| Bill Pickett: Rodeo-Ridin' Cowboy Contributor(s): Pinkney, Andrea Davis (Author), Pinkney, Brian (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0152021035 ISBN-13: 9780152021030 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1999 Annotation: The true sweat-and-dirt tale of the feisty cowboy-child who became the most famous black rodeo performer who ever lived. Includes a note about the history of the black West and a bibliography. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Juvenile Nonfiction | Curiosities & Wonders |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 95035920 |
| Lexile Measure: 1000 |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 9.05" W x 10.98" (0.35 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 14402 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The true sweat-and-dirt tale of the feisty cowboy-child who became the most famous black rodeo performer who ever lived. Includes a note about the history of the black West and a bibliography. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pinkney, Brian: - Brian Pinkney is a celebrated picture-book illustrator who has won two Caldecott Honors. His professional recognition includes the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award and three Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honors. He has collaborated with his wife, author Andrea Davis Pinkney, on several picture books including Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra and Sleeping Cutie. The Pinkneys live in Brooklyn, New York.Pinkney, Andrea Davis: - Andrea Davis Pinkney is the New York Times best-selling author of several books for young readers, including the novel Bird in a Box, a Today Show Al Roker Book Club for Kids pick, and Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America, winner of the Coretta Scott King Author Award. Additional works include the Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor book Duke Ellington, illustrated by her husband, Brian Pinkney; and Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters, a Coretta Scott King Honor book and winner of the Carter G. Woodson Award. Andrea Davis Pinkney lives in New York City. |