| The Home Ranch Contributor(s): Moody, Ralph (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803282109 ISBN-13: 9780803282100 Publisher: Bison Books OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1994 Annotation: Little Britches becomes the "man" in his family after his father's early death, taking on the concomitant responsibilities as well as opportunities. During the summer of his twelfth year he works on a cattle ranch in the shadow of Pike's Peak, earning a dollar a day. Little Britches is tested against seasoned cowboys on the range and in the corral. He drives cattle through a dust storm, eats his weight in flapjacks, and falls in love with a blue outlaw horse. Following Little Britches and developing an episode noted near the end of Man of the Family, The Home Ranch continues the adventures of young Ralph Moody. Soon after returning from the ranch, he and his mother and siblings will go east for a new start, described in Mary Emma & Company and The Fields of Home. All these titles have been reprinted as Bison Books. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Westerns - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 93039762 |
| Lexile Measure: 1050 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.37" W x 8" (0.65 lbs) 279 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Plains - Geographic Orientation - Colorado - Topical - Home Schooling - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 51501 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Little Britches becomes the "man" in his family after his father's early death, taking on the concomitant responsibilities as well as opportunities. During the summer of his twelfth year he works on a cattle ranch in the shadow of Pike's Peak, earning a dollar a day. Little Britches is tested against seasoned cowboys on the range and in the corral. He drives cattle through a dust storm, eats his weight in flapjacks, and falls in love with a blue outlaw horse. Following Little Britches and developing an episode noted near the end of Man of the Family, The Home Ranch continues the adventures of young Ralph Moody. Soon after returning from the ranch, he and his mother and siblings will go east for a new start, described in Mary Emma & Company and The Fields of Home. All these titles have been reprinted as Bison Books. Purchase the audio edition. |