Cattle Kids: A Year on the Western Range

A big hit with my grandson (who doesn't always enjoy reading) on Christmas, plan on looking for more books by this author!

This books contains actual pictures and tells the story of a youngster on a real cattle ranch. It is a fantastic story to be told to aspiring cowboys and girls, as well as something for kids who live on a ranch to relate to!

My son loves this book!

On cattle ranches across the western part of the United States, plenty of children help their families with the livestock operations. These "cattle kids" perform various tasks, including checking on the cows while they are calving, forking hay, helping with vaccinations for the calves, operating the machinery, and gathering the herds. This instructive book offers readers a detailed description of raising, herding, and selling cattle for the production of beef and leather goods. The text is straightforward about the destiny of most of the cattle, and the rich display of photographs further provides an inside look at the ranch work. Adults can use this book to teach children a valuable lesson about natural resources and how certain food products reach the market.

My kids grew up on one of these ranches-the book has always been a fun one for them to read since it talks about the life they live. Excellent photography and a great story about the lifestyle we live.