The Dirty Cowboy
Autor Amy Timberlake Ilustrat de Adam Rexen Limba Engleză Hardback – aug 2003 – vârsta de la 4 până la 8 ani
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This ol' boy needs a bath
After he finds a tumbleweed in his chaps and the numerous bugs buzzing around him affect his hearing, the cowboy decides it's time to head to the river. Once there, he peels off all his clothes and tells his trusty old dog to guard them against strangers. He takes a refreshing bath and emerges clean as corn but so fresh-smelling that his dog doesn't recognize him Negotiations over the return of the clothes prove fruitless. A wrestling match ensues in a tale that grows taller by the sentence, climaxing in a fabric-speckled dust devil.
Amy Timberlake has inserted a Western twang into this tale of filth and friendship, and Adam Rex has found many creative means of bodily concealment in his expressive, comical paintings."
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0374317917
Pagini: 32
Dimensiuni: 230 x 290 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Editura: Farrar Straus Giroux
Locul publicării:New York, NY
Descriere
After he finds a tumbleweed in his chaps and the numerous bugs buzzing around him affect his hearing, the cowboy decides it's time to head to the river. Once there, he peels off all his clothes and tells his trusty old dog to guard them against strangers. He takes a refreshing bath and emerges clean as corn - but so fresh-smelling that his dog doesn't recognize him! Negotiations over the return of the clothes prove fruitless. A wrestling match ensues in a tale that grows taller by the sentence, climaxing in a fabric-speckled dust devil.
Amy Timberlake has inserted a Western twang into this tale of filth and friendship, and Adam Rex has found many creative means of bodily concealment in his expressive, comical paintings.
Recenzii
"[A] side-splitting double debut...Inspired by an anecdote passed down in the author's family, this cautionary tale should please all young readers with an aversion to soap and water."
--Starred, "Kirkus Reviews"
"Readers will revel in the tall-taling, sagebrush-flavored style, the malodorous situation and the slapstick...Rex's slickly highlighted figures have the gleeful grostesquerie of "Mad" magazine art...The compositions are creative and the scenes are rife with additional details...a rootin' tootin' good read." --Starred, "Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"
"Told in descriptive language that rolls off the tongue, this story makes the most of a humorous situation. Filled with dusty reds and sundown bronzes of the New Mexico setting, the paintings have a gritty, sinewy look that matches the earthy tone of the tale...a fun look at life on the range." --"School Library Journal"
"Rex's rich paintings add sparkle to the story's dramatic telling with the attention to detail and humor that may remind some grownups of Norman Rockwell's early work. A simple, slapstick tale that is sure to elicit some giggles." --"Booklist"
Premii
- Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) Winner, 2003
- Spur Awards Finalist, 2004
- Golden Kite Winner, 2003