Sixteen Cows - Hardcover

Wheeler, Lisa; Kurt Cyrus

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152026762 ISBN 13: 9780152026769

Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books, 2002

Synopsis

Cowboy Gene loves his eight cows, and Cowgirl Sue loves her eight cows, and both of them like the fence that keeps their pastures--and cows--apart. But then a tornado blows through and takes the fence with it. The cows are mixed up, and Sue and Gene are in a muddle. Will they ever be able to figure out whose cows are whose?
An all-singing, all-dancing, hard-riding, and high-romancing story of a lasso-tossin' cowgirl, a tough-as-jerky cowboy, and the two herds of do-si-do-ing, polka-prancing, high-stepping heifers that bring them together.

About this title

About the Author:

LISA WHEELER is the author of two picture books and has many more soon to published. She lives near Detroit, Michigan.

KURT CYRUS has illustrated five previous books for children, three of which he also wrote. He lives in Cottage Grove, Oregon.

From School Library Journal:

reschool-Grade 2--A fun bovine read-aloud, told in singsong rhyme. Cowboy Gene and Cowgirl Sue live on adjoining ranches and each have eight cows and a "come-home" song to round up their herds. Their animals always respond with a chorus of "Moo." When an Arkansas wind blows down the fence that divides the pastures, the cows mingle and roam and get mighty confused by the dueling songs. The ranchers call a truce and actually meet face to face. They admire one another's herds and, "Come that fall, those two cowpokes exchanged their wedding vows. Who served as honored bridesmaids? No less than sixteen cows!" The playful illustrations replete with chaps and kerchiefs reflect the setting, and a full-page spread captures the hoedown reception with the guests dancing under udder-shaped balloons. The repetition of the cows' silly names and the ranch-style dialogue will spark a smile or giggle. Libraries looking for books in rhyme or with Western settings will enjoy this title.
Helen Foster James, University of California at San Diego
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About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0152026762
• ISBN 13: 9780152026769
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32