{"product_id":"texas-zeke-and-the-longhorn-paperback","title":"Texas Zeke and the Longhorn - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis retelling of the English folktale The Old Woman and Her Pig features a Texas cowboy and an ornery Longhorn. A whole chain of events must be set into motion before Zeke can get home for a big bowl of chili.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The straightforward language rolls off the storyteller's tongue [and] the colorful cartoon illustrations cleverly convey the action. . . . Altogether, this softer interpretation of the folktale will fit in with current sensibilities.\"\u003cbr\u003e-School Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A contagious read-aloud youngsters will love just as much as I did.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Susan Farrington, Sanford (NC) Herald\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is just downright fun to read!\"\u003cbr\u003e-Jan Peck, author of Way Out West on My Little Pony\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author of Trucker's Night Before Christmas and Ten Redneck Babies: A Southern Counting Book has another Texas tale to tell. Gather 'round and listen to the adventures of a frustrated cowboy and his stubborn steer, and how difficult it can be to get home for supper!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOld Texas cowboy Zeke is looking forward to a hot bowl of chili, but to get it, he must get his newly purchased steer into the corral. By enlisting the help of a collie, a mesquite stick, a campfire, a javelina, a burro, a prickly pear cactus, an armadillo, a pretty gal, and a mockingbird, he finally gets his dinner-but not without the possibility of the antics starting all over again!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in the author's inimitable native Texan voice, this humorous story makes for great read-aloud fun. The book is full of colorful vocabulary reflecting the Southwest region and encourages children to follow along with its repetition of objects, animals, and actions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 36\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.09 x 8.5 x 11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 26, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Texas Zeke and the Longhorn\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169037455495,"sku":"9781455624218","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/19854a0b80795d304d74f5492ece3890.webp?v=1733338637","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/texas-zeke-and-the-longhorn-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}