The true sweat-and-dirt tale of the feisty cowboy-child who became the most famous black rodeo performer who ever lived. Includes a note about the history of the black West and a bibliography.
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Probably no other black cowboy has been as celebrated as Bill Pickett. A rodeo star, he has been honored with a postage stamp and has been the subject of a handful of books, including Bill Pickett, Bulldogger: The Biography of a Black Cowboy and Guts: Legendary Black Rodeo Cowboy Bill Pickett. Add to that list the children's book Bill Pickett: Rodeo Ridin' Cowboy by Andrea Pinkney. No matter how you feel about rodeo, it's hard not to admire Pickett, who was known to bring an unruly steer to its knees by taking a bite out of the animal's upper lip.
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In a starred review, PW called this biography of the first African-American inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame a "rip-roarin' salute to a legendary cowboy." Ages 4-8. (Nov.)
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This review is from: Bill Pickett: Rodeo-Ridin' Cowboy (Paperback)
This is a great book especially if your doing a cowboy theme. My students loved the book!!
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Interesting for adults as well as children,
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This review is from: Bill Pickett: Rodeo-Ridin' Cowboy (Paperback)
Cowboys in old-time Westerns were always white. But, up to 30 percent of cowboys in history were African Americans. No one realized this throughout most of the 20th Century. Certainly not the general public. Now, finally, another true facet of American history is being revealed. Children's books that tell it like it really was and treat legendary African American heroes with the same level of charismatic stardom allotted Euro American cowboys are crucial. Here's a cool book kids of all ages can enjoy. But now we need the movie, too.
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Long before Bill Pickett was born, a wagon train traveled west, all the way from South Carolina. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bill Pickett, Dusky Demon, Ranch Wild West Show, Soon Bill New!
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Long before Bill Pickett was born, a wagon train traveled west, all the way from South Carolina. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bill Pickett, Dusky Demon, Ranch Wild West Show, Soon Bill New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Negro Cowboys by Philip Durham in Back Matter
- American West by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
- Cowboy Slang: Colorful Cowboy Sayings by Edgar R. "Frosty" Potter in Back Matter
- The Wordsworth Dictionary of the American West (Wordsworth Collection) by Winfred Blevins in Back Matter
- The American West by Dee Brown in Back Matter
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- Black Books Galore's Guide to Great African American Children's Books by Donna Rand on page 62, and page 63
- Gotcha!: Nonfiction Booktalks to Get Kids Excited About Reading by Kathleen A. Baxter on page 124, and page 139
- Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books about Boys by Black Books Galore! on page 55, and Back Matter
- Teaching Writing With Picture Books as Models (Grades 4-8) by Maria Koutras in Back Matter
- 35 Best Books for Teaching U.S. Regions: Using Fiction to Help Students Explore the Geography, History, and Cultures of the Seven U.S. Regions-and Link Literature to Social Studies by Jane Kurtz on page 66
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