Ann Herbert Scott, Author, Ted Lewin, Illustrator Clarion Books $6.95 (48p) ISBN 978-0-395-76482-4
A genial old-time buckaroo conducts a horseback tour through cattle country. PW said Scott's text ""succinctly captures the laconic speaking rhythms and distinctive jargon of her subject,"" while the full-spread watercolor art ""conveys the spectrum
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Ann Herbert Scott, Author, Ted Lewin, Illustrator, Ted Lewin, Photographer Clarion Books $16 (48p) ISBN 978-0-395-57561-1
``You say you've never been to cowboy country and you'd like to take a look,'' says Scott's nameless narrator, a genial old-time buckaroo who conducts a young companion (and the reader) on a horseback tour of Southwestern cattle lands. Scott ( A...
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Ann Herbert Scott, Author, Glo Coalson, Illustrator Clarion Books $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-395-58920-5
The furnishings are few in this chilly Eskimo dwelling, but when Michael jumps in Mother's lap, the love between them warms the room, as ``back and forth, back and forth, they rock.'' Michael runs to get Dolly, then his carved boat, a reindeer...
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Ann Herbert Scott, Author, Glo Coalson, Illustrator Clarion Books $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-395-66760-6
Set on a contemporary Shoshone reservation, this book is a refreshingly atypical addition to the Native American genre. Spider, a boy terrified of participating in his school's spelling bee, is strengthened by the loving and distinctly Native...
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Ann Herbert Scott, Author, Ronald Himler, Illustrator Clarion Books $12.95 (46p) ISBN 978-0-395-60118-1
As branding day on the ranch draws near, Annie grows increasingly apprehensive. Her beloved pet calf, Doodle, will be marked with the searing iron for the first time, and her older brother has dared her to keep her eyes open throughout the whole...
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Ann Herbert Scott, Author, James Cross Giblin, Author, Meg Kelleher Aubrey, Author Clarion Books $13.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-395-52001-7
On a visit to her grandmother's house, four-year-old Katie learns that her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother have something in common: all have owned the same small black-and-gold chair. A peek at the family photo album reveals other...
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Ann Herbert Scott, Author, Ronald Himler, Author, Ronald Himier, Illustrator Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $6.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-395-58115-5
Himler's soft watercolors depict Kenny's growing up when he joins his father on a Western ranch. Ages 3-8. (Apr.)
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Ann Herbert Scott, Author, Scott Herbert, Author, Glo Coalson, Illustrator Philomel Books $15.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-399-21964-1
Small as they are, children are apt to get (literally) overlooked, and hurt feelings may result. Such is the case with Margarita, the affable heroine of this slight picture book. On a trip to the post office with her mother, the youngster becomes...
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