Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Prairie Christmas Prairie Christmas James Rice Two lonely cowboys have a mysterious visitor on Christmas Eve. OL17849367W
Cowboy rodeo Cowboy rodeo James Rice Describes the atmosphere and the events of the rodeo in its early days. OL17923151W
Texas Jack at the Alamo Texas Jack at the Alamo James Rice An illustrated recounting of the battle of the Alamo in 1836, as told from the perspective of a jackrabbit. OL18180489W
Lyn and the Fuzzy Lyn and the Fuzzy James Rice Grown from a special seed, Fuzzy, a huge, strong, friendly creature, becomes Lyn's constant companion until the cold winds blow. OL18916629W
Trail drive Trail drive James Rice Texas Jack, the jackrabbit, describes the life of the cowboy during a trail drive from the Texas plains to markets in the North after the Civil War. OL18938419W
Texas alphabet Texas alphabet James Rice Introduces words and names, from A to Z, significant to Texas history, beginning with Austin and concluding with Lorenzo De Zavala. OL19038979W
Victor Lopez at the Alamo Victor Lopez at the Alamo James Rice Victor, a fourteen-year-old Mexican boy, is abducted by Mexican soldiers marching to Texas to put down the uprising there and experiences the Battle of the Alamo. OL19130414W
Cowboy night before Christmas Cowboy night before Christmas James Rice When Santa's reindeer abandon their job in the midst of a Texas storm, he enlists the help of two lonely cowpokes so that he can finish his Christmas Eve rounds. OL19399170W
Alice and the fly Alice and the fly James Rice This is a book about phobias and obsessions, isolation and dark corners. It's about families, friendships, and carefully preserved secrets. But above everything else it's about love. Finding love - i… OL20867148W
Gaston goes to the Kentucky Derby Gaston goes to the Kentucky Derby James Rice Gaston the alligator and Black Lightning the horse leave the bayou to compete in the Kentucky Derby. OL23534729W
Christmas at the J-O Christmas at the J-O James Rice A brother and sister become stranded in the barn on their cattle ranch during a Christmas Eve blizzard. OL23573546W
Cajun alphabet Cajun alphabet James Rice Short alphabetical rhymes introduce Cajun vocabulary and Cajun culture. OL27581W
Gaston drills an offshore oil well Gaston drills an offshore oil well James Rice Gaston, the green-nosed alligator from Louisiana, embarks on a new adventure, drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico, and learns about the oil business in the process. OL27582W
Too Tall Thomas rides the grub line Too Tall Thomas rides the grub line James Rice When Too Tall Thomas finishes the trail drive, he finds miscellaneous work in exchange for meals, but he cannot wait to get back to real cowboy work. OL6030381W