Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa

A Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Book Hold on to your hats! Two new pals have arrived on the scene: Cowgirl Kate and her stubborn, but devoted cowhorse, Cocoa. Together they count the herd, ride the range, and, of course, argue till the cows come home--as only best friends can do.

With its spirited text and bright, humorous illustrations by Caldecott Honor recipient Betsy Lewin, this first book in the Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa series is bound to be a hit with young wranglers everywhere.
This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 2-3, Stories)

About the author

ERICA SILVERMAN is the author of the Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa early reader books, the first of which received a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor. Lana's World is her newest easy reader series. She has also written many picture books for children, including When the Chickens Went on Strike, Big Pumpkin, Hanukkah Hop, and Don't Fidget a Feather. She lives in Los Angeles, California.
BETSY LEWIN is the well-known illustrator of Duck for President; Giggle, Giggle, Quack; and the Caldecott Honor-winning Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, all written by Doreen Cronin. She lives in New York City.

Summary

A Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Book

 

Hold on to your hats! Two new pals have arrived on the scene: Cowgirl Kate and her stubborn, but devoted cowhorse, Cocoa. Together they count the herd, ride the range, and, of course, argue till the cows come home--as only best friends can do.

With its spirited text and bright, humorous illustrations by Caldecott Honor recipient Betsy Lewin, this first book in the Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa series is bound to be a hit with young wranglers everywhere.

 

This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 2-3, Stories)

Additional text

"Four amiable adventures . . . The genial humor and feisty horse have child appeal . . . This affable duo . . . welcomes new readers to their home on the range."--School Library Journal

"Young children will see themselves in both characters . . . A fine choice for reading aloud to small groups or for confident new readers to tackle on their own."--Booklist

Product details

• Authors: Silverman Erica Silverman, Erica Silverman
• Assisted by: Lewin Betsy Lewin (Illustration), Betsy Lewin (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2006
• EAN: 9780152056605
• ISBN: 978-0-15-205660-5
• No. of pages: 44
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 222 mm x 3 mm
• Weight: 122 g
• Series: Cowgirl Kate & Cocoa (Paperbac; Cowgirl Kate & Cocoa (Paperbac; Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books; Education and learning > Readings/interpretations/reading notes > German; JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION: Readers / Chapter Books, JUVENILE FICTION: Concepts / Counting & Numbers, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Horses, JUVENILE FICTION: Westerns