Smoky the Cowhorse

by Will James (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Smoky knows only one way of life: freedom. Living on the open range, he is free to go where he wants and to do what he wants. And he knows what he has to do to survive. He can beat any enemy, whether it be a rattlesnake or a hungry wolf. He is as much a part of the Wild West as it is of him, and Smoky can't imagine anything else.

But then he comes across a new enemy, one that walks on two legs and makes funny sounds. Smoky can't beat this enemy the way he has all the others. But does he really want to? Or could giving up some of his freedom mean getting something in return that's even more valuable?
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Review quotes

"There have been many horse stories. But not one of them can compare with this book."

— New York Times Book Review
Will James
William Roderick James was an artist and writer of the American West. He is known for writing Smoky the Cowhorse, for which he won the Newbery Medal, and numerous "cowboy" stories for adults and children.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781416949411
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Publication date
January 20, 2008
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV007000 - Juvenile Fiction | Classics
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV002130 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Horses
JUV042000 - Juvenile Fiction | Westerns
Library of Congress categories
Horses
West (U.S.)

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