Black Cowboy, Wild Horses
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (844 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0803717873 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A victorious Bob leads the mustangs across the wide plains and for one last spectacular run before guiding them into the corral. He rides his horse, Warrior, picks up the trail of mustangs, then runs with them day and night until they accept his presence. Bob?s job is done, but he dreams of galloping with Warrior forever?to where the sky and land meet.This splendid collaboration by an award-winning team captures the beauty and harshness of the frontier, a boundless arena for the struggle between freedom and survival. Bob and Warrior must then challenge the stallion for leadership of the wild herd. Based on accounts of Bob Lemmons, a former slave, Black Cowboy, Wild Horses has been rewritten as a picture book by Julius Lester from his story ?The Man Who Was a Horse? in Long Journey Home, first published by Dial in 1972.. Bob Lemmons is famous for his ability to track wild horses
"Sadly can't recommend this book" according to Cyndi-marie Myers. Although the writing is not very good it makes up for it by having a story that goes nowhere and has no real ending. Being a mother of two black boys I am alway looking for books that have black charactors in them--so I was quite pleased to buy a black cowboy book for them. This books disappoints in almost everyway. The purple prose is so overwrought that you feel as though you are reading a new line of pulp romances for children. The story involves an ex-slave enslaving wild horses while wishing he himself could leave this life and let his horse ride free in. Art and History In One Book M. Valdez I bought this book when my grandson brought his school reading book home and had to read a story from it for homework. The art quickly captured my attention and I ordered the single book from Amazon. The artist, Jerry Pinkney has won many awards and respects children. He spends so much time sketching the picture after studying the subjects, uses water colors, ink, and colored pencil in all his illustrations. Each page is layered with a different mediums. Pinkney controls each stroke and makes the various art mediums work together. Children are enticed to the . "Multiethnic Biographical Picture Book" according to I Love my Cats. This book is based on a true story about Bob Lemmons, a African American Cowboy. The pictures are outstanding representations of the story. It is a tale of a cowboy and his ability to ride with wild horses. He has the ability to lead the horses into thinking that he is one of them. Yes, a wild horse! This book could be used as an introduction to biographies or cowboys for young people. I would read it to 5-10 year old children. It is wonderfully written and would be a asset to any school or public library.
Based on an incident in the life of Texas cowboy Bob Lemmons, the tale centers on his success in corralling a herd of wild mustangs with only the aid of his horse. Lester and Pinkney, who previously collaborated on John Henry and Sam and the Tigers, reunite in an impressive display of teamwork, transporting readers, through the alchemy of visual and verbal imagery, to the heart of the action. In a dramatic climax, he defeats the mustang stallion for possession of the herd. Lester studs his seamless prose with powerful descriptions, such as when a hawk is "suspended on cold threads of unseen winds," or the mustangs sweep toward the corral as "a dark surge of flesh