In the Days of the Vaqueros: America's First True Cowboys
by Russell Freedman
Before cowboys roamed the ranges of the West, and before they occupied the imaginations... read more
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2001
Word Count 8,922
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1180L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 56335, 2 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Ranch life
- Southwest, New--Social life and customs
- Social life and customs
- Frontier and pioneer life--Southwest, New--Juvenile literature
- Frontier and pioneer life--Mexico
- Mexico
- Frontier and pioneer life--Southwest, New
- Mexican American cowboys
- Southwest, New--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature
- Cowboys
- Mexican American cowboys--Southwest, New--History--Juvenile literature
- Southwest, New--History--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | General
- Mexico--Social life and customs
- History
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Southwest, New
- Ranch life--Southwest, New--History--Juvenile literature
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Russell Freedman
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 4
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2002
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2001
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2001
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