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Born to Be a Cowgirl
A Spirited Ride through the Old West
By Savage, Candace
- ISBN
- 978-1-58246-019-2 978-1-58246-020-8
- Publisher
- Tricycle
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2001
Gr 4-8 With a smaller format and simpler text, but using many of the same outstanding illustrations found in her adult title, Cowgirls (Ten Speed, 1996; o.p.), Savage has created an outstanding book for young people. Children will encounter historical cattle ranchers and rodeo riders from Alberta to Texas, including Fannie Sperry, Evelyn Cameron, Calamity Jane, and Vera McGinni...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2001
"Once a child was past the baby stage (when she had to stick to old plugs), she was allowed to ride any horse she could get hold of. Bareback or saddled up, it didn't matter which." Lively text and photographs introduce the riding feats of little girls and the many women who achieved fame training wild horses a hundred and more years ago. Always admiring of the strength and determination of these daring women, Candace Savage is evenhanded, describing the degradation of Native Americ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
