Introduces the work of a cowhand, and follows typical ranch workers from rising before three in the morning to prepare for the day through rounding up and caring for the cattle to caring for their horses and settling down for the night.

Follow a day in the life of cowboys and cowgirls as they carry out their everyday duties caring for and herding cattle. This book reveals the history of cowhands and how the job has changed over time. Readers will make a language arts connection while learning interesting vocabulary relating to cowhands and ranch life.

Grab your cowboy hat and saddle up! Early elementary readers learn about all the responsibilities it takes to be a cowhand and a ranch hand as they read through this captivating nonfiction title. Featuring plenty of vibrant photographs in conjunction with informational facts about cattle, cowboys, and rodeos, this book will have readers engaged and eager to learn more! This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Rattlesnakes and ornery horses, the dreaded Texas Itch, midnight rambles in graveyards, trips to Mexico, and hard riding on the last open range: George Philip recounts all these adventures and more with wit and humour. George Phillip arrived in South Dakota from Scotland in 1899. For the next four years, he rode as a cowboy for his uncle's L-7 cattle outfit during the heyday of the last open range. But the cowboy era was a brief one, and in 1903 Philip turned in his string of horses and hung up his saddle to enter law school in Michigan. In these candid letters, Philip provides fascinating insights into the development of the West and of South Dakota. His writing details the cowboy's day-to-day work, from branding and roping to navigating across the palins by stars and buttes, as the great open ranges slowly closed up.

Over 450 entries provide information on cowboy history, culture, and myth of both North and South America.

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Grab your cowboy hat and saddle up! Early elementary readers learn about all the responsibilites it takes to be a cowhand and ranchhand as they move through this captivating nonfiction title. Featuring plenty of vibrant photographs in conjunction with informational facts about cattle, cowboys, and rodeos, this book will have readers engaged and eager to learn more!