Roundup at the Palace

By Kathleen Cook Waldron

Book Overview

Buster the Bull makes his getaway in a blizzard, and it's up to Zack to save the Brown Palace Hotel gift shop - and his new friend Alice

Zack wrapped his arms around the huge bull's neck. "Don't worry," Zack said, swallowing hard. "No busy city or world famous Stock Show can scare us. Right?"

Zack is looking forward to taking Buster the bull to the National Western Stock Show in Denver. As Zack and his dad sing their way down the road, Buster the bull doesn't find his first trip away from the ranch much fun. When the snow turns into a blinding blizzard and Zack's dad must detour through downtown, Buster sees his chance to make his own hay. Thundering out of the truck, Buster gallops straight through the doors of the Brown Palace Hotel where, he confronts Alice, who works with her mother in the hotel gift shop. Zack must act quickly to save his new friend Alice and Buster from disaster.

Kathleen Cook Waldron's lively story of a boy and his bull is complemented by the rich and vibrant painting by Alan and Lea Daniel, who capture the drama and triumph of the roundup at the Palace.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889954089
• ISBN13: 9780889954083
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.1" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 6 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 5

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended for all young readers, particularly those with an interest in the farm and bulls

Enhanced with illustrations by Alan and Lea Daniel, Roundup At The Palace by Kathleen Cook Waldron is the fun and creative and colorful picturebook story of Zack and Buster the Bull in their mutual pursuit of the winning at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. A blizzard brings Buster storming out of the trailer into the Brown Palace Hotel where a confrontation with the young Alice leads Zack to making an heroic rescue. Roundup At The Palace is very highly recommended for all young readers, particularly those with an interest in the farm and bulls and adventure!