Why Cowboys Need A Pardner (Why Cowboys Series) [Hardcover]

Laurie Knowlton (Author), James Rice (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 1998 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Why Cowboys Series

Discover that while a cowboyís life may be a lonely one, it doesnít always need to be.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

K-Gr 2--Pardner has a logic that is barely tolerable. Out on the range, Slim Jim Watkins is lonesome with only his horse, Bonecrusher, and the cattle to talk to, so he gives the herd a break and goes hunting for a "pardner." First, he is stymied by the absence of human companionship in an apparent ghost town and, further down the road, by a distinctly unfriendly old-timer whose conversation stoppers are "Yep" and "Nope." The Pony Express saves the day, sort of, as the young rider blazes by Slim carrying a unique return-to-sender package: a mail-order bride whose potential husband kicked the bucket before delivery. Gabby is feisty but not, apparently, choosy, so she latches onto Slim and they ride off into the sunset on one happy horse. Rice's loosely drawn pencil, chalk, and watercolor paintings are rustic enough (save the cutesy fauna) but no visual magic can save this patronizing plot. Skip this Wild West drivel.

John Sigwald, Unger Memorial Library, Plainview, TX

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About the Author

James Rice, in his long, distinguished career as an author and illustrator, has produced fifty-plus childrenís books, among them illustrations for an addition to the Night Before Christmas series, Gullah Night Before Christmas. With more than a million and a half copies of his books in print, he ranks among the nationís best-selling creators of childrenís books.

LAURIE LAZZARO KNOWLTON has authored more than 35 books. Her best-selling children's book Why Cowboys Sleep with Their Boots On won the Premier Print Award from Eastman Kodak. Art from another one of her picture books, Red, White, and Blue, has been displayed by the Robert L. and Posy Huebner Collection and was highlighted on Martha Stewart's radio station. An international speaker, Knowlton loves kicking back on her ranch, Roots 'n Wings.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing (September 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156554336X
• ISBN-13: 978-1565543362
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,317,445 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Laurie's first published work was a note passed to a boy in elementary school. You would have thought that this most embarrassing moment would have stopped her writing career. But instead, Laurie is the author of thirty five books and author/illustrator of two more. Laurie lives in rural Ohio with her husband and two daughters and loves writing surrounded by horses, cattle, dogs, cats, and five turkeys.