Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers by Ralph Moody (English) Paperback B

Description: Little Britches by Ralph Moody Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes, this title lets us experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there early in the twentieth century. It also includes adventures that equip Ralph to take his fathers place when it becomes necessary. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes we experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there early in the twentieth century. Auctions and roundups, family picnics, irrigation wars, tornadoes and wind storms give authentic color to Little Britches. So do adventures, wonderfully told, that equip Ralph to take his fathers place when it becomes necessary. Little Britches was the literary debut of Ralph Moody, who wrote about the adventures of his family in eight glorious books, all available as Bison Books. Author Biography Ralph Moody (1898–1982) is the author of Come on Seabicuit! as well as the Little Britches series about a boys life on a Colorado ranch, all available in Bison Books editions. Review "[Moody] has a splendid talent for bringing the ashes of the past into life."—Chicago Sunday Tribune"This is a gallant book—from the first sentence until the last. It is a true story, written in the first person, written without sentimentality but with extraordinary drama."—Christian Science Monitor"A most appealing book . . . Its genuineness and its simplicity will build up a large audience of enthusiastic readers."—San Francisco Chronicle"You will search long . . . To find a more disarming and refreshing account of family life than Ralph Moody has set down in Little Britches."—Chicago Sunday Tribune"Enthusiastically recommended for young and old."—Library Journal"Ralph Moodys books should be read aloud in every family circle in America"—Sterling North"The story of the Moody family is told without embellishment in a simple, straight-forward style. It is especially suited for reading aloud as a family. The difficulties Ralph faces, the mishaps and consequences, will provoke quality discussions with middle schoolers and older students, although children as young as third grade will enjoy and benefit from the story."—Homeschooling Today Kirkus US Review Without the flamboyance or the caricature of other "life with Father" books this tells, simply, directly of the Moody family and their life in Colorado. Fathers health necessitated a move and all seven of the Moodys moved to a godforsaken little ranch. There Little Britches learned how to face a situation, through emphatic lessons and Fathers kindly but firm insistence on cause and effect. This is the story of hard luck, stubborn pride, and altruistic community endeavor, for Father is the one who evolves a solution for the water problem, and of the implanting of an honest, moral philosophy. It is the story too of Little Britches first earnings, of his interrupted schooling, of his Indian friend, Two Dog, who added to the excitement of the new life, of the many accidents culminating in nine broken toes, of his burning desire to be accepted in a mans world. And how he went from cow poke to bronc buster, cowboy on the Y B mountain spread, and rodeo rider, until Fathers death made him head of the family and his courageous Mothers indispensable right-hand man. Real stuff here with none of the artificiality of the more eccentric domestic chronicles. (Kirkus Reviews) Review Quote "You will search long . . . To find a more disarming and refreshing account of family life than Ralph Moody has set down in Little Britches."-- Chicago Sunday Tribune Details ISBN0803281781 Author Ralph Moody Short Title LITTLE BRITCHES Pages 260 Language English Illustrator Edward Shenton ISBN-10 0803281781 ISBN-13 9780803281783 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY B Year 1991 Subtitle Father and I Were Ranchers Country of Publication United States Birth 1895 Death 1982 Illustrations Illus. Imprint Bison Books Place of Publication Nebraska DOI 10.1604/9780803281783 UK Release Date 1991-09-01 AU Release Date 1991-09-01 NZ Release Date 1991-09-01 US Release Date 1991-09-01 Translator Miriam Kochan Edited by Paula Queiroz Affiliation European University Viadrina, Germany Position journalist Qualifications Ph.D. Audience Age 9-12 Publisher University of Nebraska Press Publication Date 1991-09-01 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161808205;

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