"Tiger has real cowboy boots for the cattle drive at Uncle Roy's ranch. As the only city kid on the trail he wants to make a good impression, but boy - can the trail be rough! By the time it is all over, Tiger has learned a whole lot about what being a real cowboy means" Cf. O...
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From trips to the general store to battles with bedbugs and falling cows, this book brings to life the experience of a boy growing up in the early west. Each story gives insight into the challenges, and joys faced by families building a new home on a rugged, new land.
Father buys an old mare to carry Archie and his brother to school every day but the stubborn old horse has other ideas about her place on the farm. In the battle of wills that follows, Bird gets a chance to show that she's not ready to go out to pasture just yet.
A memoir of growing up in Alberta early in the 1900's. These stories, about trips to the general store, school, working a farm, and the occasional falling cow, were told to the author by her father. Filled with details about pioneer life, each story is tinged with the perception ...
"This delightful Christmas collection vividly recreates the simple joys and hardships of homesteading life. Accompanied by beautifully realized paintings throughout" Cf. Our choice, 2002.
Ambrose buys an old, infirm horse to work in the mountains of Alberta. When a storm comes, the horse leads a young boy to safety.
When Ambrose is forced to sell his horse because of an injury, he must find a new animal that can handle the rigors of the mountains while packing for his uncleís trail-riding outfit. To save an old lady's beloved companion from the meat-buyers, Ambrose buys a horse who would be...