Cocoa the horse and Cowgirl Kate learn the true meaning of friendship.

Kate Reed wants to fulfill her dream to become a "cowgirl" on her father's ranch rather than go to college.

This cowgirl has wandered back home… Will she choose her past or her future? Needing time to heal after a rodeo injury, Kate Rainbolt heads to her family ranch to accept the foreman job her brothers offered her months ago. But the position’s already been filled by her ex-boyfriend, Jess McNally, and the only open job reports to him. With Jess as her temporary boss—and turning into something more—might he finally convince Kate to put down roots? From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope. Hearts of Oklahoma Book 1: Finding the Road Home Book 2: Ready to Trust Book 3: His Holiday Prayer Book 4: The Cowgirl's Sacrifice

Don’t miss the JOE PICKETT series—now streaming on Paramount+ Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett has two lethal cases to contend with in this electrifying novel from #1 New York Times-bestselling author C.J. Box. Wyoming's new governor isn't sure what to make of Joe Pickett, but he has a job for him that is extremely delicate. A prominent female British executive never came home from the high-end guest ranch she was visiting, and the British Embassy is pressing hard. Pickett knows that happens sometimes--these ranches are stocked with handsome young cowboys, and "ranch romances" aren't uncommon. But no sign of her months after she vanished? That suggests something else. At the same time, his friend Nate Romanowski has asked Joe to intervene with the Feds on behalf of falconers who can no longer hunt with eagles even though their permits are in order. Who is blocking the falconers and why? The more Joe investigates both cases, the more someone wants him to go away. Is it because of the missing woman or because he's become Nate's advocate? Or are they somehow connected? The answers, when they come, will be even worse than he'd imagined.

The Mythology of the Animal Farm in Children’s Literature: Over the Fence analyzes the ways in which myths about farmed animals’ lives are perpetuated in children’s materials. Specifically, this book investigates the use of five recurring thematic devices in about eighty books for young children published during the past five decades. The close readings of texts and images draw on a wide range of fields, including animal theory, psychoanalytic and Marxian literary criticism, child development theory, histories of farming and domestication, and postcolonial theory. In spite of the underlying seriousness of the project, the material lends itself to humorous and not overly heavy-handed explications that provide insight into the complex workings of a literary genre based on the covering up of real animal lives.

Find out how to teach young learners to be close readers and how to make close reading a habit of practice in the elementary classroom.

Research has shown that working puzzles and solving riddles can help a person retain mental sharpness and even prevent Alzheimer's. 101 Puzzles, Riddles and Rhymes for Cat Lovers gives feline owners the opportunity to sharpen their mental wits while having fun solving puzzles and riddles about their favorite four footed furry friends-cats! Added to the puzzles and riddles are humorous poems about imaginary cats. Combining beneficial mental exercise with pure fun is what you get in 101 Puzzles, Riddles and Rhymes for Cat Lovers. It just may be this year's best example of the Cat's Meow! Hyla Hope Harder was born in Oklahoma City but has lived most of her life in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She received her B.A. in French from the University of Tulsa, her M.A. in American Literature from the University of Oklahoma and her Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Tulsa. She has taught on both a high school and college level. She currently is a freelance writer and a professional puzzle constructor. She is the author of Silent Voices, a collection of poems, and a series of puzzle books including 101 Puzzles, Riddles and Rhymes for Cat Lovers and 101 Puzzles, Riddles and Rhymes for Attorneys. She is a lifetime animal lover who always calls her own cats her 'children' but she admits they do look like their Dad's side of the family! A Christian, she takes her greatest delight in acknowledging Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior.