In comic-strip format, this action-packed western drama is complete with cattle rustling and kidnapping, a stampede, a holdup, and a thrilling chas...
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Aug 25, 2011
Cheryl in CC NV
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The art is primary - I was not surprised to learn from the publisher's note that Burton studied & taught design. There are actually several episodes, and if this is used at lap-time it could be read over 3-4 sessions. It's like a Tall Tale, but the horse is the focus, not Pecos Bill or John Henry. I just wasn't charmed by the 'voice' - somehow the style just seemed flat to me.
I do hope it remains in print and that libraries keep it on their shelves - everything that Burton did is More...
I do hope it remains in print and that libraries keep it on their shelves - everything that Burton did is More...
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Feb 06, 2012
Fatty
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What an amazing book! Burton panelled her illustrations like a comic book (though the style reminds me of a film storyboard in many ways) and set the narration beneath each frame. The illustrations are all beautifully composed black and white images that replicate the fine stark lines of woodblock prints. Her talent for conveying motion and tension in her scenes is astonishing, and the facial expressions she gives the characters in this book are truly glorious (see the close-up of a sad and repe
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Aug 04, 2009
rachel
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i absolutely love children's books from this era. remember mike and mary anne? same author and i like this one even better. a wild west adventure in graphic novel form but way ahead of its time- 1941. marvelous!
Nov 13, 2008
Kirei
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This book was first published in 1941 and it is cute in an old-fashioned way. It was a little long for my five year old to sit through, though we managed it.
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Feb 06, 2012
Elizabeth S
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We all loved this book as kids. Mother says one of my brothers had the entire book memorized before he learned to read.
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