pans food and farm tools Ma hates to leave her home Still she says Gather your loved things So they take a book and seeds and their dolls Good-bye the youngest calls Then they are gone With the necessaries clanking tink-tink tonk-tonk and wagon wheels creaking they make their way They meet other families and Ma hears stories that cause new dreams to pull her heart too But the dreams must share the trek with tears Tears for the days without rain then tears for the bullet rain that comes for the swelling rivers that carry their cow and chickens away for the graves they pass The family keeps its hopes alive by singing songs storm songs wheel-fixing songs songs for going on Johnston s graceful story gives readers a strong feeling for one family s struggle and accomplishment on the westward journey to a new homeGold Fever
By Verla Kay. 1999
What's a farmer to do when he sees hundreds of miners heading west to get rich? Join them! Jasper is…
off to California with dreams of the gold that will fill his pans to overflowing. This year is the 150th anniversary of the Gold Rush, and the punchy, rhythmic verse and fun, detailed illustrations of this book combine to bring this vibrant period in American history to life.This Old Band
By Tamera Will Wissinger, Matt Loveridge. 2014
What kinds of instruments would you imagine a band of cowboys playing? Surely nothing fancy, but they can still make…
do with what they have, like jugs, combs, boots, and whatever else they can find. Out on the open range, with no one to tell them to quit their hollerin', a cowboy band counts from ten to one in a tune children are familiar with. Silly phrases, toe-tapping rhythms, and the occasional twist make these cowpokes a great addition to any story time or bedtime lineup.Featuring a ragtag group of cowboys from author Tamera Will Wissinger, and colorful, offbeat illustrations by Matt Loveridge, This Old Band is sure to delight (and teach kids a few things about counting and noises) children and adults alike with a fun take on a popular nursery rhyme. A fun read-aloud for preschoolers and kindergarteners (ages 3 to 6), children will learn about various unusual instruments while learning the important skill of counting down from 10 to 1. Each page shows the number of band members that correspond with the number in the verse. Kids will be able to count them and also find hidden creatures throughout, making this an interactive story for bedtime, school, or anywhere. If parents or teachers are familiar with "This Old Man," they can even sing the book and teach it to their children for added interactive fun.Cowboy Small (Lois Lenski Books)
By Lois Lenski. 2001
Cowboy Small takes good care of his horse, Cactus. In return, Cactus helps Cowboy Small get work done on the…
range. Together they round up cattle for branding and live the good life. At night, Cowboy Small eats at the chuck wagon, sings with his friends, and sleeps under the stars.Spirit Untamed: Fast Friends (Passport to Reading Level 2)
By Rory Keane. 2021
Relive all the adventure from DreamsWorks Spirit Untamed, hitting theaters June 4, 2021, with this full-color leveled reader! Lucky Prescott never really knew her…
late mother, Milagro Navarro, a fearless horse-riding stunt performer. Like her mother, Lucky isn&’t exactly a fan of rules and restrictions. When her aunt Cora moves them from their East Coast city to live in Miradero with Lucky&’s father, Lucky is decidedly unimpressed with the sleepy little town. She has a change of heart when she meets Spirit, a wild Mustang who shares her independent streak, and befriends two local horseback riders, Abigail Stone and Pru Granger. When a heartless horse wrangler plots to capture Spirit and his herd and auction them off to a life of captivity and hard labor, Lucky enlists her new friends and bravely embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to rescue the horse who has given her freedom, a sense of purpose, and who has helped Lucky discover a connection to her mother&’s legacy. Passport to Reading: Featuring a winning combination of favorite licensed characters and carefully controlled text--reading along or reading alone just got more fun with Passport to Reading! All books include a parent letter, word count, Guided Reading level, and number of sight words. Level 2: Reading out Loud: encourages developing readers to sound out loud, includes more complex stories with simple vocabulary. © 2021 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.Spirit: Lucky's Treasure Hunt (Passport to Reading Level 2)
By Meredith Rusu. 2021
Join Miradero's best PALs, Lucky, Pru, and Abigail, in this treasure hunt leveled reader based on DreamWorks Spirit Riding Free,…
now streaming on Netflix!Lucky and Spirit are going on their first camping trip! To prove she's an adventurer like her dad, Lucky and her PALs use an old map to hunt for a long lost treasure.Passport to Reading: Featuring a winning combination of favorite licensed characters and carefully controlled text--reading along or reading alone just got more fun with Passport to Reading! All books include a parent letter, word count, Guided Reading level, and number of sight words.Level 2: Reading out Loud: encourages developing readers to sound out loud, includes more complex stories with simple vocabulary.DreamWorks Spirit Riding Free © 2021 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.