There Once Was a Cowpoke Who Swallowed an Ant

by Helen Ketteman

Book Overview

"There once was a cowpoke who swallowed an ant--
A fiery thing with a Texas-sized sting.
The cowpoke panted, and his voice got higher.
'Yippie-ti-yay! My stomach's on fire!!'"

In this Texas-styled reworking of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, a cowboy downs a variety of native Southwest creatures--a spider, a roadrunner, a lizard, an armadillo, a snake, a boar, and more--all to catch that ant! Another...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807578509
• ISBN13: 9780807578506
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.6" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3