C is for Cowboy
Author: Eugene Gagliano
llustrated by Susan Guy
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press (2003)

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From the Publisher:
Catch a glimpse of all the wonders Wyoming has to offer in C is for Cowboy: A Wyoming Alphabet. This alphabet journey begins "A is for Altitude of mountains that soar, the Grand Tetons rise straight from the floor." Written in a two-tier format with rhyming text for younger readers and detailed expository text for older reader, C is for Cowboy showcases the many natural wonders of this expansive state. Susan Guy's dramatic, true-to-life artwork provides a stunning backdrop to the printed words.

 

About the Author:
Known by many children as the "teacher who dances on his desk," Gene Gagliano is an elementary school teacher and writer with a great sense of humor, who lives with his wife Carol at the base of the Bighorn Mountains in Buffalo, Wyoming. He loves children and has four of his own. A member of the Wyoming Writers, and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Gene has been published in Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul, and his first book entitled Secret of the Black Widow, was published in 2002.

 

About the Illustrator:
Award winning artist Susan Guy is known for her colorful paintings of equine and western themes. Her work is displayed in numerous galleries and exhibitions across the country. She is a signature member of the American Academy of Women Artists.

 

Hardcover. 40 pages. Ages 4-8.