Cowboys : voices in the western wind / poems by David L. Harrison ; illustrations by Dan Burr.

Author/creator Harrison, David L., 1937-
Other author Burr, Dan, 1960- illustrator.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoHonesdale, PA : Wordsong, ©2012.
Description1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Subjects
Cowboys--West (U.S.). --Juvenile poetry.
Cattle drives--West (U.S.). --Juvenile poetry.
Children's poetry, American.
West (U.S.)--Juvenile poetry.

Contents Sign me up -- Dressed for work -- Branded -- The bunkhouse -- Spittin' mad -- Mending fence -- Chasing a stray -- Makes perfect -- Setting out -- Meeting the boss -- Headed to Abilene -- Snake! -- Prairie news -- Cookie -- Cold rain -- Those stars -- Trouble coming -- Stampede! -- Abilene -- Bringin' 'em in -- The lesson -- The race -- Who were the cowboys? (Endnote).
Abstract "There's a ranch in Texas hiring a crew to drive three thousand miles up the Chisholm Trail to Abilene. ... This collection of twenty-two poems captures the hard life and good times of cowboys on a cattle drive"--Flap p. 1 of dust jacket.
LCCN 2011939946
ISBN9781590788776
ISBN159078877X

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